Packer Party Taco Dip

There's nothing more perfect for football season than a good dip. If you love Sunday football, the right food will round out the game day experience!

The pictures probably give this away, but yes, I am a Packers fan. Whether its a good year or bad, we follow our team every week.

I find it easier to just make appetizers on these days. Put together some chips and veggies with a good dip and you've got just as much nutrition as many other lunch choices, but with a game day vibe.

I decorate a layered taco dip with the Packers logo, and it is always well received. Whether you're feeding a big crowd for a playoff game or just a few family members on any given Sunday, this taco dip always scores big!

Everyone Loves a Layered Taco Dip

With this dip, I am riffing on my American Flag Taco Dip, which I made for the Fourth of July. For the Packer Party Taco Dip, I made layers of beans, salsa, guacamole and sour cream before topping with cheese and pepper decorations. Feel free to use any favorite layers as preferred. 😀

I made this in a 10-inch round glass pan, a “torte” pan that I’ve had forever and never made a torte. But it’s made-to-order for this type of dip; its high sides keep everything contained.

How to make Packer Party Taco Dip

My first layer is refried beans. I prefer salsa-flavored beans, the salsa gives a little zip to the normally bland beans. Follow that with simple guacamole - no need to get fancy with this “guac”. Mashed avocado and lime juice is enough; anything else gets lost in the flavors of the other layers.

The next two layers are salsa and sour cream.

As you can see from the picture, it’s almost impossible to layer sour cream on top of salsa without the two mixing. Not that it matters, since it all gets covered up. But another approach could be separately mixing the sour cream and salsa before adding it as a layer.

It does layer more cleanly if you start with the sour cream and then layer the salsa on top of that. 😁

The decorative top for Packer Party Taco Dip

Then comes the fun part – (no, not the eating, yet!) the decorative layer. The crucial ingredient, vital to the success of nearly any recipe, is of course (Wisconsin residents say it with me) – “CHEESE!”

For the neutral background, Monterey Jack cheese works well. The green for the logo is chopped green pepper. I also chopped some yellow pepper for the logo’s circle of yellow.

When it was time to use it, I delicately layered both the wax paper and the file folder on the cheese before adding the green pepper G. The wax paper layer helps to prevent the “folder” from getting soggy. Its also more sanitary, as I just throw it away when done.

The yellow circle I did freehand. The stencil survived and is ready to be used again. 😀

I love this Packer Party Taco Dip!

The result? A super-fun taco dip, suitable for any Packer party!

Grab some tortilla chips and you are good to go! And yes, I do love those team-branded chips that appear in the stores this time of year. Of course, use your favorite brand. 😁

Go Pack Go!