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Ripper Beef Nachos

HB-3765 · Hand-built original · Tex-Mex

Ripper Beef Nachos — the dish itself.
Served with its “pairs well with” suggestions: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans.

Ripper Beef Nachos is a Tex-Mex dinner, game day, party centred on beef. It combines olive oil, garlic cloves, onion for a straightforward, balanced result.

Tex-MexDinner, Game Day, Party35 minServes 8534 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

Servings:8quantities adjust to match

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp each onion powder, dried oregano, salt
  • 2 tsp each dried cumin powder
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 14 oz corn chips
  • 2 cups grated cheese
  • 1 quantity Nachos Cheese Sauce
  • Sliced scallions / shallots
  • 1 quantity Proper Guacamole
  • 1 quantity Pico de Gallo
  • Sour cream

Method

  1. Prepare the olive oil, garlic cloves and onion.
  2. Heat a pan or pot over medium heat and add oil or butter.
  3. Add the garlic cloves and cook, stirring, until softened.
  4. Add the olive oil and the remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
  5. Cook at 350F for 2 minutes until cooked through.
  6. Serve hot.

Prep: 20 min · Cook: 15 min · Total: 35 min

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

534 kcalCalories
20.8 gProtein
29.7 gCarbs
37.9 gFat
11.4 gSaturates
2.2 gFibre
0.5 gSugars
489 mgSodium
65 mgCholesterol
268 mgPotassium
326 mgCalcium
1.8 mgIron
1 servingServing

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data

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