Mexican Style Dip

This Tex-Mex recipe was a big hit when brought it to work. My shift starts at 7 AM the dip was gone by 8 AM. With many requests for the recipe!

Original recipe makes 12 servings

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 pound extra-lean ground beef
1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
2/3 cup water
1/2 cup salsa
1/4 cup chopped jalapeno pepper
2 cups shredded Mexican-style cheese

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    10 mins

  • READY IN

    25 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9 inch pie plate with vegetable oil spray.
  2. Press cream cheese evenly onto the bottom of the pie plate.
  3. In a large skillet, brown the hamburger. Drain excess fat. Mix in the taco seasoning and water. Cook and stir 2 to 4 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat before mixing in salsa and jalapenos. Pour the beef mixture over the cream cheese in the pie plate. Sprinkle the Mexican-style cheese over the entire dish.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until the cheese has melted.

Nutrition

Calories: 239 kcal
Carbohydrates: 5.3 g
Cholesterol: 64 mg
Fat: 18.4 g
Fiber: 0.2 g
Protein: 13.2 g
Sodium: 704 mg