Nacho's

This is such a quick meal to make. Make it as plain or elaborate as you want. Make everything from scratch or buy your cheese sauce & taco seasoning all made up. Both are delicious.  Add and delete what you want.  

NACHO'S 

(serves 6)

Ingredients:

*1 pound hamburger

*2 teaspoons chili powder

*2 teaspoons cumin (use gluten free if needed)

*1 teaspoon salt

*1/8 cup water

*1 (10 or 12 ounce) bag corn tortilla chips

*1 (10.75 ounce) can nacho cheese soup or make your own.

*1/8 cup milk

Topping Ingredients: (pick whatever you like or all)

*5-6 green onions, chopped

*sour cream

*salsa

*2 tomatoes, chopped

*1 small can refried beans

*1 (6 ounce) can black olives, chopped

*1 jalapeno pepper, sliced

*1 avocado, chopped, dressed with lemon juice

Directions:

~Brown the ground beef in a medium skillet, until no longer pink.

~Drain.

~Add chili powder, cumin, salt, and water.

~Cook for 5 minutes, reduce heat and simmer.

~Heat oven to 350 degrees.

~Place tortilla chips on a large cookie sheet or jelly roll pan.

~In a small sauce pan, mix nacho cheese soup, with 1/8 cup milk.

~Heat on low heat, until hot.

~Put chips in oven for 5-10 minutes, until hot.

~If using beans put on your plate first.

~Put desired amount of tortilla chips on plate.

~Put taco meat on tortilla chips, then the cheese.

~Layer with desired toppings.

*If it's to hot to turn on the oven, heat the tortilla chips on the grill over low heat. Watch them so the just get hot and not burnt.

Variations:

~Substitute beef for chicken

~Make your own cheese sauce

*2 tablespoons butter

*2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

*2 cups whole milk

*1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

*2 1/2 cups (3/4 pound) pepper jack cheese, shredded

melt butter in skillet. Add flour & cayenne pepper, and cook a couple minutes, will become a paste. Slowly whisk in milk, will become a nice white sauce. Add cheese and stir until melted.