In article >, "biig" >
wrote:

> In all my years on this earth, I've never made nachos. Never thought it
> looked like a good dish until we were served a plate at an event and I was
> famished. Today I'm finally going to make some. Got the ground beef, taco
> seasoning, refried beans, and all the fixings except avacodo, which neither
> of us like. I know it's more like an appetizer, but with a couple of ears
> of corn, it'll make a meal for us. Now I'm looking forward to
> supper......Sharon

Nachos can be as simple or as complex as you wish to make them. :-)
The simplest is just refried beans on the bottom covered with corn
chips, then melted cheese.

To me, anything over that approaches "taco salad" status. <g>

Refried beans, ground beef (spiced with taco seasoning or home made
equivalent), chopped tomatoes, shredded lettuce, chopped black olives,
corn chips and a generous amount of cheddar jack shredded cheese.

Sour cream and guacamole as desired. ;-d
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On 07/04/2010 12:22 AM, Omelet wrote:
> In >, >
> wrote:
>
>> In all my years on this earth, I've never made nachos. Never thought it
>> looked like a good dish until we were served a plate at an event and I was
>> famished. Today I'm finally going to make some. Got the ground beef, taco
>> seasoning, refried beans, and all the fixings except avacodo, which neither
>> of us like. I know it's more like an appetizer, but with a couple of ears
>> of corn, it'll make a meal for us. Now I'm looking forward to
>> supper......Sharon
>
> Nachos can be as simple or as complex as you wish to make them. :-)
> The simplest is just refried beans on the bottom covered with corn
> chips, then melted cheese.

Nope, the simplest is corn chips and cheese. Yum.

But I almost don't want them if there's not something tangy to go with
that (salsa and/or guacamole and/or sour cream, or just dice tomato and
onion).

Serene

>>
>> Nachos can be as simple or as complex as you wish to make them. :-)
>> The simplest is just refried beans on the bottom covered with corn
>> chips, then melted cheese.
>
> Nope, the simplest is corn chips and cheese. Yum.
>
> But I almost don't want them if there's not something tangy to go with
> that (salsa and/or guacamole and/or sour cream, or just dice tomato and
> onion).
>
> Serene

We wanted it to be a meal instead of a snack, so I used ground beef
with taco seasoning. It was a hit, and that's the important thing. Hubby
is easy to please and when he asked me to make it, I wanted to replicate
what we had last weekend. Now he wants it again sometime soon. If we were
snackers, I would simplify it. We are both diabetic and I ate too many
chips with mine and it spiked my blood sugar. Next time I'll be more
careful......Sharon in Canada

Sharon wrote:

> We wanted it to be a meal instead of a snack, so I used ground beef
> with taco seasoning. It was a hit, and that's the important thing. Hubby
> is easy to please and when he asked me to make it, I wanted to replicate
> what we had last weekend. Now he wants it again sometime soon. If we
> were snackers, I would simplify it. We are both diabetic and I ate too
> many chips with mine and it spiked my blood sugar. Next time I'll be more
> careful......Sharon in Canada

Yeah, next time just melt the cheese on the chips, then LOAD the individual
chips down with the taco meat. That way you have a greater meat-to-chip
ratio so your blood sugar won't spike. :-)

Another option would be to get tortilla chips which are extra-thin, but
those can be difficult to find.

Bob

"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
...
> Sharon wrote:
>
>> We wanted it to be a meal instead of a snack, so I used ground beef
>> with taco seasoning. It was a hit, and that's the important thing.
>> Hubby
>> is easy to please and when he asked me to make it, I wanted to replicate
>> what we had last weekend. Now he wants it again sometime soon. If we
>> were snackers, I would simplify it. We are both diabetic and I ate too
>> many chips with mine and it spiked my blood sugar. Next time I'll be
>> more
>> careful......Sharon in Canada
>
> Yeah, next time just melt the cheese on the chips, then LOAD the
> individual
> chips down with the taco meat. That way you have a greater meat-to-chip
> ratio so your blood sugar won't spike. :-)
>
> Another option would be to get tortilla chips which are extra-thin, but
> those can be difficult to find.
>
> Bob
>
>
Thanks Bob...it sounds like a plan...........Sharon

On 7/4/2010 4:16 AM, Serene Vannoy wrote:
> On 07/04/2010 12:22 AM, Omelet wrote:
>> In >, >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In all my years on this earth, I've never made nachos. Never thought it
>>> looked like a good dish until we were served a plate at an event and
>>> I was
>>> famished. Today I'm finally going to make some. Got the ground beef,
>>> taco
>>> seasoning, refried beans, and all the fixings except avacodo, which
>>> neither
>>> of us like. I know it's more like an appetizer, but with a couple of
>>> ears
>>> of corn, it'll make a meal for us. Now I'm looking forward to
>>> supper......Sharon
>>
>> Nachos can be as simple or as complex as you wish to make them. :-)
>> The simplest is just refried beans on the bottom covered with corn
>> chips, then melted cheese.
>
> Nope, the simplest is corn chips and cheese. Yum.
>
> But I almost don't want them if there's not something tangy to go with
> that (salsa and/or guacamole and/or sour cream, or just dice tomato and
> onion).

Some of the best I've had were just cheese, chips, and jalapeno slices.
Served in one of the student lounges at UCONN by this Mexican kid,
using the commercial melted-cheese machine that you see in movie
theaters and the like. I dunno what he did to them but he did
_something_--what I never thought to ask and he's long since graduated
and is probably a grandpa by now.


>
> Serene

Serene wrote:

>> Nachos can be as simple or as complex as you wish to make them. :-)
>> The simplest is just refried beans on the bottom covered with corn
>> chips, then melted cheese.
>
> Nope, the simplest is corn chips and cheese. Yum.
>
> But I almost don't want them if there's not something tangy to go with
> that (salsa and/or guacamole and/or sour cream, or just dice tomato and
> onion).

I'm with you. I don't know where Sycophant got the idea that refried beans
is a necessary component of nachos. (Never bought nachos at a sporting
event, that's for sure!) I actually prefer the simplified version with only
tortilla chips and cheese, with a big array of things you can add on at the
table. That way the guacamole and sour cream stay cold, you can go meatless
if you want, you can avoid cilantro if you hate it, and so forth.

Bob

On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:28:52 -0500, Andy > wrote:

> There's a restaurant/brewery/recreation hall in town that serves up a
> plate of nachos grandé with next to everything on it, served on a pizza
> pan and piled up about a mile high. :9 It's one of those ridiculously
> unfinishable food orders unless it's for a party of four. As the cheese
> cools, it becomes a tug-of-war kinda thing.

You're right. Something like that is great to share with friends!

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Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

In article >,
Serene Vannoy > wrote:

> On 07/04/2010 12:22 AM, Omelet wrote:
> > In >, >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> In all my years on this earth, I've never made nachos. Never thought
> >> it
> >> looked like a good dish until we were served a plate at an event and I was
> >> famished. Today I'm finally going to make some. Got the ground beef,
> >> taco
> >> seasoning, refried beans, and all the fixings except avacodo, which
> >> neither
> >> of us like. I know it's more like an appetizer, but with a couple of ears
> >> of corn, it'll make a meal for us. Now I'm looking forward to
> >> supper......Sharon
> >
> > Nachos can be as simple or as complex as you wish to make them. :-)
> > The simplest is just refried beans on the bottom covered with corn
> > chips, then melted cheese.
>
> Nope, the simplest is corn chips and cheese. Yum.

True. <g> But I really personally prefer them with beans. :-)
If I just want cheese and chips, I'll make a chile con queso and use it
as a hot chip dip.

>
> But I almost don't want them if there's not something tangy to go with
> that (salsa and/or guacamole and/or sour cream, or just dice tomato and
> onion).
>
> Serene

Oh yes!
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Regarding the history of nachos, I recall reading something about this
(probably here) so searched up a reference-
http://www.kitchenproject.com/history/Nachos/index.htm

Goomba > wrote in
:

> Regarding the history of nachos, I recall reading something
> about this (probably here) so searched up a reference-
> http://www.kitchenproject.com/history/Nachos/index.htm


Nice article. Thanks.