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Chili Cheese Dip
Appetizer Mexican

Chili Cheese Dip

4.6

Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Spread cream cheese on the bottom of a microwave-safe dish. Spread a layer of chili over cream cheese. Finish with a layer of shredded Cheddar cheese.
  2. 2 Microwave until cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Serve with spicy nacho tortilla chips.

By Kathy Rogers

Cream Cheese-Salsa Dip
Appetizer Mexican

Cream Cheese-Salsa Dip

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine salsa and cream cheese in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until almost completely blended. Transfer to a serving bowl.
  2. 2 Layer cream cheese mixture with 1/2 of the lettuce and 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese. Repeat layers once more.

By rpaulson001

Zesty Bean Dip
Appetizer Mexican

Zesty Bean Dip

4.3

Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix refried beans, taco seasoning mix and tomato. Allow the mixture to simmer approximately 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. 2 Spoon the mixture into a medium serving bowl. Top with Cheddar cheese and serve warm.

By MOLSON7

Easy Chicken Taquitos
Appetizer Mexican

Easy Chicken Taquitos

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  2. 2 Combine chicken and cheese in a bowl; stir in hot pepper sauce to taste.
  3. 3 Warm tortillas one at a time in a skillet over medium heat until flexible, about 10 seconds per side.
  4. 4 Spread about 1 heaping tablespoonful of chicken mixture over half of a warmed tortilla. Roll tightly to form a taquito starting at the filled side of the tortilla. Place seam-side down in the prepared baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until golden crisp and to your liking, about 20 to 30 minutes.

By Sarah

Quick and Easy Mexican Pizza
Appetizer Mexican

Quick and Easy Mexican Pizza

4.4

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot; fry tortillas, one at a time, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer fried tortillas using tongs to a baking sheet.
  3. 3 Spread salsa onto each fried tortilla; top with Cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 8 minutes.

By Marcia

Queso Dip
Appetizer Mexican

Queso Dip

3.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Thoroughly stir in the cornstarch. Stir in the sour cream. When the mixture becomes hot and bubbly, mix in Cheddar cheese and salsa. Continue stirring until cheese has melted and mixture begins to thicken, about 10 minutes. Serve hot.

By Heather Shevlin

Mexican Cream Cheese Dip
Appetizer Mexican

Mexican Cream Cheese Dip

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Combine salsa, spinach, cream cheese, 1 cup Cheddar cheese, and Mexican seasoning in a large bowl. Spread into an oven-safe dish. Sprinkle with remaining Cheddar cheese.
  3. 3 Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until heated through and cheese is melted, 20 to 25 minutes.

By The Pynns

Baked BBQ Pulled Pork Nachos
Appetizer Mexican

Baked BBQ Pulled Pork Nachos

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. 2 Spread tortilla chips across the bottom of a sheet pan. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese. Spread pulled pork evenly on top. Spoon BBQ sauce over pork and top with red onions.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Top with chopped pickles and serve.

By Chef Mo

Mexi-Rollups
Appetizer Mexican

Mexi-Rollups

4.9

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, picante sauce, green chiles, and seasoning mix in a large mixing bowl.
  2. 2 Spread some of the mixture over most of one tortilla, leaving a 1/2-inch border on one side. Roll up. Repeat with remaining tortillas and cream cheese mixture. Cut into 1- to 2-inch sections.

By Tara K Farley

Chicken Nachos with Refried Beans
Appetizer Mexican

Chicken Nachos with Refried Beans

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. 2 Arrange tortilla chips on the prepared baking sheet. Spread refried beans over chips; layer on chicken and jalapeños. Top with Cheddar cheese.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbly, about 6 minutes.

By Jennifer Dunn

5-Layer Mexican Dip
Appetizer Mexican

5-Layer Mexican Dip

4.5

Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat refried beans in a microwave-safe bowl in a microwave oven until hot, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes. Spread beans onto the bottom of a serving platter; refrigerate until the beans are cooled completely, about 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Spread guacamole in a layer atop refried beans; top with a layer of sour cream. Sprinkle cheese over sour cream; top with tomatoes.
  3. 3 Cover the platter with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes.

By JENHAGGERTY

Jen's Nachos
Appetizer Mexican

Jen's Nachos

4.3

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Brown beef in a large skillet over a medium-high heat. Drain the fat from the pan once the meat is browned.
  2. 2 Mix Cheddar cheese, tomatoes, corn and barbecue sauce into the meat. Heat this mixture, stirring occasionally.
  3. 3 While the mixture is heating, make beds of chips onto 4 plates. Pour the hot mixture over the chips. Enjoy!

By Jenzy Nester

Mexican Bean Dip
Appetizer Mexican

Mexican Bean Dip

3.6

Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. 2 In a medium saucepan over medium heat, blend the chili beef soup and taco sauce. Bring to a gentle boil and remove from heat.
  3. 3 Transfer chili beef soup and taco sauce mixture to an 8x8 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with black olives and onion. Top with Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese.
  4. 4 Cook in the preheated oven 10 minutes, or until the cheese has melted.

By Betty

Big Ray's Mexican Monkey Bread
Appetizer Mexican

Big Ray's Mexican Monkey Bread

4.7

Prep
10 min
Cook
40 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
  2. 2 Pour melted butter into a small bowl. Dip each piece of biscuit dough in melted butter to coat.
  3. 3 Arrange enough of the biscuit dough pieces in the bottom of the loaf pan to form a single layer; top with 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup pepper slices, and 1/4 teaspoon parsley. Repeat layering once and top with remaining biscuit dough pieces, pepper slices, and parsley flakes.
  4. 4 Mix remaining 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese together in a bowl; spread over the top of the ingredients to cover.
  5. 5 Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool bread in pan for 5 minutes before inverting onto a plate to serve.

By bfr610

Southwest Baked Chili Dip
Appetizer Mexican

Southwest Baked Chili Dip

4.1

Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 In a large mixing bowl, combine Cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, half of the olives, jalapeno peppers, garlic and hot pepper sauce. Spread the mixture into a 9-inch pie pan.
  3. 3 Bake for 20 minutes, or until heated through. Sprinkle over the dish the remaining olives, chopped tomatoes and green onions.

By Ingrid

Taco Bites
Appetizer Mexican

Taco Bites

2.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
  2. 2 Mix cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, salsa, green onion, garlic powder, and sugar together in a bowl. Add eggs and mix well; spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until each taco bite is set in the middle, about 15 minutes.

By Steffanieallen

Tasty Taco Bean Dip
Appetizer Mexican

Tasty Taco Bean Dip

3.5

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the green chile peppers and onion, and cook until tender.
  2. 2 Place baked beans in the saucepan. Stirring often, cook 10 minutes, or until beans are a smooth, mashed mixture.
  3. 3 Mix in taco seasoning mix and salsa. Transfer to a medium serving bowl. Top with Cheddar cheese. Microwave on high 1 to 2 minutes, if necessary, to melt the cheese. Serve warm.

By SGORDON

Best Ever Layered Mexican Dip
Appetizer Mexican

Best Ever Layered Mexican Dip

4.7

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Spread bean dip in a glass dish or on a large serving platter; top with a layer of guacamole. Allow the layers to thicken in the refrigerator for approximately 20 minutes.
  3. 3 Meanwhile, mix sour cream and taco seasoning in a bowl until evenly combined.
  4. 4 When the chilled mixture is sufficiently thickened, spread a layer of sour cream mixture over guacamole; top with grated cheese. Garnish with tomatoes and jalapeños. Enjoy with your favorite chips!

By Noelle C