Cheesy Refried Bean Dip is SO easy to make and features refried bean dip is made with cream cheese, vegetables, Monterrey Jack cheese, sour cream, and spices.
Preheat oven to 350° and lightly grease cast iron skillet or a baking dish.
Dice onions, tomatoes, and jalapeno. Choose older jalapenos for more spice and add jalapeno seeds. Choose young jalapenos for less spice and discard the seeds. (I highly recommend wearing gloves when working with a jalapeno, that way your hands won't burn for hours.)
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix to thoroughly combine.
Spread the dip mixture in a cast iron skillet or a baking dish.
Top off with some more grated Monterrey Jack cheese, jalapenos, and diced tomatoes.
Bake the dip for about 20 minutes.
Notes
Make Ahead: This is a great dip to make ahead. Mix everything together and spread it in the baking dish (not in a cast iron skillet). Add the cheese on top and cover the baking dish air-tight. Refrigerate it until you're ready to bake. When ready to bake it, take the dish out of the refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking to let it warm up a bit and then bake according to the recipe.What else to add: You can always mix in more veggies like bell peppers, other chili peppers like habanero or serrano, try using pickled jalapenos (drained and chopped), green onions. Try adding some black beans and/or corn. If you’re a meat person, it would be great to add some chorizo to this dip. Just make sure to cook chorizo first and them mix it into the dip mixture before baking.