This 4th of July Flag Dip is a taco flavored dip that’s not solely a tasty however very patriotic too! Good for any pink, white and blue celebration!
A FLAG THEMED TACO DIP
I’m all concerning the enjoyable Independence Day get together meals! There’s so many enjoyable methods to rejoice this nation and so many scrumptious recipes to take pleasure in. Why make a daily, on a regular basis, Taco Dip when you may fancy it up and make it the speak of the get together?! I’ll admit, this one can really feel a bit tedious to make however it’s nicely well worth the effort. I promise it is going to be the hit on the meals desk!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Positive! When you aren’t serving an enormous crowd for the vacation, you may actually nonetheless make this. I believe halving this is able to work in a 9×9-inch pan, clearly it wouldn’t be a rectangle, however you could possibly nonetheless make a brilliant cute presentation for a smaller crowd.
No downside! Simply free hand the cheese with some kitchen shears. Or you should utilize the suggestion concerning the piped stars within the subsequent query.
No. When you don’t have sufficient cheese to make the celebs, or don’t wish to lower out the celebs, you may seize a piping bag with a Wilton star tip and pipe on some easy bitter cream stars to the star part of the flag.
I’ve seen pals who add cooked floor beef to their taco dip. Others have made this extra like a layered taco dip with refried beans, guac, and lettuce. Add no matter you suppose you and your visitors will take pleasure in. Then simply prime with the cheese, tomatoes and chips to make it pink, white, and blue.
The chips will get stale if saved too lengthy within the fridge so maintain that in thoughts when you plan to make this earlier within the day. Since that is made with cream cheese and different perishable elements, it does must be saved within the fridge when it’s not being eaten.
This dip all the time disappears very quickly after I make it, but when there are leftovers it could nonetheless be good for as much as 4 days if lined and saved within the fridge. Take into account that the chips will go stale and should get soggy over time. I don’t recommend freezing this Patriotic Taco Dip.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- cream cheese– softening it to room temperature (not melting) is essential to getting the dip to the correct consistency. So make sure that to drag it out to melt forward of time. When you overlook to seize it from the fridge, strive utilizing these methods to melt your cream cheese quicker.
- salsa – you can also make a selfmade salsa, or seize some premade stuff from the shop.
- bitter cream– gentle or full fats bitter cream will work, no matter your desire. When you don’t like bitter cream, strive utilizing plain Greek yogurt as a substitute however simply keep in mind that because it’s combined in with so many different issues it simply provides creaminess and doesn’t actually style like its personal separate ingredient.
- shredded cheddar cheese – this may be any cheese you like since that is going contained in the dip and never adorning on prime. If you need a kick of warmth, strive utilizing Pepper Jack cheese.
- inexperienced onions– when you don’t like inexperienced onions, simply go away them out.
- taco seasoning – seize a packet from the grocery retailer, or you may make your personal taco seasoning.
- Monterey Jack cheese – divided use for the white stripes of the flag. This must be a block of Monterey Jack cheese (it’s also possible to use Mozzarella cheese).
- blue tortilla chips – crushed, plus extra for serving. That is what you utilize for the blue background beneath the celebs. You could find these at most grocery shops. I generally get them Walmart, as you may see by the Nice Worth model seen within the image under.
- grape tomatoes – we use these for the pink stripes in our flag. If you wish to have smaller bites of tomatoes, go forward and cube these up and simply prepare them the identical method. Or simply seize a daily beefsteak tomato and cube up – no matter works greatest for you and the style and texture you take pleasure in!
HOW TO MAKE 4TH OF JULY FLAG DIP
Place the cream cheese, salsa, bitter cream, cheddar, inexperienced onions, and taco seasoning into a big bowl. With an electrical hand mixer, mix the elements till clean. Clean this combination into the underside of a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Lower the block of Monterey Jack in half. Very rigorously, lower one of many halves into about ¼ inch slices. Utilizing a small cookie cutter, lower out stars. I made 6, however you should utilize as many as you’d like. Shred the remaining Monterey Jack cheese.
Within the higher left nook of the baking dish, add about half of the crushed tortilla chips in a 5×4-inch rectangle. This doesn’t should be good, simply do your greatest.
Then, to make the stripes, add 4 rows of tomatoes, they are going to be on the prime and backside of the baking dish and two extra strains in between. I like so as to add only a line of tomatoes for every stripe to get a template going.
Fill within the different stripe sections with among the Monterey Jack cheese. Now, construct up the sections with extra of the elements so that you totally cowl up the dip beneath. It’s possible you’ll not find yourself utilizing all the crushed tortillas, tomatoes, and cheese.
Lastly, add your cheese stars over the crushed tortilla part.
Serve instantly with extra tortilla chips or cowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate till able to serve.
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Place 16 ounces (2 blocks) cream cheese, softened to room temperature, 16 ounce jar of your favourite salsa, 1 ¼ cups bitter cream, 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, 4 inexperienced onions, thinly sliced and 1 ounce packet taco seasoning into a big bowl.
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With an electrical hand mixer, mix the elements till clean.
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Clean this combination into the underside of a 9×13-inch baking dish.
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Lower the 16 ounce block Monterey Jack cheese in half. Very rigorously, lower one of many halves into about ¼ inch slices.
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Utilizing a small cookie cutter, lower out stars. We made 6, however you should utilize as many as you’d like and may match into this part.
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Shred the remaining Monterey Jack cheese.
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Within the higher left nook of the baking dish, add 4 ounces blue tortilla chips, crushed in a 5×4-inch rectangle. This doesn’t should be good, simply do your greatest.
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Then, to make the stripes, add 4 rows utilizing 2 pints grape tomatoes, quartered – they are going to be on the prime and backside of the baking dish and two extra strains in between. I like so as to add only a line of tomatoes for every stripe to get a template going.
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Fill within the different stripe sections with among the Monterey Jack cheese.
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Now, construct up the sections with extra of the elements so that you totally cowl up the dip beneath.
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Lastly, add your cheese stars over the crushed tortilla part.
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Serve instantly with extra tortilla chips or cowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate till able to serve.
- Please consult with my FAQ’s (Often Requested Questions) and ingredient checklist above for different substitutions or for the solutions to the commonest questions.
Energy: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 11g | Fats: 22g | Sodium: 576mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g
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