Nachos Supreme Recipe

 Okay, it's been a busy week.  You've had work, errands, housework, the kids had a thousand places to be.  You barely had time to make dinner.  However, here you are, Super Bowl Sunday and YOU HAVE NO SNACKS!!!  What are you going to do!?!  You HAVE to have snacks for the big game!  Don't worry, I bet you can find everything you need to whip up a FANTASTIC Nachos Supreme in no time!  Just head on over to your pantry and fridge and I'll show you what I'm talking about!

Let's get started!


Nachos Supreme:
*Prep Time: 10 min.  *Cook Time:  5 min.  *Difficulty:  Easy  *Servings: 6-8

Ingredients:

• 1 bag of Tortilla Chips
• 1 lb. of Ground Beef
• 1 15 oz. can of Refried Beans
• 115 oz. can of Black Beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 10 oz. can of Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies 
• 1 tsp. Garlic Powder
• 1 tsp. Chili Powder
• 1 tsp. Cumin
• 1 tsp. Oregano
• 1/4 tsp. Smoked Paprika
• Salt and Pepper
• 2 c. Shredded Cheddar
• Sliced Black Olives
• Sliced Green Onions
• Sour Cream
• Cilantro

To begin you will need to preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  

Next place a skillet over a medium/high heat.

Add 2-3 tbsp. of oil.

Add the ground beef to the pan and season with salt and...

Pepper.

Now you can start to really amp up the flavor!
Add the oregano,

Chili powder,

Onion powder,

Cumin,

And the smoked paprika.

Break up the ground beef with a rubber spatula and stir so that everything is well coated in the spices.
Cook until the ground beef has browned and and is no longer pink, about 10 min.

Okay, so you know when you use a taco seasoning packet you add water to create a sauce.  Well we are going to apply that same principle here.  However, water really doesn't enhance the flavor any so I thought why not use the liquid from the can of diced tomatoes and chilies.  You will get the liquid you need to create a lovely sauce and you will get the added flavor of the tomato and green chili.

So pour the liquid from the can of diced tomatoes and green chilies into the meat and spices and let it reduce by half.

Since we are using refried beans from a can you are going to need to wake them up a little bit.
Pour (or plop lol) them into a small sauce pan.  Add a splash of water to the pan, stir it around, and heat over medium/high heat until smooth and workable.

Now it is time to bring is all together!
You are going to need a baking sheet and cover it with foil.

Place the tortilla chips, in a single layer, on the baking sheet.

On a side note, you don't have to use this type of chip.  You can use nacho chips, fritos, whatever you desire!  That is part of the fun of pantry cooking.  It is whatever you have on hand.

Now you can dollop the warm refried beans around the baking sheet, on the chips.

Next, sprinkle the saucy beef over the chips.

Now the black beans.

And lastly the cheese.

Place in the 400 degree, preheated oven for 5 minutes.

When you pull it out of the oven the nachos are done, but they aren't supreme!

Time to supreme-a-fy!
Sprinkle the diced tomatoes with green chilies over the nachos.

Then top with sour cream, sliced black olives, green onions, cilantro, whatever you like.

Oh my word!
You are not going to get anything like this at a restaurant or fast food place!
These look amazing!

I can't resist.  I MUST take a bite!

So good!  Crunchy, salty, spicy, cheesy, beefy, creamy, tart, EVERYTHING your game day nachos should be!  These nacho are so scrum-dil-icious that NO ONE will guess that you threw it together at the last minute and you, my friend, will be the MVP in the eyes of all your friends and family!  So head on into the kitchen and give this Nacho Supreme a try.

And as always...

Happy Reading, Happy Eating, & Happy Living,
~The Kitchen Wife~