Ingredients:

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3 tbsp taco seasoning
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 can (15 oz) refried beans
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and finely diced
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped iceberg lettuce
  • 1 can (3.8 oz) sliced black olives

Instructions:

  1. Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat until no pink remains.
  2. Stir in 1 tablespoon of taco seasoning and a splash of water; simmer for 2 minutes.
  3. Drain the beef thoroughly using a fine-mesh strainer to remove excess fat and moisture.
  4. Mix softened cream cheese, half of the sour cream, and 2 tablespoons of taco seasoning until velvety; spread as the bottom layer in a baking dish.
  5. Spoon refried beans over the cream cheese layer and smooth the top with a spatula.
  6. Distribute the drained seasoned ground beef evenly across the beans.
  7. Top with shredded cheddar cheese, diced tomatoes, and chopped lettuce.
  8. Transfer the remaining sour cream into a piping bag or plastic bag with a small snipped corner.
  9. Pipe a sour cream spiral starting from the center moving outward to the edges.
  10. Use a toothpick to drag lines from the center outward to the edge to create the web effect, then garnish with sliced black olives.