Super Bowl Snacks: "Walking Taco"

by Stefania Butler, Posted Jan 31st 2006 @ 8:45AM

No Super Bowl party is complete without the requisite 7-layer Mexican dip. My recipe was handed down to me by an older family friend with the notes "Men love this!" scrawled across it...so hands off, ladies! It serves a large group so you can divide this between two plates. And, please, serve only with Fritos Scoops. Remember, I take my football food seriously, and just like how you can only serve clam dip with Ruffles, there is just no substitute for Fritos in this recipe.

Walking Taco

Note: There is some debate over the origin of the name (thanks, commenters!). Walking Taco is the name of the recipe given to me.

2 cans of refried beans combined with 1 packet of taco seasoning mix
1 tub of guacamole (e.g. the kind where you mix the salsa in, or make your own)
1 pint of sour cream
2 4 oz. cans diced green chiles (or use one can of jalapeños and one can of green chiles if you want it spicy)
2 4 oz. can of sliced black olives (or a combination of green and black olives)
4 green onions thinly sliced
2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
2/3 pounds of sharp cheddar grated

Divide bean mixture between two plates. Spread guacamole over both plates of beans. Layer remaining ingredients between the two plates. Top both with cheese. Serve cold or at room temp with Fritos Scoops.

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Filed Under: Ingredients
Tags: appetizers, bean dip, comfort food, fritos, hors doeuvres, Mexican 7-layer dip, super bowl snacks, SuperBowlSnacks, west coast

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2-01-2006 @6:58PM Brenda said... I've been serving this dish since 1987 and men have devoured it EVERY time. First empty dish at any gathering. 1st layer: refried beans, then lots of chopped white onion, then, guacamole, next sour cream (mixed night) before w/pkg. taco seasoning, next sprinkle lots of chopped: green onions, jalapeno, green & black olives, tomatoes and finally two cups of shredded mexican mix cheeses. Good with Fritoes/Taco chips. I always called it Mexican S_ _ T Dip.
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2-01-2006 @7:15PM Stefania Pomponi Butler said... Jumping in here, I imagine it's a walking taco because you can scoop up the ingredients (the dip) and walk away with it. Or you can stand up and eat it. Really, the name as it applies to this recipe (which, again, isn't mine originally) isn't that hard to imagine in those contexts.
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2-01-2006 @7:38PM anne said... That sounds great. Another great layered "dip" recipe is: Spread one small can of refried beans into bottom of 8x8 pan, mix one packet of taco seasoning into a tub of sour cream (I have had people who say they don't like sour cream love it with the seasoning mixed in), spread over beans, spoon picante or salsa over sour cream, top with SHREDDED lettuce, shredded taco cheese & onion. Use Frito scoops or Taco flavored Doritos and your crowd will love you!!
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