7 Layer Dip

7 Layer Dip is an easy dish that I was JUST introduced to a few months ago! It requires only 10 ingredients and truly involves no cooking. This is also great for parties because it's easy to transfer and is also vegetarian-friendly. Dips are wonderful additions to parties because people tend to gather around the bowl. Placing a serving of this dip and your favorite tortilla chips on a plate can be a wonderful conversation piece. I served this at my good friend's holiday party this past Saturday and it was definitely a hit. Megan served lots of yummy food and many of us were stuffed when we left. Since we were full, we didn't take advantage of the few leftovers. But my good friend Kelli woke up the next day regretting that she didn't take any of this home! I hope that you enjoy making this and that your holiday season is just a little brighter because of it. 

Ingredients (serves 25 people):

• 2 cans of refried black beans
• 1 package of taco seasoning
• 1 16 oz container of sour cream
• 1 8 oz container of soft philadelphia cream cheese
• 1 jar of quacamole (I suggest Whole Foods' for freshness)
• 1 jar of medium salsa
• 1 bag of shredded 3 cheese
• 1/2 cup of green onion (chopped)
• 3 stalks of romaine lettuce
• tortilla chips

**Note! You will need a few different mixing bowls. One large bowl for the dip and two for mixing some of the ingredients.**

Here we go!

Mix the refried beans and 3/4 of the taco seasoning in a separate bowl. Once thoroughly mixed, add to the large bowl. Next mix the sour cream and the cream cheese. Make sure the cream cheese is soft so that it mixes well with the sour cream. Once blended well, add the next layer on top of beans. The rest of the steps are quite simple! Add in the guacamole. Then pour in the salsa. Add your chopped green onion. Next add the lettuce. Make sure you rinse and dry your stalks before adding to the dip. Tear the leaves from the vine and then rip into smaller pieces. Spread on top of the green onions. Lastly, add your shredded cheese and viola! Grab a plate, a dollop of dip, your tortilla chips and dig in!