Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Seven-Layer Burrito Dip

What's worse than seven-layer dip?

How about everything on the planet... because I am almost not exaggerating when I say it is the most amazing thing in the word.  It has fully taken over my eating schedule.

Breakfast: Dip.  Lunch: Dip.  Mid-Day Snack: Dip.  Dinner: Dip.  Bedtime Snack: Dip.  Middle of the Night Food Craving: Dip.  Repeat.

Diet of Champions, folks.

So, when I went to the fridge today and found that my Mediterranean Seven-Layer Dip had only survived a mere forty-eight hours, I was distraught.  I mean, did you see that recipe?  There's gotta be like twelve pounds of food in there, or something.  And it's gone... all gone.

So, now I'm onto the next big and bad layered dip I could find.   Trust me, I'm going to get to a traditional taco dip sooner or later, but I've been trying to perfect my own Taco seasoning.  Until that happens successfully, you're getting burritos.

More specifically, burrito dip.





Seven-Layer Burrito Dip

1 8oz. brick of cream cheese
1 cup sour cream
2 cups Chipotle Chicken Barbacoa
1 1/4 cup rice
1 cup Mexican-style cheese
1 tsp cumin
1 cup Pico De Gallo
1 cup Guacamole
2 cups shredded lettuce
1/2 cup fresh diced tomatoes


Preheat oven 350F.

Mix cream cheese and sour cream together.  Spread into the bottom of casserole dish.

Spread the chicken barbacoa over the cream mixture.

Boil the rice and drain.  Fluff up the rice and add cheese and cumin, stirring until the cheese melts throughout the rice.  Pour over chicken.

Top with a layer of pico de gallo.  You can use any homemade or storebought salsa here as well.  Follow with a layer of guacamole.

Next, place shredded lettuce over the top, followed by the remaining 1/2 cup tomatoes.  Garnish with cilantro.

You can serve this with tortilla chips, but I prefer toasting up some flour tortilla wraps.  I cut them like a pizza into little pieces and toast under the broiler for 5-10 minutes, or until they get a little browned and rigid.



Listening to:   Motion City Soundtrack - Pulp Fiction

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