Name: Easy Mexican Nachos Recipe
Prep time: 17 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 9 oz tortilla chips; For the Meat filling:; 1 tbsp olive oil; ½ cup tomato sauce; 1 lb lean ground beef; 4 oz mild green chilis; 15 oz black beans; 1¼ oz low-sodium taco seasoning; For The Toppings:; 2 cups cheddar cheese or monterey jack cheese; 1 large avocado; ⅓ cup sour cream or crema Mexicana; 1½ cups pico de gallo

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How To Make Easy Mexican Nachos

These crunchy and tasty nachos recipe made of pico de gallo and avocado on top of crunchy tacos is a great excuse to arrange some family night bonding.

Preparation: 17 minutes

Cooking: 13 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

9oztortilla chips,(1 bag)

For the Meat filling:

1tbspolive oil
½cuptomato sauce
1lblean ground beef
4ozmild green chilis,(1 can) diced, or use hot if you like it spicy
15ozblack beans,(1 can) drained and rinsed
1¼ozlow-sodium taco seasoning,(1 pkg) such as Ortega which has cornstarch to thicken

For the Toppings:

2cupscheddar cheese or monterey jack cheese,shredded, I use a blend of 1 cup of each
1large avocado,diced, or sub guacamole
⅓cupsour cream or crema Mexicana
1½cupspico de gallo,homemade or fresh store-bought

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Spread tortilla chips out into an even layer on a rimmed 18 by 13-inch baking sheet, set aside.
Heat olive oil in a 12-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
Add beef in chunks and cook, and crumble tossing beef occasionally until cooked through, about 6 minutes. Drain fat.
Stir in tomato sauce, black beans, green chiles and taco seasoning.
Spoon mixture evenly over chips. Sprinkle both cheeses over ground beef layer.
Bake in preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Top with pico de gallo and avocados.
Dollop with sour cream or drizzle with crema. Serve immediately.