Super Bowl Nachos

Name: Super Bowl Nachos
Ingredients: 8 cups tortilla chips, home-made or store bought; 1/2 lb lean ground beef; 1/2 lb chorizo sausage, casing removed (or use 1 lb. ground beef); 1 large onion, chopped; salt; liquid red pepper seasoning (Tabasco); 1 (1 -2 lb) can refried beans; 1 (4 ounce) can whole green chilies, seeded and chopped; 2 -3 cups shredded monterey jack cheese or 2 -3 cups mild cheddar cheese; 3/4 cup prepared green taco sauce or 3/4 cup red taco sauce; 1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted and coarsely mashed (garnish); 1 cup sour cream (garnish); 1/4 cup chopped green onion (garnish); 1 cup pitted ripe olives (garnish); 1 mild red pickled pepper (garnish); chopped fresh cilantro (garnish)

16 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

8 cups tortilla chips, home-made or store bought
1/2 lb lean ground beef
1/2 lb chorizo sausage, casing removed (or use 1 lb. ground beef)
1 large onion, chopped
salt
liquid red pepper seasoning (Tabasco)
1 (1 -2 lb) can refried beans
1 (4 ounce) can whole green chilies, seeded and chopped
2 -3 cups shredded monterey jack cheese or 2 -3 cups mild cheddar cheese
3/4 cup prepared green taco sauce or 3/4 cup red taco sauce
1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted and coarsely mashed (garnish)
1 cup sour cream (garnish)
1/4 cup chopped green onion (garnish)
1 cup pitted ripe olives (garnish)
1 mild red pickled pepper (garnish)
chopped fresh cilantro (garnish)

Directions

1

Crumble beef and sausage into a wide frying pan over medium-high heat; add onion and cook, stirring to break up meat, until meat is lightly browned.
2

Spoon off fat; season to taste with salt and hot pepper seasoning.
3

Spread beans in a shallow 10x15-inch baking pan or oven proof dish.
4

Top evenly with meat mixture, sprinkle with chiles and cheese, then drizzle with taco sauce.
5

Bake, uncovered, in a 400° oven for 20-25 minutes or until very hot throughout.
6

Meanwhile, prepare garnishes of your choice.
7

Remove pan from oven and quickly garnish, mounding avocado and sour cream in the center, and adding other garnishes as desired.
8

Quickly tuck tortilla chips around edges of bean mixture and serve immediately.
9

If desired, keep platter hot on an electric warming tray.