Here in Dominican Republic we call it Cielito Lindo (beautiful small heaven), this is also like saying sweetheart to someone you love, anyways the name comes from a popular mexican song, I've seen similar recipes for this and they also call it Layered Taco Dip.
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The first layer is Cream Cheese, just spread it at the bottom of your pirex or bowl.
Then you will need the meat layer, you could use ground beef with taco seasoning, but I used shredded chicken, for this I boiled 1 pound of skinless, boneless chicken breasts with 6 cups of water, 1 onion, salt and pepper (I put this much water to get some chicken stock to use for other recipes), after it is cooked I put it in my food processor and it goes to a pan with half a cup of water and seasoning until the liquids are gone. If you dont feel like complicating yourself this much just use the chicken breast that comes in a can (like tuna) and add the taco seasoning.
Add some veggies to the next layer, I like to do a picadillo, I use the same amounts of chopped lettuce, fresh cilantro (coriander), diced tomato and onion.
Then comes the mexican salsa layer, I like Tostitos, but you can use any brand.
And top it with shredded cheddar cheese or the 4 mexican cheese mix they sell already shredded and pack (I used the first choice).
This are some layers of perfection...
I even made a smaller one with hot salsa (because the other one was mild) for those who like it spicy :)You can add or substitute some of the layers, get creative!!! You could use Guacamole, Rotel, refried beans, take the meat out for a vegetarian delight!
But always put the cream cheese in the first layer.
Serve it with tortilla or corn chips, Tostitos or the scoop ones to get more dip in :D
ENJOY!!!
