South of the Border Dip

• 1 lb. ground beef, ground turkey
• chicken
• 1 lb. Italian sausage
• 1/2 cup chopped, sauteed onion
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 can refried beans
• 1 bottle taco sauce
• 1 can chopped green chilies
• 1 lg. pkg. grated monterey jack cheese
• 1 lg. container sour cream
• 1 to 2 avocados (blended with lemon juice)
• Black olives
• Chopped scallions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Fry ground meats (ground beef and Italian sausage) well and drain.
3. Add 1/2 cup chopped and sauteed onion.
4. In the bottom of a long casserole, layer the following: refried beans (spread out and pressed down), meat and onion mixture, taco sauce, chilies, jack cheese.
5. Cover and place in oven at 350F for 20 minutes.
6. Let cool somewhat.
7. Spread on it the sour cream, avocados blended with lemon juice, black olives and chopped scallions.
8. Serve warm and dip with tortilla chips.

ground beef, chicken, italian sausage, onion, salt, beans, taco sauce, green chilies, grated monterey, sour cream, avocados, black olives, scallions

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/4005 (may not work)