Firehouse Mexican Bean Dip

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb bulk sausage
• 4 ounces chopped onions
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
• 2 -3 canned jalapeno peppers or 2 -3 canned habanero peppers, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) jar taco sauce (your choice how spicy)
• 4 ounces shredded monterey jack cheese (, 2 oz)
• 4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 ripe olives, sliced
• sliced green onion (, to garnish)
• tortilla chips

Recipe

• 1 cook ground beef, onion, and garlic in medium skillet until meat is browned, stirring to break up pieces.
• 2 drain well.
• 3 return to skillet and stir in refried beans, cumin, and oregano.
• 4 spread bean mixture in a 9 inches quiche dish or pie plate.
• 5 top with layer of chopped peppers.
• 6 pour taco sauce over top and spread evenly.
• 7 **atthis point, dip may be covered with plastic wrap& chilled for up to 24 hrs if desired.
• 8 bake the bean mixture, uncovered, in a 350-degree oven for 10 minutes.
• 9 sprinkle with cheeses and bake 5-10 minutes more or until heated through.
• 10 sprinkle olives and green onion over dip.
• 11 serve hot with warm tortilla chips.