This hot bean dip with cream cheese and refried beans is delicious, quick to make, and a crowd pleaser! It always disappears before halftime when I serve it at my annual big game watch party. Refried beans, cream cheese, Cheddar, and Monterey Jack are baked together with the beans and mild seasonings to make a creamy dip. With tortilla chips on the side.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 35 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground sirloin
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 small bell pepper, diced
- 1 pound diced cabbage
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced petite-cut tomatoes
- ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon ground thyme
- 1 tablespoon beef base (such as Better than Bouillon®)
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper (Optional)
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add ground sirloin, onion, and bell pepper. Cook and stir until meat is browned, about 5 minutes. Add cabbage, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, sugar, black pepper, thyme, beef base, rosemary, and cayenne pepper. Pour in water and mix to combine.
- Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 20 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
- Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, 10 to 40 minutes.
- You can use light or dark kidney beans.
- You can also cook the soup in a slow cooker for 4 hours on High. Refrigerate leftovers for best infusion of flavors.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 208 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 21 g |
| Cholesterol | 36 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Protein | 15 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 773 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
It turned out great. I followed the recipe with no changes.
Overall good recipe and straight forward to make with the Instapot. Definitely added the cayenne pepper at the end for a kick. They were out of sirloin at my grocery store so used a Cajun seasoned ribeye (double meat) instead. Turned out really really good! I may try adding a touch of heavycream next time to the bowl just to see how it is.