Feed your Twelfth Man spirit with this Pacific NW-proud take on a classic: Seahawks Seven-Layer Dip.
I'll admit, the biggest Big Game draw for me is the Budweiser commercials, but Mr B is a total football fan! Back in the twenty-tens, when the Seahawks made two consecutive trips to the Super Bowl, we just had to create something savory and satisfying in support of our "hometown" team.
Here's our PNW-proud take on a classic: Seahawks Seven-Layer Dip, suitable for consuming during regular season play, as well as the playoffs.
(As a Portlander, saying "hometown" and "Seattle" in the same sentence stings a little bit, but we don't have our own franchise, so when it comes to football, we suck it up and enthusiastically support our brothers and sisters to the north.)
Don't you love those little "Go Hawks!" cupcake toppers! You can get them, along with lots of other cool free Seahawks Game Day printables, from Jen at Thrifty NW Mom!
How to Make Seahawks Seven-Layer Dip
Making this seven-layer dip cups is much easier to put together than it looks. The whole process takes only about 45 minutes, start to finish - including the time it takes to make the tomatilla salsa.
Seahawks Seven-Layer Dip
Ingredients
Black Beans
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large sweet onion
- 4 cups cooked black beans 2 cans, rinsed and drained
- ⅓ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 small jalapeño seeded and diced
- Juice of one lime
- Zest of one lime
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Blue Sour Cream
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3-7 drops blue food coloring Homemade or Store-bought
Tomatillo Sauce
- 10 medium tomatillos husked
- ½ large sweet onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 medium jalapeño finely diced
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- salt & pepper to taste
Additional Ingredients
- 1 cup sour cream
- 6 ounces cotija cheese grated or crumbled
- 1 can sliced olives
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- 2 cups guacamole or smashed avocado
Instructions
Black Beans
- Saute chopped onion in olive oil until translucent. Add garlic and sauté one minute more.Put half the beans, all of the sautéed onions, and the remaining "Black Beans" ingredients into a blender or food processor. Pulse until chunky-smooth. Add the remaining whole beans and stir to combine.We like a little texture in our bean dip – if you like yours completely smooth, then add all the beans at the beginning. The beans can be made well ahead of time, and easily keep for up to four days in the fridge.
Blue Sour Cream
- Mix Sour Cream with a few drops of Homemade Natural (or Store-bought Artificial) Blue Food Coloring, until you achieve the color you want. If you avoid artificial coloring all together, the Homemade Natural Food Coloring takes just a few minutes: you will need a few leaves of red cabbage to make it.
Tomatillo Salsa
- Place tomatillos in a saucepan and barely cover with water. Bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer, cooking until tomatillos soften and begin to burst (about 10-12 minutes).
- Drain tomatillos and place in a blender or food processor or blender with onion, garlic, jalapeño pepper, cilantro, salt and pepper. Pulse until chunky-smooth, but don’t get carried away.
Put it All Together
- Beginning with Black Bean Base, layer the following into an 9x9 or 8x12 serving dish. For a festive, easy-to-hold option, layer individual servings into clear plastic cups instead.TIP: For easy, controlled distribution of the guacamole, sour cream, and blue sour cream, I put each one in a separate resealable plastic bag. Then, when I'm ready to spread it over the dip, I cut a hole on the end and squeeze it out evenly over the surface. I then use a butter knife to spread it evenly over the surface. Layer 1: Black beans Layer 2: GuacamoleLayer 3: Plain sour creamLayer 4: Blue sour creamLayer 5: Tomatillo salsaLayer 6: Cotija cheeseLayer 7: Chopped cilantro & olives
- Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with tortilla chips, crackers, or sliced raw veggies.
Nutrition
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More Game Day Recipes from GHW
- Sweet & Spicy Grilled Buffalo Wings
- Cool Buffalo Blue Cheese Dip
- Roasted Garlic Spinach-Artichoke Dip
- Em's Sweet & Spicy Black Beans with Bacon
- Crispy Sauerkraut Fritters (Easy Air Fryer Recipe)
- Super Easy Super Bowl Party Menu
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Michelle @ The Complete Savorist says
Great Dip, love the blue. Go Hawks!
Jameson Fink says
Though a life-long Chicago Bears fan (who has been living in Seattle for the past decade), I can appreciate the creative spin on the 7-layer dip. I have a lot of friends who would go nuts for this! If my Bears ever return to the Super Bowl I will hire you as my 7-layer consultant.
Renée ♥ says
Thanks so much for your enthusiastic words! I've never considered "7-Layer Dip Consultant" as a career path before, but now I will have to give it some thought!
Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories says
That is so clever!!! Go Seahawks!
Jen says
Ooh, that dip looks delicious! Can't wait to try some of these recipes - thanks for sharing our free printables - the cupcake toppers turned out so cute!
Marlynn @UrbanBlissLife says
I love how you have individual servings of this dip. And it looks delicious! This reminds me that I had better figure out what I'm making for tomorrow's Superbowl festivities... nothing like the last minute for me, but this 7-layer dip is a contender!
Sarah M. says
Individual cups is a fabulous idea! Thank you for including some of my recipes. 🙂
Renée ♥ says
You're welcome, Sarah! I'm planning to make some of your chili-spiced nuts this weekend. (Sadly, I can't use hazelnuts: they are my only food allergy - one I developed, ironically, while living in the middle of a cluster of hazelnut orchards)
Renée ♥ says
You've done some outstanding work on your "Bee" series. I encourage everyone to read it!
Bee says
That blue sour cream is just too fun! Great post--there's few things I love more than a 7-layer dip for the big game!
Kristina says
the blue cream is awesome - Go Seahawks!
I love layer dip, and having single portions is a fantastic idea. have a great weekend!
Renée ♥ says
I love a good 7-layer dip too! And I can honestly say I'm OK leaving off the Tillamook on this one - the cotija is the perfect complement to the tomatilla sauce!
Sia Hills says
This turned out great - love it!!
Renée ♥ says
Thank you! Mr. B and I tasted-tested it all last night, and it is a delicious combination. The homemade tomatillo salsa really makes it pop! (This is the first time I've ever made tomatillo salsa myself - I had no idea how easy it is!!)
Pech says
Thanks for including me in your linkies, and I love the idea of individual size 7 layer dip so I can use more of those adorable printables!
Renée ♥ says
I love the idea of the individual cups because I can keep track of how much I eat - it is so easy to stand there and dip yourself through half a dish!