7-Layer dip casserole

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The Whiskey Dude
The Whiskey Dude @TheFoodDude
The OC

I made this casserole for 4th of July and it was a big hit so now I am sharing it with all of you.

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Ingredients

1 hour
5-6 servings
  1. 3Roma tomatoes
  2. 1White or purple onion
  3. 1Serrano pepper
  4. 1 bunchCilantro
  5. 2Limes
  6. 9 oz.Pork Chorizo
  7. 30 oz.can refried beans (plain)
  8. 2lbs. Ground beef
  9. 7 SlicesBacon (need to cook)
  10. 7 SlicesDeli ham
  11. 7 oz.Chipotle Adobos
  12. 1 BagMexican Blend grated cheese
  13. 16 oz.Sour cream
  14. 15 oz.Mexican crema
  15. 7.5 oz.Taco bell hot sauce or any hot sauce you like
  16. 1 headIceberg lettuce
  17. 3Avocados or 16 oz. Pre-made guacamole
  18. 10Corn Tortillas
  19. Small can black olive haves
  20. 1rectangle glass or ceramic baking dish

Cooking Instructions

1 hour
  1. 1

    (Pico de Gallo) Chopped in small pieces the tomatoes, onion, cilantro and serrano pepper and put in a bowl. Mix well, add juice from 1 lime and add salt to taste. Cover with plastic film and put in refrigerator.

    (Iceberg lettuce) Remove loose leaves from the head of lettuce. Chop head in half, remove the core at the bottom by cutting out the v shape. Chop lettuce half with knife angle at 30 degrees and chop in 1/8 slices until all head are shredded. Now dice them up and set aside.

  2. 2

    (Bean mixture) Add 1 can 30 oz. refried bean to food processor. Add 2 chipotles peppers from can and half can of filtered water. Blend until smooth. Set aside.

  3. 3

    (Ground beef) Heat a non-stick skillet on med-high heat. Add in the 2 lbs. of Ground beef. Add 1 tsp. black pepper,1.5 tsp. cumin, ½ tbsp. onion powder,½ tbsp. garlic powder and salt, mix well. Cook until all the beef is done and there is no pink. Turn off heat and set aside.

  4. 4

    (Tortillas) In a separate small skillet turn the heat to high, add in a splash of olive oil and fry 10 corn tortillas until the consistency of Enchiladas. Maybe 1 minute on each side that remove and repeat.

    Set aside on a paper towel. Wipe out oil Turn on stove top turn to medium-high heat and cook 7 slices of bacon until done. Set aside on paper towel.

  5. 5

    (Chorizo) In a separate pan heat turn heat to medium and cook the 9 oz. of Chorizo for about 4 minutes or until done. While the Chorizo is cooking chop up the bacon and deli ham into small bite size pieces.

    Once the Chorizo is cooked add in the bacon and ham into the pan. Cook for a few more minutes. Now add the beans from the food processor into the pan with the chorizo, bacon and ham. Mix well.

  6. 6

    (Chorizo continued) Turn off the heat and add in 1-1/2 cups of the Mexican cheese blend. Mix well. Set aside.

    Time to wash out the food processor as you need it now for the guacamole.

  7. 7

    (Guacamole) Scoop out 3 avocados or take your pre-made guacamole and put in food processor. Add a little filtered water and blend until smooth. Add in juice from 1 lime. Blend again. Add water little by little until the texture is smooth but not runny. Don’t add too much water. Leave in food processor for later.

  8. 8

    (Sour Cream) In a bowl add 1 cup sour cream & 1 cup crema and mix well. Set aside for later.

  9. 9

    (Assembly of Casserole)
    Step 1. Preheat oven at 400 degrees. Take 5 fried corn tortillas and line the bottom of your baking dish.
    Step 2. Add in bean mixture and cover all tortillas.
    Step 3. Add the next layer of ground beef.
    Step 4. Add 5 more fried corn tortillas and put in the oven a 400 degrees for 10 minutes, middle rack.
    Step 5. Remove pan from oven after 10 minutes add full bottle of hot sauce. Spread out sauce coat the sauce everywhere.
    Step 6. Add layer of sour cream/crema

  10. 10

    Step 7. Add layer of Guacamole spread over until even layer.
    Step 8. Add layer of shredded iceberg lettuce
    Step 9. Add layer of Mexican Cheese bleed covering lettuce.
    Step 10. Add Pico de Gallo on top of the cheese. Spread out mix and top everywhere with black olives.
    Now it's done.

    Please enjoy and let me know if you liked this recipe. :)

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