Matt's Rancho Martinez located at 6332 La Vista in east Dallas serves the best dip in the world.  Know as Bob Armstrong Dip it is simply addictive.  A combination of cheese, meat, spices, guacamole, and sour cream.  Nothing wrong with that combination

The dip is served warm and is built in layers.

Here is all you need.

The spices:

3 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons ground cumin

3 tablespoons granulated garlic

2 tablespoons salt

1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper

The guacamole:

4 Hass avocados

4 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice

Salt to taste

The meat:

1/4 cup finely chopped bell pepper

1/4 cup chopped celery

1/2 cup chopped white onion

1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons Tex-Mex Spice

1 pound lean ground beef

The cheese:

1 1/2 cups canned chopped green chiles or fresh chiles, peeled and finely diced

1/2 cup diced fresh tomato

1/2 cup diced onion

1/2 cup diced celery

2 teaspoons Tex-Mex Spice

1 cup chicken broth

1 pound American cheese or more if needed, cubed

The preparation:

Step 1: Prepare Matt Martinez's Tex-Mex Spice. Stir together cumin, granulated garlic, salt and black pepper. (This will make roughly four times as much as is needed for this recipe. Store leftovers in an airtight container or zip-lock bag.)

Step 2: Prepare guacamole. Halve avocados and scoop flesh into a mixing bowl; discard pits and skin. Add lime juice; mash together until mixture reaches a chunky texture. Add salt to taste. Cover with plastic wrap, making sure the wrap touches the surface of the guacamole. Set aside.

Step 3: Prepare taco meat. In a cold skillet, stir together bell pepper, celery, onion and Tex-Mex spice. Spread uncooked meat on top. Place over medium heat. When meat starts to simmer, stir and break up meat. Simmer on low for 20 minutes. Remove from heat; drain and discard any fat. Cover to keep warm, and set aside.

Step 4: Prepare cheese. In a saucepan, combine chiles, tomato, onion, celery, Tex-Mex spice and chicken broth. Bring to a light simmer; gently cook for about 5 minutes. Reduce heat; add cheese. Simmer until cheese melts. (If mixture is too thick, add water; if it's too thin, add more cheese.) Remove from heat.

Step 5: Assemble dip. Warm a 9-by-13-inch or a 7-by-11-inch pan in the oven or fill with hot water, then drain and dry well. Spread guacamole in the pan, then hot taco meat in an even layer. Top with hot chile con queso. Garnish with pico de gallo or sour cream.

Serve with,

Pico de gallo, for optional garnish

Sour cream, for optional garnish

Tortilla chips

 
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That's my kind of dip. This you can eat anytime, morning, noon or night. Wish I can some right now.

8:14am • #1

It is lunch time and I'm now beyond starving!!! I'm going to try this this weekend with some guests who I know will LOVE it.  Thanks for sharing it with us.

11:34am • #2
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Hi Richard... this is one of my very favorite things in the world!  YUM!  I go to Mattitos in uptown just for this dip!

3:08pm • #3
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That sounds heavenly.  Who wouldn't enjoy something meaty & cheesey with guacamole?

7:59am • #4
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Oh my gosh, does this ever sound good.  I will have to invite some people over and give it a try!

11:53pm • #5
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This sounds like it would be a great dip, thank you for sharing it.

8:28pm • #6

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