Amazing Nacho Dip For A Crowd

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 fresh minced garlic cloves (optional) or 2 garlic powder (optional)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• salt or seasoning salt
• 1 (14 ounce) can refried beans
• 2 (4 ounce) cans green chilies, drained and chopped
• 3/4 lb monterey jack cheese (or to taste) or 3/4 lb mild cheddar cheese, finey shredded (or to taste)
• 3/4 cup taco sauce (mild or spicy, i like the spicy!)
• 1 large avocados or 1 (6 ounce) package frozen avocado dip
• 1 1/4 cups sour cream
• 3/4 cup black olives, sliced
• tostados or tortilla chips

Recipe

• 1 lighty grease a shallow 3-quart oven-proof dish.
• 2 in a frypan, brown the ground beef with onion and garlic (if using), crumbling with a fork into fine pieces; drain, season with salt (or seasoning salt if using).
• 3 spread the refried beans into the bottom of the dish.
• 4 top the green chilies over beans.
• 5 top with cooked beef over beans.
• 6 top with shredded cheese.
• 7 drizzle taco sauce over all.
• 8 at this point, you may cover and refrigerate to bake later.
• 9 bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes.
• 10 spread the mashed avocado over baked mixture.
• 11 then top with sour cream.
• 12 sprinkle/garnish with chopped green onions and olives.
• 13 serve with tortilla chips.
• 14 **note** if preparing this in advance and refrigerating, you might want to bake it longer than 20 minutes.