Everyone’s favorite crowd-pleasing Mexican flavored nachos get a major, all-American twist with this recipe!
We tested 3 different versions, all with the same cooking methods and ingredients, but could not agree on which style was the best, so we’re highlighting all three. A traditional for those who like the presentation and pulling the cheese away from the pack. The grab and go, making it more like a finger food, and then the individual, for those like a loaded mouthful and limited cleanup.
When you use the corn tortillas, you now have a gluten free choice added to your table.
WHAT WE USED:
- 16 6-inch corn tortillas
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 5 pounds ground beef
- 1/2 small white onions, finely chopped
- 8 slices of American cheese, sliced in half, whole or strips ( grab, individual and platter)
- 1 package of cooked bacon ( whole slices except for platter, crumble)
- Ketchup, yellow mustard and thousand Islands use all or mix and match to taste..squiggle across
- Optional…tomatoes and lettuce…works better on the platter and the individual
STEPS:
- Preheat the oven to 350. Brush both sides of tortillas with oil.
- Stack the tortillas a cut to the size of your choice…whole for individual, half for grab and go, in quarters for a platter.
- Spread the chips out on a single layer baking sheet and bake until they begin to get golden, turning once. The crisper it gets the better it will hold the mixture. Time is about 12-16 minutes. (leave oven on)
- Meantime in a skillet, add the ground beef and 2 teaspoons of salt and cook over medium heat, breaking it up into small pieces and stirring occasionally, until browned. Drain any excess fat.
- Evenly divide the beef mixture among the tortilla chips.
- Place one piece of American cheese over the beef on each chip for the individual and half for the grab and go and bake until the cheese is melted, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Evenly top each chip, platter or individual with pickles onions and if using the shredded lettuce and tomatoes and top with bacon.
- Top it off with a squeeze of ketchup and mustard or Thousand Island (or all three) and serve.
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