Ready in just 5 minutes, Taco Dip is the perfect snack for game day, a quick appetizer, or to serve to unexpected guests last minute.
This no-bake dip has a taco-seasoned creamy cheesy layer topped with your favorite taco toppings like lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Perfect for dipping tortillas, crackers, or veggies.
A Party Dip in Minutes
This is definitely an easy dip recipe. Taco dip is the perfect game day snack, great for guests, gatherings and parties. It’s a favorite appetizer almost any time.
This is a little bit of a simpler and quicker version of a 7 layer dip and it’s well loved by everyone.
Taco Dip Ingredients
The creamy layer of this taco dip recipe is a mixture of cream cheese, sour cream, and taco seasoning (option: add in a tablespoon of lime juice). Use homemade seasoning or a store-bought packet. Substitute Greek yogurt for the sour cream if you’d like.
The taco dip toppings can be anything and everything you put on your usual ground beef tacos.
Try shredded lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, green or red onions, cilantro, black olives, pico de Gallo, jalapenos, black beans, or avocado or dollops of guacamole.
Serve taco dip with tortilla chips, baked tortillas, pita bread, crackers, or even fresh vegetables!
DIP TIP: We love to use a hand mixer for any dip with cream cheese. This adds air to the mixture and makes it fluffier and easier to scoop so your chips don’t break when you dip!
How to Make Taco Dip
- Mix the Base – Mix softened cream cheese, sour cream, and taco seasoning with a hand mixer per the recipe below.
- Chill – Spread into a small dish or a pie plate and chill.
- Top & Serve – Sprinkle with your favorite toppings and serve.
You can even change up this no meat taco dip by adding lean ground beef taco meat on top of the creamy layer.
This taco dip recipe is prepared in about 5 minutes. Easy right?!
Pro Dip Tips
- Soften cream cheese before blending (this can be done in the microwave at 60% power for about 40 seconds or until soft).
- Make up to 2 days ahead and chill. Top just before serving.
- Low fat or reduced-fat products do work well in this recipe.
- Make individual servings in mini bowls or cups (with a spoon if needed).
- To make sure the cream cheese is perfectly dippable and scoopable beat the cream cheese with a mixer until light and fluffy.
A hand mixer works perfectly with both cold dips (like Bacon Cheddar Dip) or hot dips like our favorite Jalapeno Popper Dip.
More Party Perfect Dips
- The BEST Buffalo Chicken Dip – All time party favorite
- The Best Spinach Artichoke Dip – five-star favorite
- Easy Bean Dip – extra quick!
- Rotel Dip – Just a few ingredients needed
- Easy Queso Dip – Perfect for tortilla chips (keep warm in a mini slow cooker).
- Jalapeno Popper Dip – Reader favorite.
5 Minute Taco Dip
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 ½ cups sour cream
- 1 packet taco seasoning or homemade taco seasoning
Toppings (choose your favorites)
- iceberg lettuce
- shredded cheddar
- diced tomatoes
- jalapenos
- sliced black olives
- green onions or red onions
Instructions
- Mix cream cheese with a hand mixer on medium until fluffy.
- Add sour cream and taco seasoning. Mix to combine.
- Spread into a dish (any size, I used a 10" dish).
- Top with desired toppings and serve.
Video
Notes
- Soften cream cheese before blending (this can be done in the microwave at 60% power for about 40 seconds or until soft).
- If time allows, make ahead and chill to allow the flavors to blend.
- Reduced fat products do work well in this recipe.
- Make individual servings in mini bowls or cups (with a spoon if needed).
- To make sure your cream cheese is perfectly dippable and scoopable beat the cream cheese with a mixer until light and fluffy. This makes a softer creamy layer.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Appetizer, Dip, Party Food
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I used cream cheese, nonfat greek yogurt,taco seasoning, a little lime and lime zest because I had it…a bit of cheddar grated in the dip and some black beans! SO SO GOOD!
Looks good for Cinco de Mayo
Made this for my Spanish class as a last minute project, I’m incredibly inexperienced so it took me far longer than five minutes but when I finished and added a lot of cheese the dip was truly busting
Yay Landon, well done!
Truly busting?
Okay, so I made the taco dip as the recipe directed. I thought it was too thin with that much sour cream in it. However, I used the 1/3 less fat Philadelphia cream cheese because the store was out of the original style. So, I won’t ever use the low fat one again for this. I think the low fat kind is not a good choice. It tasted good, it was just too thin.
Oh no, sorry that happened, Connie! The regular cream cheese does have a higher fat content so helps to give it that yummy thickness to the dip. If you try this recipe again I would definitely recommend using regular cream cheese.
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Fabulous and classic! We also add a layer of taco sauce onto the creamy part before the lettuce and cheese. So good!
If using homemade taco seasoning, how many tablespoons should I use?
If it’s this taco seasoning recipe, you’ll need 2 tablespoons.
Really, really good as written! As a good south Texas lady, I suggest adding a layer of good-quality refried beans on the bottom. Beans are mandatory in Texas! :)
Love this dip so easy to make and so delicious.❤️
I am making your easy taco dip for a Christmas party! This is the first time to make and bring it!
I am sure they will love it! Have fun at the Christmas party Alesia!
If I want to add refried beans to this dip would I put it on top of of cream cheese mix, or under, or just leave it out?
I would suggest mixing them with a little bit of milk and adding them to the bottom as I do with a 7 Layer Dip.
Can’t wait to try most of these recipes!
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I am making your taco dip today. So easy and quick. Love what I see. Thanks
So happy to hear that Diane, enjoy!
Looks Delicious it needs to be in the store
That’s so sweet of you! Thanks Elaim!
I use Fiesta Ranch seasoning packet instead of taco seasoning. So delicious
Mmmm, that sounds yummy Mara! Great idea.