Let’s talk nachos.
I’d like to call myself somewhat of a nacho connoisseur.
You see nachos were kinda a big deal to me in high school. I had some mean nacho making skills. My friends and I would come home after school and grab a bag of tortilla strips, a hunk of colby jack cheese and then proceed to make nachos. And we didn’t just make any nachos. These were serious cheese drenched nachos. I’m talking like 3 tbsp of melted cheese to one tortilla chip. Thinking back, I guess it was a little excessive, but they were some pretty epic nachos.
These days I’m getting fancy. And by fancy, I mean I throw on a few more ingredients than just colby jack cheese. You can get all kinds of jazzy with nachos, but my personal favorite combination is re-fried beans, ground beef (from my fav local butchers Lindy and Grundy), roasted corn, salsa, scallions, loads of cheese and of course guacamole. I mean really, did you expect anything less? And then a dollop or two of sour cream. Yes, please. I’d take a plate of these any day!
With the Super Bowl coming up in a few days, I figured it was high time I share these delicious treats with you. Because let’s be honest here, you’ve gotta make these for a Super Bowl bash. I mean Super Bowl Sunday is really all about the food anyways. Do people actually watch the game? I mean, I guess I watch the commercials and the half time show, but other than that I’m hidden away in the kitchen cooking up more food or whipping up some fun cocktails!
Are you guys nacho fans?! What do you throw on top to jazz things up? And… who do you want to win the Super Bowl!!
So is there really a recipe for nachos?
Here’s my method:
On a large oven safe plate…
Layer on a thin layer of chips. Top with shredded cheese. Top with re-fried beans. Top with more chips. More cheese. Some ground beef or turkey that you’ve cooked. Corn. More Cheese. More beans. Place into the microwave or oven and melt the cheese. Once the cheese has melted, top with salsa, guacamole and sour cream. Grab some napkins and dig in!
Other great game day recipes:
Potato Skins
Spinach Dip
Irish Nachos
Pulled Pork Sliders
Bring on the game day grub!
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guac on nachos is the best way to go – there’s no other topping as far as i’m concerned!
Totally craving nachos now–my faaavorite gameday indulgence!! And yes, guac and refried beans are total musts.
Nachos are seriously one of the best foods ever. Really they are just a vehicle to eat cheese and guac
Aww yeah. Pure comfort food!
I want to go on a date with that plate of nachos. I might even go to second base.
WHAT!?
layering the chips and cheese is essential! each chip must have some cheese on it!
Love this!
Naughty!!! Lovin’ it!!! We usually have nachos on Friday nights and let our kiddos build their own mountain of goodness with all the leftovers from the week. We like ours with shredded chicken, beans (black or pinto), pico de gallo, crema, and of course cheese…glorious cheese
Love, love, love nachos and went through a pretty epic nacho phase in High School as well. I haven’t had them in far too long though. And now I really want Mexican for lunch.
I am loving everything about these! I say load on the GUAC!
In our house there is no such thing as nachos without being loaded with guacamole! When we find an avocado tree with a broken branch, all those avocados come into the house to ripen. This is a great way to use all that ripe fruit!
YAY Nachos are the perfect after school snack/game day food/any day food. These look amaaazing and I want some right now! So delicious…
love chips and dip or all sorts but add melted cheese and guac and you have my heart and my will to be good goes out the window!
Can I come to your SUper Bowl party?!?!
I’m a little bummed about the Super Bowl, because I was hoping for a Harbaugh-bros showdown! I can’t believe neihther the 49ers or Ravens made it.
But regardless, I will still watch the game next Saturday because it’s an excuse to get together with friends and an excuse to eat some yummy “game day” snacks!
These nachos make me totally ready for game day. Let’s do this!
I love nachos and it always tastes better with fresh homemade guacamole! Perfect for super bowl game day!
Perfect for lunch, dinner, snack, game day. Anytime at all!
Awwww, what the heck. Breakfast too!
Oh, nachos! I too was obsessed with them in high school!
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