Do you have any recipes that have been made by your family for as long as you can remember? Well, the Mt. Diablo Bean Dip is one of those recipes for me. Growing up, I am unable to remember a Sunday football gathering in our home where a variation of this dip was not present. I believe that my mother originally pulled this recipe out of the local Bay Area newspaper and it quickly became a party staple. I’ve tweaked it a tiny bit over the years (the original recipe didn’t call for beans or jalapenos), but it is still a huge hit!
Easy to pull together and big enough to feed a crowd, you can’t miss with this recipe. Plus it’s vegetarian, so everyone can enjoy the bean dip goodness at your Super Bowl party!
Mt. Diablo Bean Dip
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ of a 1.25 ounce package prepared taco seasoning (such as McCormick or Lawry’s)
- 1 can vegetarian refried beans (16 ounces)
- ½ lime, juiced
- 2 ripe avocados, diced
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
- 1 cup diced tomato (I usually use 1 or 2 tomatoes on the vine depending on their size)
- 1 can chopped olives (4.25 ounces)
- 4 green onions, white and light green parts finely chopped (discard the dark green part)
- 2 ounces (½ of a small can) of diced jalapenos or mild green chilies, if you are sensitive to heat
- For Serving: 1 bag of tortilla chips
Directions:
- Place the sour cream and taco seasoning in a medium size bowl and mix together well. Cover and place in the fridge for approximately 30 minutes prior to assembling the remainder of the dish
- On a large platter, spread out the refried beans so that they form an even layer.
- Pour the lime juice over the diced avocados and gently mix together. (The lime juice will keep your avocados from browning.) Spread the avocado in an even layer on top of the beans.
- Retrieve the sour cream and taco seasoning mixture from the fridge and evenly spread it over the avocado layer.
- Take the remaining ingredients, except the tortilla chips, and layer them on top of the sour cream in the order they appear on the ingredient list.
- Serve with a big bowl of tortilla chips for dipping.
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