Taco Dip Dragon Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 can (16 ounces) refried beans
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
• 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup chopped fresh tomatoes
• 1/2 cup sliced ripe olives
• 1 cup guacamole
• 2 cups torn lettuce
• 1 whole ripe olive
• Dragon Dippers (recipe on this page) or purchased tortilla chips
• 1/2 medium sweet red pepper

Directions

• In a bowl, combine the beans and taco seasoning. Cut a large hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; fill with bean mixture. Trace a dragon shape (about 16 in. x 10 in.) onto waxed paper (see diagram below); cut out. Place pattern on an 18-in. x 12-in. covered board. Pipe bean mixture around pattern. Remove pattern. Pipe remaining bean mixture within dragon outline; spread to fill.
• Set aside 1 tablespoon sour cream. Spread remaining sour cream over bean mixture. Top with cheese, tomatoes, olives, guacamole and lettuce. For the eye, spoon reserved sour cream onto head; top with the olive.
• Place Dragon Dippers along back and top of head. With a sharp knife, cut red pepper into a flame shape (see diagram); position below mouth. Serve with additional dippers. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Taco Dip Dragon published in Quick Cooking January/February 2002, p57