Deluxe Chicken Or Beef Nachos Recipes

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the chicken, vegetable oil, and cayenne pepper. Let stand for 15 minutes, or longer if desired.
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken mixture, and fry until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spread a thin layer of tortilla chips in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle 1/4 of the chicken, 1/4 of the chilies, and 1/4 of the cheese over the chips. Repeat layers ending with cheese on the top.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until the cheese is melted and everything is heated through. Serve with your favorite nacho toppings.

Steps:

• 1. Season chicken breasts with cumin, salt, and pepper. Add chicken broth or water and roast in 350 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours or until fork tender.
• 2. Layer entire surface of a large cookie sheet with tortilla chips. Sprinkle some of the cheese on top.
• 3. Shred or chop the chicken and layer it on top of the chips and cheese. Next add the black beans, then the salsa.
• 4. Top with the rest of the cheese and put in oven at 325 for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• 5. Sprinkle with the diced jalapenos and onions. Dollop the sour cream and guacamole over all.
• 6. Top with sliced black olive and chopped tomato. Serve with more salsa on the side and enjoy!!!

Steps:

• Season both sides of steak with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook steak, turning occasionally, to medium doneness, about 6 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 135 to 140 degrees F (60 degrees C). Transfer meat to a bowl to let it rest.
• Pour a splash of water into the skillet; stir to scrape up browned bits and deglaze the pan. Pour this liquid over meat. Allow meat to cool completely.
• When meat is completely cool slice thickly (about 1/2 inch) with the grain, then cut into thinner strips. Dice by cutting into pieces against the grain. Transfer chopped steak back to the bowl; toss with the pan drippings.
• Melt bacon fat over medium heat in a pot. Add onions and a pinch of the salt; cook and stir until softened, 5 or 6 minutes. Stir in oregano. Add pinto beans and water. Bring back to a simmer and cook until onions are soft and sweet, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
• Mash the beans with a potato masher to your desired consistency. Add additional liquid, if necessary, to achieve your preferred texture. Add the remaining salt to taste. Remove from heat.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Place tortilla chips about 2 or 3 deep in a heat proof pan. (You may need more than one pan.) Top chips with spoonfuls of beans and a generous handful of steak pieces. Sprinkle with grated cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until cheese is melted and edges start to brown, about 10 minutes.
• Scatter diced ripe avocado, diced onions, diced tomatoes, and diced jalapenos over the top. Drizzle nachos with sour cream and garnish with chopped cilantro.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles, 6-8 minutes; drain., Transfer beef mixture to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Drain 1 can tomatoes, discarding liquid; add to slow cooker. Stir in beans, chili powder, cumin, salt and remaining can of tomatoes undrained. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours to allow flavors to blend. Mash beans to desired consistency., Just before serving, cut open tortilla chip bags. Divide chili among bags; add toppings as desired. Freeze option: Freeze cooled chili in a freezer container. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; adding water if necessary.

Steps:

• Hand shred chicken into a saucepan, making each piece small enough to fit on a tortilla chip.
• Add to saucepan taco seasoning mix, adding the prescribed amount of water on the taco seasoning packet.
• Heat chicken over a medium-low fire to make seasoning mingle with chicken.
• If desired, add hot sauce to chicken mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Put rack at highest level in oven.
• While chicken is cooking in taco seasoning, line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
• Spray foil lightly but evenly with non-stick spray.
• Line the cookie sheet with a layer of tortilla chips.
• Overlap chips if necessary.
• Sprinkle half of cheese over chips, coating evenly.
• Remove chicken from heat.
• Use a spoon to distribute chicken evenly over tortilla chips/cheese layer, making sure that some chicken is on each chip.
• If desired, drizzle any remaining taco seasoning sauce evenly over chips and chicken.
• Remember that more sauce makes the chips soggy, but some sauce may be desirable.
• If desired, place black olive and jalapeno pepper slices on each chip.
• Evenly sprinkle remainder of cheese over entire cookie sheet.
• Bake in oven on top rack for 10 minutes.
• At the end of 10 minutes, switch oven to"broil.
• "Broil nachos for 2 minutes using an electric oven, 1 minute using a gas oven.
• Watch nachos carefully so that they do not burn!
• Enjoy!
• Serve the sour cream and salsa in separate side dishes.
• Alternative directions#1: Spoon salsa evenly over cookie sheet just prior to placing nachos in oven.
• Alternative directions#2: Substitute browned ground beef for cooked chicken.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Sprinkle the taco seasoning and chili powder all over the chicken breasts.
• Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and saute on both sides until browned, about 5 minutes per side, then remove from the skillet and set aside. To the skillet, add the tomato sauce, hot sauce and 2 cups hot water and bring to a gentle boil.
• Shred the chicken with 2 forks, then return the shredded chicken to the liquid and simmer on low until everything is hot and bubbly.
• Assemble the nachos in 2 ways: Sprinkle a layer of tortilla chips onto 2 ovenproof plates or baking dishes. Sprinkle both with cheese and then a layer of chicken; repeat twice more with each layer getting smaller in circumference. Finish with an extra sprinkling of cheese. Bake just until the cheese melts, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Serve one dish as is. On the other, layer on the jalapenos, black olives, tomatoes, green onions and sour cream.

Steps:

• Arrange the tortilla chips on a serving platter. Top with the beans.
• Heat the salsa con queso according to the package directions. Spoon the salsa con queso over the tortilla chips. Top with the tomato, olives and green onions.
• Tip: To warm the tortilla chips in the microwave, place half the tortilla chips onto a microwavable plate. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Repeat with the remaining chips.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine soup and salsa; heat through. Arrange tortilla chips on two serving platters; top with soup mixture. Sprinkle with the tomatoes, peppers, onions and olives. Top with sour cream. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Crumble beef and sausage in a frying pan. Add onion and cook on high heat, stirring until meats are browned. Discard any fat; season with salt and liquid hot pepper seasoning to taste.
• Spread beans in a shallow 10 x 15 dish/pan (or other similar oven proof dish with equivilalent area). Top evenly with meat. Sprinkle chilies over bean and meat mixture, cover evenly with cheese and drizzle with taco sauce.
• Cover and chill if made ahead.
• Bake, uncovered, in a 400 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until very hot throughout.
• Remove from oven and quickly garnish with some or all of the garnishes.
• Serve with your favorite taco type chips.