I’m a huge fan of nacho dip—cheese, sour cream, toppings….yum! While I love the taste, I sure don’t like the calories. One of the easiest ways to control a major pig-out food is through portion control. Instead of serving a huge bowl, I separate it into individual cups.
To further reduce calories, you can substitute low fat dairy and swap the refried beans for regular ones smashed up. (Confession: I do use regular beans, but I don’t use the lower fat dairy! Do whatever works best for you.)
To make mini layered nacho dips, you will need:
* 8 Glasses
* 1 Can pinto beans—drained and smashed
* Juice of 1 lime
* 1 Cup guacamole
* 1 Small container sour cream
* 1 Cup chunky salsa
* 1 Cup cheddar cheese
* 4 Scallions, chopped
* 2 Tomatoes, chopped
The ingredients should be layered in this order:
Layer 1 – Beans
Layer 2 – Sour Cream
Layer 3 – Guacamole
Layer 4 – Tomatoes mixed with salsa and lime juice
Layer 5 – Cheese
Layer 6 – Scallions
Some folks like an additional 7th layer of black olives. I didn’t have any on hand, so I skipped them. I don’t think it’s a necessary ingredient. I do sprinkle a little extra cheese on top of the scallions, but it’s not a full layer.
Store mini layered nacho dips in the fridge, covered, for up to 6 hours, or serve right away. I always include a separate bowl of tortilla chips for dunking.
These are the perfect finger food for TV marathons and work very well for parties, too. If you’re serving these to a big crowd, especially a crowd of children, I’d use plastic cups instead of glass.
I love making these for potluck parties! When you make it as a large dip, it soon gets turned over and looks unappealing. I go to either a restaurant supply store or a paper vendor (who also sells paper, plastic, etc to restaurants) and buy plastic SOUFFLE cups and covers.
Buying the covers allows me to stack them AND I put a “G” on the guacamole ones. I’ve found there are a significant number of people who don’t care for it — so I make some without.
Thank you so much for that wonderful tip. Love it!
That looks delicious! I am going to def make these for game day!
Love the personal serving for this dip. There’s always some kid that double dips. (like mine!)