Dad's Easy Nacho Recipe

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.

Start by boiling a little over a pound of hamburger in a pot with water.

Chop the hamburger into fine pieces while it boils.

Add taco seasoning to the boiling hamburger and stir.

Add another cup of water to ensure it boils well.

Boil for about 5 minutes, then remove the lid and check the meat.

Once the meat is cooked, remove it from the heat and set aside to thicken.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Layer tortilla chips on a baking sheet.

Add a layer of the cooked hamburger on top of the chips.

Sprinkle a layer of shredded cheese over the hamburger.

Add a layer of red kidney beans.

Sprinkle chopped onions over the beans.

Add another layer of tortilla chips on top.

Repeat the layering with more hamburger, cheese, and kidney beans.

Add a few green onions on top, saving some for garnishment.

Place the nachos in the preheated oven on the top rack for 10 minutes.

Remove nachos from the oven after 10 minutes.

Garnish with cilantro, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.

Finish with the remaining green onions on top.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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