Dice up half the onionā¦
And throw it into a skillet with a little olive oil over medium-high heat.
Cook the onions for a minute or two, then throw in the ground beefā¦
Break it upā¦
And let it cook until the meat is totally browned.
Drain off the fatā¦
Then add the chili powder, paprika, cumin, crushed red pepper, salt and pepper.
Stir it around to mix in the spicesā¦
Then crack open the beans. I like Ranch Style beans because theyāre just so ranchy (not to be confused with raunchy) but you can use any olā bean you like.
Pour āem right into the skillet.
Stir it around, then pour in the hot water to make it a little more saucy. Reduce the heat to low and simmer away while you get the rest of the ingredients ready.
Next upā¦
Dice the rest of the onion.
Lop off the tops of all the tomatoes, then cut them into slices, then cut the slices into stripsā¦
And cut them in the opposite direction to dice them.
For heat, lop off the top and bottom of a jalapenoā¦
Then cut it into thin strips and cut the strips into a fine dice.
Throw the onions, tomatoes, and jalapeno into a bowl and tell āem youāll be right back.
Tear the leaves off of half a bunch of cilantro and give it a rough chopā¦
Then throw it into the bowl.
Slice a lime in halfā¦
Then squeeze in the juice.
Sprinkle in a little saltā¦
And stir it together. Pico de Gallo, baby!
I actually prefer pico de gallo chunky like it is in the previous photo, but I wound up dumping it out and chopping it up a little more finely for the more persnickety people in my household.
Iām not going to name any names.
Slice a couple of avocados in half, then pit them and scoop out the good stuff.
Slice the avocados into stripsā¦
Then dice āem up.
Finallyā¦the cheese! I grated both cheddar and Monterey Jack, but I didnāt mix them up.
Iāll show you why in a minute!
To assemble the nachos, make a single layer of chips on a platter or plate.
Grab a big scoop of the beef/bean mixtureā¦
And sprinkle it all over the chips. Donāt be afraid to get some juice on there and really make these messy!
Sprinkle on a layer of cheddarā¦
Then throw on another layer of chipsā¦
Another layer of beef and beansā¦
Then a nice layer of Monterey Jack.
I couldnāt resist a final layer of chips.
And another layer of beef and beans.
And another layer of cheddar.
Next, I nuked the nachos at 45-second intervals until the cheese was perfectly melted.
I would like to get a t-shirt that reads āI Nuked the Nachos.ā
Iām naughty.
But I had to do this.
And then I had to do this. Hey, theyāre veggies! So that makes the whole platter of nachos healthy.
Maybe.
I know for sure it makes them delicious!
I have firsthand experience with this.
Enjoy these, guys! Theyāre totally yummy. And you can add whatever extras you like: Sour cream, chopped black olivesāanything. And what I love about these is that the chips toward the bottom start to soften a bit under all the gooey ingredients, while the top ones stay more crisp. So the bottom ones are like mini enchiladas or soft tacos after awhile. Divine!
