Brown the ground beef in a pan. Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the beef, add water, stir to combine and cook for another minute or two until water is absorbed and meat is seasoned. Remove to a bowl, drain if necessary.
Combine the refried beans with the milk to thin them out. In a separate bowl, combine the cream cheese, sour cream, and taco seasoning.
Grab your 9x13 pan or trifle dish. Start layering in this order being sure to spread the layers evenly over the previous one.
Spread the beans evenly across the bottom.
Top with seasoned ground beef. Spread evenly.
Add the sour cream/cream cheese layer. Spread evenly.
Spread the guacamole over the cream cheese layer. Spread evenly.
Top with salsa.
Sprinkle it with cheese.
Garnish with lettuce, tomatoes, and sliced olives.
Serve with chips!
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Notes
If you don’t have guacamole, you can use mashed avocado
don’t have a can of refried beans? layer bean dip in the dish
if your cream cheese layer is too thick or hard to spread, whip it a little longer to make it fluffy or add more sour cream to thin out
feel free to use a taco seasoning mix packet but a homemade one is better
use fresh or even canned diced tomatoes. my favorite fresh variety for this dip is a Roma tomato. it’s firm and has great flavor
onions can be overpowering so I prefer sliced green onions for their light flavor and their bright green color
if you are watching your saturated fat intake, feel free to use fat free sour cream and cream cheese. plain Greek yogurt also works great
this dip is hearty so make sure your tortilla chips are too! scoops are the best and I would stay away from the thin ones unless you like to dip two chips at a time
if storing in the fridge, be sure to press the plastic wrap close to the top layer of the 7 layer taco dip to keep the air out and the guacamole from turning brown