Spicy Nachos Recipes

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the beef, onions and green peppers over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking meat into crumbles; drain. Stir in the tomatoes, beans, corn, tomato sauce and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes (mixture will be thin). , In each of 2 greased 13x9-in. baking dishes, layer 5 cups of chips and 4-2/3 cups of meat mixture. Repeat layers. Top each with 4 cups of chips and 2 cups of cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° until golden brown, for 20-25 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat coconut oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place onion in skillet and cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook another minute.
• Stir in lentils, broth, chili powder, cumin, and oregano. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Combine black beans and corn in a saucepan (if using canned beans and corn, drain first). Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through about 8 minutes.
• Spread tortilla chips on a serving platter. Spoon a layer of lentils on the chips, then a layer of black beans and corn, and then salsa. Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Serve while still warm.

Steps:

• Pour the 2 tablespoons vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat on medium heat for 2 minutes or until pan is warm.
• Add Chicken breasts to pan and add salt and pepper to your taste, cook chicken thoroughly so there is no pink in the middle of the breast.
• Once the chicken is thoroughly cooked preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and cut the breasts into very small chunks.
• Optional Step: Once they are in small chunks if you want a better appearances, take to forks and stick the tines of one fork into the the other fork so they form an X shape over each piece of chicken and then spread the forks apart, this should basically'shred' the chicken into tiny little strips.
• Once your chicken is cut/shredded place the chicken back into the frying pan (still on medium) and let it warm again, once the pan is warm stir in the package of taco seasoning with 2/3 cups of water (as directed by the package).
• If you like hot nachos, put in some cayenne pepper (to taste) as well, careful though, it gets spicy quick.
• While the excess water is boiling off of the pan layer a cookie sheet with Tostitos (I also put a layer of aluminum foil under the chips so that all the extra melted cheese doesn't stick to the pan and create a huge hassle to clean later).
• Once your pan is layered with chips, spread half the bag of chedder cheese onto the chips.
• Now take the chicken out of the pan and layer it over the chips evenly.
• Next put the rest of the bag of cheese over the nachos.
• Now place this in the oven for up to 10 minutes, it might take less, just take it out when the cheese is melted.
• Now feel free to add whatever you like to your nachos, in my case it is all the ingredients above that are listed as optional, this should make a great appetizer or even a full meal, kids seem to love it.

Steps:

• To prepare chicken, in a cup combine cumin, oregano, salt. coriander and red pepper. Sprinkle spice mixture on both sides of chicken.
• In 10-inch skillet over medium heat, add olive oil. Once oil is hot, cook chicken for 6 minutes or until no longer pink, turning once. If using chicken thighs, cook for 12 to 15 minutes or until tender and no longer pink, turning occasionally. Cool slightly, shred, and set aside.
• To prepare the bean topping, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, add olive oil. Once oil is hot, cook garlic and onion 5 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Add beans and picante sauce; heat through. With fork or potato masher, coarsely mash beans; set aside.
• To prepare the corn chips, heat oven to 400 degrees. Arrange corn tortillas on a large cookie sheet, overlapping slightly to fit. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until crisp. Cool slightly.
• Arrange corn chips on a large oven-proof serving plate or in a large shallow baking dish. Spoon some bean topping on each com chip. Top with shredded chicken and cheddar cheese. Drizzle with picante sauce. Return to oven and bake 5 minutes or until heated through.
• Sprinkle with coriander.

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• For salsa: In a bowl stir together mango, sweet pepper, onion, and chile pepper; set aside.
• In a large bowl stir together brown sugar and jerk seasoning.
• Add shrimp and toss to coat.
• Coat a grill pan or large skillet with cooking spray.
• Heat over medium-high heat.
• Add half the shrimp at a time to the pan.
• Cook for 1 to 2 minutes each side or until shrimp are opaque.
• Remove and set aside.
• If desired, coarsely chop shrimp.
• Spread tortilla chips on a broiler-safe platter or baking sheet.
• Top with shrimp and salsa.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Broil 4 inches from heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees.
• For the beans: Pulse ingredients in food processor until smooth. Transfer to bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
• For the beef: Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Cook onion until softened, about 4 minutes. Add garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and salt and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add beef and cook, breaking meat into small bits with wooden spoon and scraping pan bottom to prevent scorching, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste, sugar, chile, and adobo sauce and cook until paste begins to darken, about 1 minute. Add water, bring to simmer, and cook over medium-low until mixture is nearly dry, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in lime juice and transfer mixture to plate lined with several layers of paper towels. Use more paper towels to blot up excess grease.
• To assemble: Spread half of chips on large serving platter or 13 by 9-inch baking dish. Dollop half of bean mixture over chips, then spread evenly. Scatter half of beef mixture over beans, top with 2 cups cheese and half of jalapeños. Repeat with remaining chips, beans, beef, cheese, and jalapeños. Bake until cheese is melted and just beginning to brown, 12 to 14 minutes. Serve with salsa and other suggested garnishes.