This Beefy Taco Dip is a hearty appetizer for game day, parties or can eat like a meal on a hot summer’s day.
This easy taco dip recipe is nothing short of amazing, I promise! We love this cold dip when entertaining guests or just a cool summer side dish or snack on the patio.
Follow my simple taco dip with ground beef recipe below or get creative and layer it with whatever you like to pile high on your own tacos. This creamy dip tastes exactly like your favourite tacos in a dish!
How to Make Taco Dip
In a medium bowl, beat 1 package of softened cream cheese, 1 cup of sour cream and 3/4 of mayonnaise together until smooth.
Spread a dish of your choice to form the base of the dip. I like to use a glass pie plate.
Pop dish into the refrigerator for about an hour or until the meat mixture is prepared to go on top.
In a large frying pan, brown beef; drain. Stir in taco seasoning and tomato sauce and continue cooking for 5 minutes. Cool completely, I often pop this into the freezer for a few minutes if I am in a hurry to speed things up.
Okay time to assemble, spread the beef over the cream cheese layer. Sprinkle with chopped lettuce, shredded cheese, tomatoes and anything else you might like on your tacos! Serve with your favourite tortilla chips and enjoy!
Taco Dip Toppings
Aside from the lettuce cheese and tomatoes, other topping ideas might include: bell peppers, hot peppers, black olives, green onions, white onions, guacamole, roasted corn.
Beefy Taco Dip Recipe
This Beefy Taco Dip is a hearty appetizer for game day, parties or can eat like a meal on a hot summer’s day.
Ingredients
- 1 package (8oz-250g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 envelope taco seasoning mix
- 1 can (8oz-250g) tomato sauce
- 2 cups shredded cheese
- shredded lettuce
- 2 medium tomatoes, diced
- Tortilla chips
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese, sour cream and mayonnaise until smooth.
- Spread into the bottom of serving dish or pie pan and refrigerate for one hour.
- In a large frying pan, brown beef; drain. Add taco seasoning and tomato sauce; stir and cook for 5 minutes.
- Cool completely, spread meat layer over top of cream cheese layer.
- Just before serving, top with lettuce, shredded cheese, tomatoes (anything else you love on your tacos) and serve with tortilla chips.
Notes
other topping ideas might include: bell peppers, hot peppers, black olives, green onions, white onions, guacamole, roasted corn.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 316Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 349mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 17g
Give our layered taco dip a go and let me know what you think in the comment section below!
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This looks so very good! Making it this weekend, thanks for the suggestion!
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Oh my goodness that looks yummy! I saw the picture and before I read anything started planning when I can make it. Thanks for sharing.
lol cute! hope you love it!
ohhh yummy! Now you are making me hungry!
Yum, we love every single version of this. A layer of guacamole is great too 🙂
I’ll leave the guacamole to you!
Love your recipe and so easy to prepare. Thanks for sharing and I just pinned it:)
Thanks Lyne, what would we do without pinterest right?
that’s where I keep all my recipes.
Oh my! Now, I am hungry….and salivating. I will be making this recipe for sure.
This is now on my Must Make list! It looks delicious! I have a turkey taco dip that I’m quite fond of but it doesn’t have cream cheese in it like yours…which sounds so delicious!
This is the exact way I make mine, but instead of regular cream cheese I use herb & garlic cream cheese, everyone always wants me to make this, it is one of my popular dips
it’s one of those dishes that everyone wants the recipe right?
Yes exactly!! everyone always wants it
does the mayo make the cream cheese and sour cream base taste better?
It’s unusual to see Mayo in a dip alongside the others, but I really like the three together and it turns out a little softer and creamier. You could definitely just use the cream cheese and sour cream if you want to though.
Oh my! This looks really great. Pinning to try at our next family gt together.
Yum! Love taco dips!
This looks absolutely delicious — I think I’ll add some pickled jalepenos to my version (I like it hot and spicy!). Great for this hot summer weather. Thanks for sharing!
do think you could put this on a pizza crust ? and then add topping.
I definitely think that’s doable with the meat and veggies. I would cook the pizza dough for a few minutes first, top, then return to heat through instead of putting the mixture right ont top of the fresh dough.
I need an excuse to make this dish.
This would be great for a party! YUM!
This Beefy Taco Dip looks so delicious and the reciipe calls for so many healthy ingredients that I am sure this dish will be a big hit with our family. Thank you for this giveaway.
This Beefy Taco Dip is delicious i have made it a few times and it’s always a hit !
Great to hear! We love it!
I think it’s awesome! Tonight I doubled the recipe for our 2 different schools tomorrow.
Great idea!
This sounds like the type of dip that everyone loves and is not long being cleaned up because it is so delicious. Thank you so much for this recipe. I have saved it and intend to use it some time in the future as a light supper dish along with a dessert.
Perfect summer entertaining dish; can’t wait for summer!
Can I make this 2 days in advance??
Should the meat be hot when you serve it??
You want the meat to be cooled so yes you can make this in advanced but I would make the cream cheese base layer and the meat mixture but keep them separate until serving day. Then I would just spread the meat and the toppings on top of the base layer and you’ll be ready to go. Hope that helps!