Ground Beef Nachos
 
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Serves: 6 People
Ingredients
For cooking ground beef
  • Ground beef- 1 Lb or ½ kg
  • Ground cumin- 1 tsp
  • Chili powder- 1 tsp
  • Salt- 1 tsp
For layering
  • Tortilla chips- 1 bag
  • Salsa, medium- 1 jar, 430 mL
  • Onion, chopped- 1
  • Green pepper, chopped- 1
  • Green onions, chopped- 2 stalks
  • Jalapeno, pickled
  • Cheddar cheese, grated
Instructions
  1. Combine ground beef with chili powder, cumin powder & salt.
  2. I cooked the ground beef in the Instant Pot, pressure cook for 5 minutes at high pressure, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes & then do a quick pressure release. There will be some liquid in the pot, discard the liquid & just use the ground beef.
  3. Or cook the ground beef in a saucepan, cover with a lid & cook for a few minutes till the ground beef has cooked through.
  4. Preheat the oven to 400 F or 200 C.
  5. Have chopped onions, green onions, green pepper ready.
  6. Use a deep baking dish or an oven-safe casserole.
  7. Spread half of the tortilla chips as the first layer.
  8. Spread half of the cooked ground beef as the second layer.
  9. Top with half of the chopped onions, green pepper, and green onions.
  10. Add ½ of the salsa, and spread some pickled jalapenos.
  11. Sprinkle grated cheese over it.
  12. Again layer with tortilla chips & repeat the other layers and sprinkle cheese as the topmost layer.
  13. Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes till the cheese has melted.
  14. If you want the cheese to turn golden brown you can broil it. After 10 minutes of baking, take the pan out of the oven. Turn on broil setting at high temperature. After the heating element turns red hot, place the pan under the heating element in the oven & broil for 2 minutes until the cheese starts to bubble & turns golden brown.
  15. Don't broil for more than 2 to 3 minutes, the cheese & chips will burn.
  16. Enjoy the nachos while it's hot.
Notes
You could make with just one layer of chips, beef, salsa and cheese.
Instead of ground beef, you could use diced chicken.
Vegetarians can add mixed beans instead of meat.
If you don't want your nachos to be spicy, don't use jalapenos.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Wholesome Homemade Recipes at https://thasneen.com/cooking/ground-beef-nachos-perfect-mexican-appetizer/