Hungry for a delicious pile of nachos con carne?  Look no further!  This recipe feeds 2-4 people and is a great snack with a group of friends or an appetizer for game night.  

What you will need:

1/2 lb Ground beef (you can also use ground turkey)

1 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Dried minced onion

1/8 tsp paprika

2 TBS water

10 large corn tortilla chips

1/2 Cup refried beans (or black if you prefer healthier)

1 ½ Cups shredded Cheddar cheese

1/2 Cup shredded Monterey jack cheese

1/4 Cup diced onion

1 large green or red jalapeno pepper, sliced

Extra Dipping Ingredients:

Sour Cream

Guacamole

Salsa

Preheat your oven to 375° F degrees.

In a skillet over medium heat brown your ground beef (or turkey).  Use a spatula to crumble your meat into small pieces as it cooks.  When the meat is fully cooked (no pink), drain the grease.  Add the chili powder, salt, dried onion, paprika, and water.  Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.

Heat the refried or black beans in a sauce pan on low heat.  Mix the cheddar and Monterey jack cheeses together in a small bowl.  Arrange the tortilla chips on a baking sheet or an oven safe ceramic plate.  Spread 1 TBS of refried beans or black beans on each chip.  Sprinkle a couple of TBS of ground spiced meat onto each chip.  Carefully pile a small handful of cheese on each chip.  Sprinkle a tad bit of diced onions over the cheese.  And for the “cherry”, place a slice of jalapeño on top of each chip.

Bake the chips for 8 to 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted.  Serve with your choice of sour cream, guacamole or salsa on the side.

Enjoy this delicious appetizer!

Note - If you are making this delicious appetizer for guests, you may want to place it on bright orange, blue, red or yellow plates and serve each chip as an individual appetizer.  You can make it over 10 individual chips as stated above, or you can also add more chips and spread the ingredients over in kind of a messy nacho way and people can eat the chips as finger food.  This may be better for a more relaxed environment, and the individual chips for a party type environment.  Either way, individual or messy, these Nachos con Carne are a great hit!