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Ultimate Nachos

URL: https://www.askchefdennis.com/ultimate-nachos-recipe/

Ingredients

The chips and chili

  • 13 ounces tortilla chips
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large sweet onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3-4 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 ounces bourbon
  • 2 pounds ground beef, turkey, or chicken
  • 15 ounces kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 15 ounces chili pinto beans or plain pinto beans
  • 15 ounces cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
  • 24 ounces crushed tomatoes
  • 8 ounces chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons corn masa or fine cornmeal
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt or to taste
  • optional cayenne

The salsa

  • ½ cup red onion, finely chopped
  • ½ lime juiced
  • 1 ½ cups plum tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste

The pan roasted corn

  • 2 ears fresh corn (or 1 cup frozen corn kernels)
  • to taste sea salt and black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cilantro, finely chopped

The assembly

  • 2 cups 3 bean chili from recipe above
  • 1 cup pan roasted corn kernels
  • 1 cup salsa from recipe above
  • 15 ounces refried beans
  • 2 jalapeños seeded and sliced into rounds
  • 1 ½ cups cheddar cheese, shredded or your favorite cheese
  • 12 ounces sour cream
  • 12 ounces guacamole

Instructions

  1. Sauté onions, garlic, and olive oil until onions are lightly cooked.
  2. Add brown sugar and sauté for 2 more minutes.
  3. Carefully add bourbon and let the alcohol burn off.
  4. Add ground meat and brown it, breaking it up as it cooks.
  5. Stir in seasonings, tomatoes, chicken stock, and beans, then simmer for 1-2 hours.
  6. Reserve 2 cups of chili for nachos and refrigerate the rest.
  7. Mix red onion, lime juice, tomatoes, cilantro, and salt for the salsa.
  8. Cut corn off the ears and sauté until slightly browned, then season.
  9. Preheat the oven to 425°F and prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  10. Mound chips on the parchment, spoon heated chili on top, and sprinkle with corn and jalapeños.
  11. Top with shredded cheese and bake for 7-10 minutes until cheese is melted.
  12. Heat refried beans until they reach 165°F.
  13. Remove nachos from the oven and slide them onto a serving platter.
  14. Top nachos with fresh salsa and serve with sour cream and guacamole.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
8
Calories
689
Total fat
42g
Total carbohydrates
59g
Total protein
17g
Sodium
1307mg
Cholesterol
55mg

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