Healthy 7-layer Mexican dip

A green platter with a layered appetizer dip all spread out, including salsa and green onions on top and a bowl of chips in the background.

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This easy, healthy 7-layer Mexican dip is creamy and cheesy and perfect for parties!

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

2 8 oz. blocks of ⅓ less fat plain cream cheese, at room temperature
¾ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon taco seasoning, homemade or store-bought
1 15 oz. can of black beans, rinsed and drained
2 cups of shredded iceberg lettuce
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, or Monterey Jack
¼ cup pickled jalapeños
1 cup prepared salsa or pico de gallo

7th layer options:

Guacamole or diced avocado, halved olives, chopped fresh cilantro or chopped green onions. (Or go crazy and use several of these to make an 8-, 9- or 10-layer dip!)

For serving:

Tortilla chips, corn chip scoops or fresh veggie sticks (such as bell pepper spears, cucumber rounds, etc.)

Instructions

In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese, Greek yogurt and taco seasoning until smooth.
Place cream cheese mixture in an even layer in your serving bowl or plate.
Top cream cheese with black beans, shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, jalapeños and salsa. Use your 7th layer topping of choice and serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Notes

I use non-fat Greek yogurt but you can substitute sour cream if you prefer. It’s not as thick as Greek yogurt so you may not need as much to help thin out the cream cheese. Start with ½ cup and add from there.

I don’t use the entire can of black beans for this recipe, probably about ¾ of it. Use as much as you like or substitute another kind of canned beans.

Iceberg lettuce gives the best crunch for this cream cheese dip, but you could use part romaine if you’d like - the color mix would be pretty!

If you don’t want to use the pickled jalapeños, you can substitute pickled red onions or just leave them off. You can use any of the extra topping ideas to make a full 7 layers.

I use homemade taco seasoning but you can substitute store-bought.

This is a vegetarian cream cheese dip as is, but you could certainly add ground turkey or beef as one of the layers (either as a substitute for the black beans or above or below them in the layers).

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