Texas Taco Dip Platter

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: neufchâtel cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Neufchâtel is lower in fat, while ricotta is more accessible.

shredded cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor without dairy, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

In a Dutch oven, cook the beef and onion over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink. Break the meat into crumbles as it cooks. Drain any excess fat.

Add the chili powder, ground cumin, garlic powder and salt to the pan. Stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato paste and tomato puree. Cover the pot and simmer for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Editor's Tip: Cooking spices in fat (also known as blooming) helps take off the raw edges and encourages the flavors to meld. After draining the meat, cook it with the seasonings for a minute before adding the other ingredients. Stir in the beans and heat through.

On a large platter, build the dip in layers. First, add the meat mixture, then the rice, corn chips, cheese, onion, lettuce, tomatoes and olives.

Serve the dip with additional corn chips and picante sauce, if you like.

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