Lightened Up Super Nachos Recipes

KATIE LEE'S LIGHTENED-UP SUPER NACHOS

Steps:

• For the cheese sauce, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine flour, salt, onion powder and black pepper
• Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly
• Slowly whisk milk into the pan; add cream cheese
• Whisk vigorously, until even and no lumps appear
• Bring to a low boil and reduce heat to a simmer
• Cook about 4 minutes, stirring, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon
• Remove from heat and stir in cheese until melted
• Preheat oven to 400F
• Arrange tortilla chips on a baking sheet
• Top with black beans, tomato and scallions
• Bake 10 minutes
• Mix salsa and cheese sauce
• Pour over nachos
• Top with lettuce and squeeze a small amount of sour cream in a zig-zag pattern all over the nachos

LIGHTENED-UP SUPER NACHOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Arrange the tortilla chips on a rimmed baking sheet. Top with the black beans, tomato and scallions. Bake until warmed through, 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the cheese sauce and prepare the jackfruit.
• For the low-fat cheese sauce: Combine the flour, salt, onion powder and pepper in a medium saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the flour toasts, about 2 minutes. Slowly whisk in the milk. Add the cream cheese and whisk vigorously until the mixture is smooth and even. Bring the mixture to a low boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring constantly, until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 4 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the cheese until it melts.
• For the jackfruit: Put the olive oil and jackfruit in a medium skillet over medium heat. Stir in the chili powder and garlic salt and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the salsa and cook until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• To serve: Stir the salsa into the cheese sauce. Top the nachos with the jackfruit. Pour the salsa-and-cheese-sauce mixture over the nachos. Top the nachos with the lettuce and guacamole. Dollop on the sour cream or put it in a squeeze bottle and squeeze it in a zig-zag pattern all over the nachos.

LIGHTEN UP NACHOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the tomatoes, garlic, onions and half of the cilantro. Season with salt and set aside.
• Spread the Baked Tortilla Chips on a baking sheet and top with the black beans, pinto beans, olives, Cheddar and pepper Jack. Cook until the cheese melts, about 5 minutes.
• While the nachos are cooking, slice each lime into 6 wedges. Squeeze 2 of the wedges into the yogurt, season with a pinch of salt and stir. Reserve the remaining wedges for serving.
• While the chips are still hot, scatter the tomato mixture and avocados on top, then drizzle on the yogurt. Top with the remaining chopped cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brush both sides of the tortillas with the oil. Stack the tortillas and cut the pile into sixths to make chips. Spread the chips out in a single layer on 2 large baking sheets and season with salt. Bake until golden brown and crisp, rotating the baking sheets once, 12 to 15 minutes.

SUPER NACHOS

Steps:

• Arrange a mixture of 2 varieties of corn chips on a very large platter or use your broiler pan as a platter.
• Combine salsa ingredients in a bowl and set aside for flavors to marry.
• Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add oil, garlic, onion and peppers to the pan and saute 2 minutes, then add meat and crumble with wooden spoon. Season meat with salt, chili powder, cumin and cayenne pepper sauce. Cook meat 5 minutes, then stir in beans and reduce heat to low.
• In a medium sauce pot, melt butter and add flour to it. Cook flour and butter 1 to 2 minutes over moderate heat, then whisk in milk. When milk comes to a bubble, stir in cheese with a wooden spoon. Remove cheese sauce from the heat.
• Pour cheese sauce evenly over the massive spread of chips and top evenly with beef and beans and the pico de gallo. UBER NACHOS! Serve immediately as is or, garnish with your choice of extra toppings from the toppings list.

SUPER NACHOS

Steps:

• Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until meat is crumbly and no longer pink, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. Stir in taco seasoning mix and water and simmer until beef mixture has thickened, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Spread tortilla chips on the prepared baking sheet; top with Cheddar cheese and dot with refried beans and ground beef mixture.
• Broil in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, watching carefully to prevent burning, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Top nachos with salsa, sour cream, black olives, green onions, and jalapeno peppers.

SUPER NACHOS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mash the avocado with lemon juice. Stir in the onion, tomato, salt and pepper; set aside. Mash beans with 1/3 cup of water; place in skillet and cook over medium heat until hot. Stir in oil; remove from the heat and set aside. , In another skillet, cook the ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in chili powder and remaining water; cook until liquid evaporates. , Line a baking sheet with foil. Arrange chips in a single layer. Top with teaspoonfuls of bean and meat mixtures. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 400° until cheese is melted, about 4 minutes. Serve with avocado mixture and sour cream. Serve immediately.

SUPER NACHOS WITH THE WORKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Place bag of chips spread out on a large cookie sheet.
• Cook stew meat or chicken in a pot until cooked through. When meat is ready shred the meat and mix with taco seasoning.
• Mix cheese soup and nacho cheese soup with a 1/2 can milk to make it creamy. Set aside.
• Spoon refried beans over chips and then sprinkle meat on top of beans. The beans hold things on a little.
• Drizzle cheese mixture over meat and beans covering all areas of the pan.
• Sprinkle olives, tomatoes, and onion on top of the cheese.
• Place in oven for 5-7 minutes and let it heat through.
• Serve with your favorite Mexican side dish or serve as is.
• ENJOY!

SUPER NACHOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 400 degrees.
• Brown ground meat & chopped onions, drain.
• Begin layering ingredients in a 9x13" dish by starting with the layer of refried beans.
• Top with all the drained meat and onions.
• Spread salsa over meat and onions.
• Sprinkle cheddar cheese to top.
• Bake at 400 degrees until bubbly.
• Great with sour cream to finish off.