Cheesey Bean Dip with a Kick!

I don't know about you, but I love a good bean dip. Add in some cheese and homemade Jalapeño Jelly to spice it up - and you've got yourself a winner! 

I was sitting around the house this weekend feeling hungry but lazy at the same time, so cooking something just didn't appeal to me. While looking in my pantry I saw a can of refried beans and thought - add some cheese and that'll do. Well, it didn't. It tasted bland and was very dry and uninspiring. So back to the kitchen I went to see what I could find to spruce it up and behold - the cream cheese was sitting right next to my  jalapeño Pepper Jelly! A small scoop of cream cheese and an even smaller scoop of Jelly into the beans and - perfection!

I've only made this in single portion sizes for myself but next get together, I'm making a big batch. I eat this by itself with a spoon as I'm trying to stay away from bad carbs (breads, chips, etc.) but I'm sure it's devine with some chips or maybe as the base "sauce" if you're making a Mexican pizza?! Yummy!

Cheesey Bean Dip with a Kick (single serving)

1/2 cup Fat Free Refied Beans

1/2 low fat String or mozzarella cheese, shredded

1/2 Tbsp  cream Cheese

1 tsp Jalapeño Jelly (more if you want a bigger kick)

Put everything in a microwave safe dish. Heat on high for aprox 1 minute. Stir and enjoy!

Feel free to mix it up. Add more of this, less of that. It's all based on your taste preference.

This is also a great make ahead dish when you're on the go. Most convienient stores have microwaves you can use or you can heat and stir ahead of time, it'll just be cooler when you finally get to it and slightly less creamy as the cheese will have hardened a bit. I love this stuff, no matter the temp!