Loadedpitanachos Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F (175˚C).
• In a large pot, over medium-high heat, bring lentils, broth, salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and oregano to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 35 minutes.
• Once cooked, mix in the corn and black beans.
• On a baking sheet, place a layer of tortilla chips, followed by the lentil mixture and cheese.
• Add another layer of tortilla chips, lentils, and cheese.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the cheese has melted.
• Top with lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, jalapeños, and guacamole, and cilantro.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Put a large sauté pan with high sides over medium-high heat and add the bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the fat has rendered and the pieces are crisp, about 5 to 7 minutes, then remove the bacon and set aside.
• Add the onions to the bacon fat and sauté, stirring occasionally, until they have softened and started to go brown around the edges, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the ground beef and garlic and cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add the chile powder, cumin, salt, paprika, black pepper, sugar, cornstarch and red pepper flakes and stir to combine and toast the spices. Add enough chicken stock or water to loosen the mixture, and allow it to simmer, uncovered, until the sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 to 6 minutes. (Add a little more stock or water if mixture is too thick.)
• Assemble the nachos on a half sheet pan: Put a layer of tortilla chips on the pan and cover with about 1/3 of the meat sauce, then add about 1/3 of the lettuce, 1/3 of the jalapeños, some avocado slices and a handful of the Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses. Top with more tortilla chips, more meat sauce, more lettuce, jalapeños, avocado and cheese, then make a final layer of chips, meat, bacon, jalapeños, avocado and cheese. Top with crumbled Cotija cheese and slide the sheet pan into the oven to bake until the cheeses have melted through, about 10 to 12 minutes.
• Top cooked nachos with the sliced radishes and tomatoes, and dot the tray with teaspoons of sour cream. Scatter the cilantro over the top and serve, accompanied by limes and hot sauce.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut each round into six wedges; Split each wedge in half and brush inside surface lightly with oil. Place wedges on baking sheet.
• Bake for 5 to 10 minutes or until crisp.
• Combine chili with beans, chiles, flour and hot pepper sauce in medium bowl. Combine sour cream and milk in small bowl. Top baked pita chips with chili mixture, cheese, tomato, olives, green onion and sour cream mixture.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Cut each round into six wedges; Split each wedge in half and brush inside surface lightly with oil. Place wedges on baking sheet. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes or until crisp. Combine chili with beans, chiles, flour and hot pepper sauce in medium bowl. Combine sour cream and milk in small bowl. Top baked pita chips with chili mixture, cheese, tomato, olives, green onion and sour cream mixture. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Makes 12 servings. Estimated Times: Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 30 mins