Michelle's Seven Layer Dip :: It's time to party!

After many hours of watching food network I have managed to perfect my foods that I like to make for larger gatherings.  This is one of my favorites for Tom's Annual Christmas Extravaganza!

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 medium red onion, chopped
• 2 gloves of garlic, finely minced
• 1 package of taco seasoning
• 16 oz can of re-fried black beans
• 8 oz package of light cream cheese
• 8 oz of light sour cream or 2% greek yogurt
• 16 oz of salsa
• 6 oz package of shredded mexican blend cheese
• handful of sliced jalapeño peppers
• baking dish or aluminum tray

Directions

1. Caramelize onions and garlic in olive oil.  Brown ground beef and cook through.
2. Add taco seasoning per instructions on the packet.
3. After the ground beef is cooked through and mixed with the taco seasoning, create your first layer in the aluminum tray.
4. Then layer on the re-fried back beans.
5. Mix cream cheese and sour cream together.  Layer the mixture over the re-fried black beans.
6. Add the layer of salsa.  You can add extra veggies to this layer if you want like diced green peppers, zucchini or even more tomatoes.
7. Sprinkle grated cheese  so it covers all of the salsa.
8. Finish off with 5-6 jalapeño peppers.
9. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes until cheese is melted and center is heated through.
10. Enjoy with blue corn tortilla chips!