Taco Dip

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef
8oz cream cheese
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 Tsp chili powder (not pictured)
1 16oz bottle of Ortega taco sauce
1 package of your favorite taco seasoning
2-3 cups shredded cheese (cheddar, colby, or mexican blend are fine)
1 Bag of your favorite tortilla chips

Step 1:

First, start off by browning the ground beef.

Step 2:

While the beef is browning, you'll have plenty of time to whip up the next few ingredients. Combine the cream cheese, cottage cheese, chili powder, and 1/4 cup Ortega taco sauce in a bowl.

Turn this:

Step 3:

Into this:

Step 4:

Now, in a glass pan (we just used a pie pan because it was handy) spread the cream cheese mixture smoothly across the bottom of the pan. This will be microwaved later so DO NOT USE A METAL PAN!

Set this aside.

Step 5:

By now the beef should be fully browned and ready to drain.

Step 6:

Now, over medium high heat, stir the taco seasoning and remaining taco sauce into the beef.

Step 7:

Until it looks like this:

Step 8:

After a few minutes the sauce will thicken up a bit. Once it does, layer it over the top of the cream cheese mixture like so:

Step 9:

Now, top it off with a (un)healthy layer of cheese...

Step 10:

...and stick it in the microwave until the cheese has melted. (~4 min)

Step 11:

Grab your chips and enjoy. You can top this with your choice of stuff too. Onions, green onions, jalepenos, lettuce, etc.