Erma bombeck's christmas dip

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ pounds Extra lean ground beef or ground round
½ cup Onion; finely chopped
8 ounces Tomato sauce
1½ teaspoon Chili powder
½ teaspoon Salt
8 ounces Canned pork and beans; mashed
½ cup American cheese; coarsely grated
¼ cup Black olives; chopped
Tortilla chips

Directions

Lightly spray a heavy, 10-inch skillet Pam or use a non-stick skillet. Put beef and ¼ cup of the onion in the skillet and cook 5 minutes over moderately high heat, stirring frequently,until beef is lightly browned.

Stir in tomato sauce, chili powder and salt and bring to a simmer. Stir in mashed beans and simmer 3 to 4 minutes to blend flavors. Turn into a chafing dish; sprinkle with cheese, olives, and remaining ¼ cup onion.

serve with chips. makes about 1-⅓ cups dip.

NOTES : From Erma: "At Christmastime here in Paradise Valley, Arizona, there's none of that snow stuff. It can be seventy degrees. I put out lots of this dip in a chafing dish and it bubbles away all day. Usually tons of friends and cronies stop by and ruin their dinner." Recipe by: Erma Bombeck in Redbook, December 1980, p. 55 Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Lou Parris <lbparris@...> on Nov 01, 1997

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