This taco dip flag is a festive, delicious, simple dish for your summer parties! Served cold and can be made a day before to help save you time on party day!
I have a certifiable obsession with dips. And tacos. And taco dips. And festive food items. So I’m losing. My. Mind. Over this. Taco. Dip. Flag. How cute is this thing?!
I have served this for Memorial day and the 4th of July and both times my guests were scraping the dish clean. (And by “guests” I mostly mean me…) Eventually we stopped using plates and just dug right in with chips. We couldn’t be controlled. (And again by “we” I mostly mean me…)
This is very easy to put together and can be made a day in advance (which will save you time for getting everything else ready on party day!) It is also served cold which is always a life saver for parties! 🙂
TACO DIP FLAG
To begin this recipe, start by browning 1 lb of ground beef in a large pan until cooked, then drain out any excess fat. Add in 3/4 C of water and 1 package of taco seasoning and allow to simmer for an additional 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate meat while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
In a large bowl, add in 16 oz of sour cream, 8 oz of softened cream cheese, and 1 package of taco seasoning. Mix well. Now we can start prepping the dip!
In a 9×13 pan, spread out a 16 oz can of refried beans. Top with cream cheese/sour cream mixture and spread out evenly. Top with cooled ground beef then sprinkle with 1/2 C of shredded cheddar cheese. 
Top evenly with 2 C shredded lettuce, then begin making your flag! Using 2 diced tomatoes and 1 C of cheddar cheese, create alternating rows, leaving the top corner empty. Add a few black olives to the top corner so they look like little stars!
Refrigerate for 30 minutes then serve with tortilla chips. Enjoy! 🙂
Look how festive this is all set up for my party next to the buzzed cherry bombs! 🙂 Not pictured is another festive favorite–my star spangled sangria!
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This taco dip flag is a festive, delicious, simple dish for your summer parties! Served cold and can be made a day before to help save you time on party day!
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 16 oz can refried beans
- 16 oz sour cream
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 packages of taco seasoning (1.25 oz size)
- 2 medium sized tomatoes, diced
- 1 1/2 C shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 C shredded lettuce
- A few sliced black olives
Instructions
- Brown ground beef in a large pan until cooked, then drain out any excess fat. Add in 3/4 C of water and 1 package of taco seasoning and allow to simmer for an additional 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate meat while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
- In a large bowl, add in sour cream, softened cream cheese, and 1 package of taco seasoning. Mix well.
- In a 9×13 pan, spread out refried beans. Top with cream cheese/sour cream mixture and spread out evenly.
- Top with cooled ground beef.
- Sprinkle with 1/2 C of shredded cheddar cheese.
- Top with 2 C shredded lettuce.
- Create alternating rows of diced tomatoes and remaining 1 C of cheddar cheese, making the appearance of the American flag, leaving the top corner empty.
- Add black olives to top corner to look like little stars!
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes, then serve with tortilla chips.
- Enjoy!
**Recipe adapted/combined from Family Fresh Meals and Honey and Birch
What do you think? Did this recipe make the cut for you or did it crumble? What would you do differently? I look forward to reading your opinions! 🙂
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