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.

Layer two or three layers of corn tortilla chips in a casserole dish.

Spread refried beans on top of the corn chips.

Sprinkle a generous amount of sharp cheddar cheese over the beans and chips.

Add pickled or fresh jalapeños on top of the cheese.

Bake in the oven for 10 minutes until the cheese is melted.

Remove from the oven and top with red salsa and green salsa.

Add dollops of guacamole on top.

Finish with chopped black olives and sour cream.

Optionally sprinkle cilantro on top before serving.

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