Texas-Style Nachos Recipe (Best Nachos Ever?)

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: banana peppers

💰Cheaper: pickled jalapeños

Banana peppers are milder and easier to find

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: colby cheese

Colby cheese is often less expensive and melts well

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: cooked lentils

Lentils provide protein at a lower cost and are plant-based

Cut yellow corn tortillas in half or quarters.

Set up a frying station with a cast iron pan and vegetable oil, about an inch and a half deep.

Heat the oil until a small piece of tortilla bubbles and sizzles when dropped in.

Fry the tortillas in batches for 1-2 minutes until golden, flipping halfway through.

Transfer fried tortillas to a paper towel lined plate to drain excess oil and sprinkle with salt.

Layer 10 fried tortillas on a baking sheet.

Spread a spoonful of refried beans on each tortilla (optional).

Sprinkle 12 oz of shredded colby jack cheese evenly over the tortillas.

Add pickled jalapeños on top of the cheese, using at least one per nacho.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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