Cheesy Bean Dip

This Cheesy Bean Dip makes the absolute best appetizer.  It’s a warm, cream cheese bean dip, full of great Mexican flavors and tastes great served with everything from tortilla chips to fresh veggies.

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• Delicious Cream Cheese Bean Dip
• What to Serve with Cream Cheese Bean Dip
• Ingredients to Make Bean and Cheese Dip
• How to Make Cheesy Bean Dip
• Variations
• Storing and Reheating
• Cheesy Bean Dip Recipe

Delicious Cream Cheese Bean Dip

Without a doubt, this is one of the best Cream Cheese Bean Dips. It will become your new favorite bean dip with cream cheese.  Not only is it so good that you just can’t stop eating it, but it’s simple to make, uses only a few ingredients, and can be used for all sorts of different purposes.  It's a great bean dip for nachos, you can dip with tortilla chips, spread into a taco shell, or even spread over pizza dough to make Mexican pizza.

Along with the refried beans, cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream we also add salsa and a bit of taco seasoning to liven things up.  It really is the best bean and cheese dip. Topped with extra cheese, it bakes up all melty, gooey and so amazingly yummy.

And if you love beans, be sure to try our recipe for crispy bean burritos, 7 layer bean dip, and how to make pinto beans.

What to Serve with Cream Cheese Bean Dip

Here’s a few ideas of tasty little vessels for dunking into your Cheesy Bean Dip: 

• Tortilla chips
• Fresh veggies
• Baguette bread
• Pita chips
• Pretzels
• Crackers
• Fresh Salsa
• Easy Guacamole

Or make it a whole meal and serve it alongside this Spicy Carne Asada, Homemade Chipotle Chicken or Green Chicken Enchiladas.

Ingredients to Make Bean and Cheese Dip

• Refried Beans - you can use traditional, vegetarian or jalapeño refried beans from the can.
• Cream Cheese - make sure this is at room temperature and softened so that it will mix well with the rest of the ingredients.  If you forget to pull it out to room temperature, you can transfer to a microwave safe dish and heat for about 10 seconds at a time until softened, but not melted.
• Salsa - any type will work great.
• Sour Cream - you can use full fat or lite.
• Shredded Cheese - we usually use cheddar cheese, but a blend of Mexican cheese or Pepper Jack would also work great.
• Taco Seasoning - you can find this in either the spice section or the Mexican section at the grocery store.
• Toppings - you can go pretty simple and just top with diced fresh tomatoes and sliced green onions, or go nuts and add all of your favorite taco toppings, such as olives, salsa and fresh cilantro.

How to Make Cheesy Bean Dip

1. Mix.  In a large mixing bowl, combine the refried beans, cream cheese, salsa, sour cream, 1 cup of shredded cheese and taco seasoning.  Mix until well combined.  Spread the bean mixture into the bottom of a 9" x 9" baking dish, then evenly sprinkle 2 cups shredded cheese over the top. 
2. Bake.  Bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and lightly golden brown.
3. Serve.  Garnish with fresh tomatoes and green onions and serve immediately.  Enjoy!

Variations

• Add meat.  This refried Beans, Cream Cheese Dip tastes great with a little sautéed ground beef or shredded chicken mixed in.
• Make it spicy.  Use jalapeño refried beans or refried black beans and toss in a can of diced green chilies - yum!
• Different seasonings.  Besides adding a little more salt, a dash of cumin and chili powder will really make this cheese bean dip pop.
• More toppings.  Think taco toppings - sliced black olives, extra sour cream, extra salsa and fresh cilantro.

Storing and Reheating

• Make-Ahead: this Cheesy Bean Dip can easily be mixed up to 2 days in advance.  Just mix the ingredients as directed, spread into your baking dish but hold off on sprinkling the cheese over the top.  Once you are ready to bake, remove from the fridge while you preheat the oven, sprinkle the cheese over the top and pop in the oven!
• Storing Leftovers: leftovers can be covered and kept in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
• Reheating: either reheat a small portion in the microwave, or else preheat an oven to 300 degrees, cover the baking dish with aluminum foil so that your dip doesn’t dry out, and warm as needed.

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• Frank's Buffalo Chicken Dip
• BLT Dip
• Jalapeño Artichoke Dip
• Layered Bean Dip
• Easy Guacamole
• Spicy Corn Dip
• Artichoke Dip
• Queso Dip
• Buckeye Dip
• Everything Bagel Dip
• Jalapeno Popper Dip
• Caramel Cream Cheese Dip
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This Cheesy Bean Dip  is warm, creamy, full of great Mexican flavors and tastes great served with everything from tortilla chips to fresh veggies.  Use it to dip with tortilla chips, spread into a taco shell, add to nachos or even spread over pizza dough.

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