Layered Taco Dip with Meat

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

This layered taco-dip with taco-seasoned meat, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, and salsa proves that appetizers can sometimes take the place of a meal!

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
2 (1 1/4 ounce) packages mild taco seasoning mix (such as McCormick®), divided
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
1 (16 ounce) package shredded lettuce
1 (8 ounce) jar salsa, or to taste

Directions

1 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease, then stir in one package of the taco seasoning mix. Let beef cool completely.
2 While the beef is cooling, stir sour cream, cream cheese, and remaining taco seasoning mix together in a bowl until smooth. Spread over the bottom of a baking dish to cover.
3 Sprinkle about 1/2 of the Cheddar over the sour cream. Layer with seasoned ground beef, lettuce, and remaining Cheddar. Spoon salsa over the dip. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.