Easy Layered Taco Dip

This Taco Dip is an easy game-day appetizer to make for a crowd! With layers of refried beans, taco-seasoned ground beef, sour cream, cheese, and your favorite taco toppings, it’s sure to be a hit. Make sure to have plenty of tortilla chips on hand for dipping at your next party!

Taco Dip is not only my go-to appetizer, but it’s perfect on a weeknight when I’m working late and need something quick and fun for dinner. It’s great to take for tailgating or other family gatherings too!

Easy Taco Dip

We love Mexican flavors around here and I’m always looking for more Game Day Snacks to share when we gather friends to watch Football. 

You’ll love this layered taco dip recipe that has just about all of my favorite Mexican flavors packed into one easy appetizer. 

Ingredients for Beef Taco Dip

This dip is easily customizable using a few basic ingredients. Gather together these things to make this tasty dip:

• Olive oil
• Chopped onion
• Ground beef
• Taco seasoning mix – make your own and always have it on hand!
• Water
• Refried beans
• Sour cream
• Shredded Mexican Blend Cheese (you can also use cheddar cheese)
• Tomato
• Diced jalapeno
• Tortilla chips (For serving)

Make sure to review the recipe card below to find the exact amount you’ll need of each ingredient for this chip dip.

How to Make Layered Taco Dip

Making taco dip hardly gets any easier! 

1. First, prepare a 9-inch pie plate by spraying it with nonstick cooking spray. Then heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Next, add a little olive oil to a large skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Add your chopped onion and saute until soft, about 4-5 minutes.
3. Add the ground beef to the skillet and cook until the meat crumbles and falls apart. Drain excess fat. Pour in the Taco Seasoning (homemade or store-bought) and water and simmer for at least 5 minutes. Set it aside to cool slightly.
4. Spread refried beans evenly all over the bottom of a pie plate. Then cover it completely with the taco meat.
5. Next, spread the sour cream on top of the beef. Top off the sour cream layer with the shredded taco cheese.
6. Then, bake the whole thing until the cheese is ooey-gooey and melty. It takes about 15 minutes for everything to get heated through. 

Serve garnished with diced tomatoes, sliced jalapeños, and plenty of sturdy tortilla chips to dip. So good! 

FAQs

How do I store leftover Hot Taco Dip?

Wrap your dish tightly with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and store in the fridge for 2-3 days. Then you can reheat as needed in the oven or microwave.

You can also transfer your dip to an airtight container if that’s easier.

What are some other recipe variations?

• Try substituting Chorizo sausage instead of hamburger, or for a lighter recipe, use ground turkey.
• Use black beans for more protein to make this more filling.
• Add an avocado or guacamole layer before serving this flavorful dip.
• Use any of your favorite toppings like black olives, crunchy red onion or green onions, diced bell peppers, fresh cilantro, and more!
• ​Serve with corn chips like Fritos scoops for an alternative to the classic tortilla chip.

Game Day Recipes

When life is busy–like it’s been around here lately, I love good party food that comes together in less than 30 minutes! Making layered taco dip is quick and easy.

It’s not a game day if there aren’t chicken wings on the menu. Am I right? These Honey Garlic Chicken Wings can be easily made in the oven or air fryer and have the perfect balance of sweet and spicy.

Serve this game day dip along with other favorites like this Buffalo Chicken Cheese Ball, Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip, and Jalapeno Ranch Dip.

And of course, you can never go wrong with nachos! These Loaded BBQ Chicken Nachos are filled with cheese, shredded BBQ chicken, and ALL the fixin’s.

Taco Recipes

If you like this easy taco dip recipe, I have plenty of other taco-inspired recipes for you to enjoy. These are all ideal for a tailgating or game day party, too!

• Chicken Taco Dip uses delicious shredded chicken for an appetizer that’s difficult to stop eating. Your guests will be impressed when you serve them a Taco Braid stuffed with all their favorite fillings. 
• If you like crispy crunchy chicken but don’t want to mess with frying, try this Crunchy Taco Chicken, too! Chicken breasts coated in taco seasoning and tortilla chips were delicious served with pico de gallo. 
• You can never go wrong with Taco Casserole or Taco Hummus Wraps for either a game day viewing party or a quick family dinner. To feed a crowd with finger food, you definitely need these Taco Pockets too.
• When you need a meal you can cook in your slow cooker while you get everything else done, try Slow Cooker Carne Asada Taco Boats.

What’s your favorite way to eat tacos?

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Created by: Lynne Feifer

Taco Dip

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Mexican

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 45 minutes minutes

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Taco Dip with tortilla chips is an easy game-day or anytime appetizer! Layers of refried beans, taco-seasoned ground beef, sour cream, cheese, and your favorite taco toppings, are sure to be a hit.

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Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 1 medium onion chopped
• ▢ 1 lb. ground beef
• ▢ 1 ounce taco seasoning
• ▢ ⅔ cup water
• ▢ 15 ounces refried beans
• ▢ 1½ cups sour cream
• ▢ 1 cup shredded Mexican Blend Cheese
• ▢ 1 tomato diced
• ▢ 1 jalapeño diced or sliced
• ▢ tortilla chips for serving

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare a 9-inch pie plate by spraying it with cooking spray.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil.
• Add chopped onion to the skillet and saute until soft, about 4-5 minutes.
• Place the ground beef into the pan and heat until completely cooked, breaking it apart as it cooks.
• Drain the fat.
• Add the packet of taco seasoning, and 2/3 cup water. Stir to combine and simmer for at least 5 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• Spread the refried beans on the bottom of the pie plate.
• Completely cover with seasoned ground beef.
• Spread with sour cream.
• Evenly distribute shredded cheese.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted and everything is heated through.
• Garnish with diced fresh tomato, jalapeño and serve with tortilla chips

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 444.33kcal | Carbohydrates: 15.29g | Protein: 22.14g | Fat: 32.49g | Saturated Fat: 14.91g | Cholesterol: 95.15mg | Sodium: 1033.51mg | Potassium: 377.9mg | Fiber: 4.49g | Sugar: 5.83g | Vitamin A: 1165.61IU | Vitamin C: 9.58mg | Calcium: 320.43mg | Iron: 2.62mg

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This post was originally published January 12, 2018. It has been updated in format and with photos on December 30, 2024.