This easy appetizer recipe is a party favorite and ALWAYS a crowd-pleaser! Layers of delicious ground beef taco meat, cream cheese and sour cream, cheese, and veggies make this Tex-Mex dish hearty enough for a quick family dinner, too.
Prep Time:16 minutesmins
Cook Time:6 minutesmins
Ingredients
1lb90-92% lean ground beef
2envelopes taco seasoningdivided
¾cupwater
16-ozcontainer of sour cream
8-ozpackage of cream cheesesoftened
2cupsshredded iceberg or romaine lettuce
1cupshredded Mexican cheese blend
2medium tomatoesdiced
1medium bell pepperdiced
2 ¼ -ozcan sliced black olivesdrained
Instructions
Step One
In a large skillet, crumble and cook the ground beef over medium heat until it’s no longer pink. (This will take about 5-6 minutes.)
Next, add the water and one of the envelopes of taco seasoning. Continue to cook over low heat until the mixture has thickened.
Step Two
While the taco meat is cooling off a bit, beat the sour cream, cream cheese, and the other envelope of taco seasoning in a small bowl until it’s thoroughly blended.
Spread the sour cream and cream cheese mixture into a 13x9 baking pan or a 3-quart dish.
In this order, top the mixture with ground beef, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, peppers, and black olives.