Over head shot of hot taco dip with ground beef in a baking dish.

What I love about taco dip with ground beef

Hot taco dip with ground beef is an easy to make baked dip that will easily become a family favorite. This dip features ground beef layered under a creamy traditional taco dip and topped with mexican cheeses, tomatoes, jalapeños and black olives then baked to a bubbly golden brown.

Taco dip is always a hit, and of course one of my favorites. This recipe really picks it up a notch. It’s like loaded beef nachos crossed with a jalapeño popper dip, and if you haven’t had jalapeño popper dip you definitely should try this recipe.

Close up of a baking dish of taco dip with ground beef, with a spoonful removed and the serving spoon still in the dish.

Here’s what you’ll need to make it

A hand holding a chip loaded with baked taco dip.

How to make hot taco dip with meat

Brown the beef. Heat a couple tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet, then add 2 tsp of minced garlic. Sauté the garlic until fragrant, then add the beef. Cook until browned through. Drain the beef if needed and transfer into baking dish.

Whip the taco dip. With a hand mixer, whip softened cream cheese and sour cream. Once well mixed, fold in both taco seasoning packets. Whip again until smooth and well combined. Smooth the taco dip mixture over the beef in the baking pan.

Add the toppings. Top the dip with shredded cheese, jalapeńos, cherry tomatoes, black olives, green onions and cilantro. You can switch up your toppings, really anything that goes with tacos will go well on this. For this part I strategically made some areas that had no jalapeńos and some with no black olives, because some of us do not like black olives and some do not love spicy in this house!

Bake at 350˚F for 20-25 minutes, or until golden and bubbly. Allow to cool a bit, but then serve warm with tortilla chips or even a pita chip would work well. Enjoy!

A baking dish of hot taco dip with a couple spoonfuls removed from the corner.

Tips for making taco dip with ground beef

Soften cream cheese before whipping with sour cream. This will help everything mix smoothly and easily.
Feel free to dice some extra jalapeños and mix them into the cream cheese mixture for a little extra heat. You may notice in the pictures that I threw a few diced pieces in for myself!
Make this dish your own by mixing in whatever toppings you’d like. Try adding some red onion, corn salsa to the toppings before baking.

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