St. John's Dip

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 lb hamburger
• 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) packet taco seasoning
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 4 ounces diced green chilies or 1 (16 ounce) bottle green chili sauce
• 1 cup shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup black olives, chopped (optional)
• 1 (15 1/8 ounce) bag tortilla chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 350º.
• 2 brown hamburger, over med. heat, till no longer pink.
• 3 add refried beans to browned hamburger and stir till well mixed.
• 4 take off heat and add taco seasoning to hamburger mixture. mix in well.
• 5 grease an 8 x 8 *glass cake pan
• 6 spread hamburger mixture in bottom of pan.
• 7 spread sour cream over hamburger mixture.
• 8 spread green chile's or green chile sauce over sour cream.
• 9 top with shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese
• 10 if using the chopped black olives, sprinkle them over the cheese.
• 11 bake in 350º oven for about 20 - 25 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
• 12 serve with tortilla chips
• 13 *a metal cake pan will do also, a glass one just looks better for serving.
• 14 this can be fixed ahead of time and kept in refrigerator overnight. though i wouldn't add the cheese and olives till right before baking.
• 15 freezes nicely too for up to a month. when ready to bake, let it thaw completely, then add cheese and olives and bake for 30 - 35 minutes.