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Simple Cheesy Nacho Bake

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Are you looking for a quick and easy dinner recipe to whip up in a flash on a busy weeknight, leaving you time to do the million other things that you see on your to-do list? If so, try this amazing nacho bake recipe and discover how to make this delicious dinner.

What are you going to make the kids for a snack for the upcoming sleep over – the usual pizza, popcorn and chips with dip? Well, what about this awesome cheesy nacho bake for a tasty change?

The kids will love this and so will the rest of the family. Try the nachos with refried beans and sliced avocado on the side. Can you say yum!

The crowd-pleasing blend of beef, melted cheese, green onion, taco seasoning mix, and sour cream over baked tortilla chips, sprinkled generously with chopped tomatoes and dollops of creamy sour cream, will definitely reward you with oceans of praise and appreciation from your teens.

This would be great also to take to a potluck dinner, offer to the older neighbors on your street that don’t get out much, or contribute to your next office luncheon. Oh and it also makes the perfect snack to go with movie night.

Other toppings that would go great with this are lettuce (iceberg maybe), pico de gallo, guacamole, crisp chopped onion and either green or black olives. Follow the easy directions below to prepare this baked nacho dish before adding some or all of the suggested toppings.

The cheesy finish, the crunch, the Mexican ingredients – everything combines harmoniously to make this an extra-special dish whether you are going to enjoy it as a snack, appetizer or even as the main event. There is something magical about this nacho bake and you will want to make it often.

So how simple is this nacho bake to make? If you’ve made other recipes with nachos, it’ll be a breeze for you. Well, after browning the meat and stirring in some other ingredients, you just need to layer that in a dish with cheese and tortilla chips.

Bake this nachos oven recipe until the cheese is melted and golden brown at the right nacho oven temp and then you can serve it, with extra green onions and sour cream as a garnish if you want. Else consider cilantro and salsa as your garnish instead if you prefer, or even sliced avocado, depending whether you are serving it to kids, a mixed group, or simply wanting to add maximum color for a gorgeous presentation.

Comfort food is always good, especially when cheese features, and this easy nacho make combines delicious ingredients to make something crunchy, cheesy, meaty and totally amazing.

Ingredients

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  • 14 oz (400g) can diced tomatoes with juice
  • 1 envelope taco seasoning mix
  • ¼ cup (60ml) cold water
  • 1 sliced green onion
  • 1 pound (450g) ground beef
  • 6 ounces (170g) tortilla chips
  • Big handful shredded cheddar
  • 2 big handfuls Mexican blend cheese
  • ¾ cup (180ml) sour cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degree C) – the perfect nachos temp!
  2. Brown the beef in a skillet then drain off and discard the fat.
  3. Return the beef to the skillet and stir in the water, tomatoes and seasoning mix.
  4. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring every once in a while.
  5. Stir in about a third of the sour cream.
  6. Put half the chips in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
  7. Cover with layers of ½ each of the beef mixture and both kinds of cheese.
  8. Repeat the layers.
  9. Cook for 20 minutes or until piping hot.
  10. Add the green onions and remaining sour cream on top just before serving.

Notes

This is a quick and easy appetizer to rustle up for a hungry crowd. Nachos with Doritos… so good! Combining meat with Mexican spices, sour cream, tortilla chips and plenty of delicious cheese, this will disappear soon after serving it. I love nachos with Doritos but you can use any tortilla chip you like best.

The picture shows how appetizing it looks and how it could make anyone’s mouth water. After cooking, add a garnish of your choice – perhaps sour cream and green onion, or how about some guacamole and cilantro?

You know what else this recipes with nachos contestant needs? Well nothing, but feel free to add jalapeño slices to spice this up, or swap the cheese for another type if you wish.

From the youngest kid in the family to the most senior member, everyone is going to rave about this fantastic appetizer.

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