You're Doing It All Wrong - How to Make Nachos

tortilla chips

🥗Healthier: baked tortilla chips

💰Cheaper: homemade tortilla chips

Baked chips are lower in fat, while homemade can be made from cheaper tortillas.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese has fewer calories, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt is lower in fat and higher in protein, while plain yogurt is often less expensive.

Do not dump a whole bag of chips into a giant pile; spread chips out in one layer, overlapping a bit.

Spoon meat or beans onto each chip, spreading them around to ensure most chips are covered.

Shred good melting cheese (like cheddar or monterey jack) and sprinkle it evenly over all the chips.

Place nachos under a broiler or in a hot oven until cheese is melted and chips start to turn brown on the edges, no more than 5 minutes.

If using salsa, drain it in a fine mesh sieve or spoon off any watery liquid before adding it to the nachos.

Spread all toppings evenly over the nachos, just like you did with the meat and beans.

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