Food You Can Eat: Hot Taco Dip

Whatever.

22/2/24 butcherbakertoiletrymaker 8
It's fine. Doesn't matter.

First things first:  In my desperation to get ahead of my rapidly dwindling supply of FYCE posts, I’m giving you a recipe that you don’t need.  You don’t need this recipe because it is probably something you’ve already made at least a dozen times in your life.  But, that doesn’t matter because the call for content never stops.  It just keeps coming, like some relentless Terminator, bent on taking me down.

A caveat before we get started:  Who cares.  Let’s just get on with it.

Here’s what you’ll need:

1 Can Refried Beans.  Get the good stuff, made with lard.  Otherwise, it’s like wallpaper paste.

Olive Oil

1 Lb. Ground Beef

1 Med. Onion, diced

2 Cloves Garlic, grated

Seasonings of Choice, to taste (I used the Fajita Seasoning from The Spice House)

Pickled Jalapeños

1 Tomato, diced

Black Olives, sliced

Red Chile Sauce

Cheddar Cheese, shredded

Cook the refried beans over low heat to get it to soften up.  In a separate pot over medium heat, pour in some olive oil and give it a minute to heat up.  Add the ground beef, onion, garlic and seasonings and cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is browned and the onions are translucent.

I use grass fed beef, which means I don’t have to drain the grease because there’s hardly any there.

Spread the refried beans along the bottom of a small casserole dish.  Top with the ground beef mixture.  Then add the jalapeños, tomatoes, and olives.  Pour the red chile sauce over the top and then the cheese on top of that.

Place in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes or until the cheese is thoroughly melted.  Serve with tortilla chips.

There.  You didn’t need it, but I needed to write it.

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  2. If you want content, here’s what I had last night:

    1 big hunk of smoked Gouda cheese

    Many, many, cracked wheat crackers

    Slice and cube the Gouda and distribute among the crackers. Ignore the Better Half when he admonishes you for feeding some of it to the Ravenous Hound. Wash it down with a nice, crisp Pinot Grigio. End your meal with a few chewy Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies, because you’re in a nostalgic mood. Pass out fall asleep in the middle of an episode of “Hawaii 5-0” at 7 pm.

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