‘Castle’ star Nathan Fillion tweets his vegetarian bean dip recipe

I love Twitter, because you never know what news you’ll learn, or what celebrity is having a meltdown, or how many people should go to bed instead of being on Twitter. Or, in the case of Nathan Fillion, a sweet vegetarian bean dip recipe.

For you food pleasure, I have gone through his string of tweets and recreated the recipe below:

• Layer 1: Large can of fat-free vegetarian refried beans.

• Layer 2: Mix taco seasoning into low fat sour cream and spread over beans.

• Layer 3: 4 large diced tomatoes (use your judgment for adequate coverage).

• Layer 4: Guacamole. (I use avocados mixed with Herdez mild salsa). Tomatoes will anchor the sour cream layer.

• Layer 5: 1 cute little can of diced green chilies. Suggest wee flinging through fingers for even spreaddage.

I’m not a giant pepper fan, so I just used a can of diced tomatoes with green chiles, so this is part of my tomato layer.

• Layer 6: 1 cute little can of black olives. Same technique for spreaddage.

I made this for a family dinner, and my sister hates olives, do I only did half.

• Layer 7: shredded Mexican cheese mix. Or to taste. I use a whole bag.

This is a pretty straightforward 7-layer dip recipe, so just grab a casserole dish and start layering. Fillion does, however, offer a few tips: “[Use] a strong chip like Mission Rounds. Dip is thick- will destroy lesser chips. Maybe stock up on Beano, too.”

He also tweeted that he wants pictures and to hear how it goes, and now I can officially report back that it was a major hit. I usually hate refried beans, but this went really well. Plus, I made my own taco seasoning which gave it an extra kick.

With the Super Bowl coming up, it’s a great vegetarian option for any parties you may be hosting or attending. Plus, Nathan Fillion is hot and charming, and that’s bound to rub off on you, right? I’m pretty sure that’s how that works.

Clacked by Kona Gallagher
on Jan 13, 2011 @ 10:09 EST5EDT