Giant Nachos vs Giant Nachos – JP & Julia
You’d think there wouldn’t be a debate over nachos, but there is. See two separate recipes in the eyes of JP & Julia and vote on which one you’d rather eat. Just for scale these are giant, but practical, feasible and functionally serve as one of the best shareable dishes you could ever bring to any party.
I'm a simple person and movie theater nachos are straight to the point delicious. Nacho cheese and chips. They always skimp on the cheese tho so when you make it at home, simply quadruple the recipe and you should have the adequate amount of cheese per chip ratio.
Grate or cube 16 oz of Sharp Cheddar Cheese and set aside for later
Melt ½ stick of butter in sauce pan completely
Add in ¼ Cup All Purpose flour and whisk on medium low heat until flour is cooked down
Add 2 Cups of Milk and bring to a boil
Reduce heat and add grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Slat & Cayenne Pepper
Stir until well combined and leave on a simmer until ready to serve
Dunk your Tostada into the Nacho Cheese Sauce and watch your favorite movie
Bring a napkin
Huge nacho chips piled high with Mexican seasoned beef, cheese, and topped off with fresh made pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, and cilantro. How could you ask for anything more?
Serves 1
Preheat your oven to 350°
Prep Mexican Seasoning Blend by stirring together the seasonings.
Prep Pico De Gallo by cutting your tomatoes into a dice, finely dicing your jalapeno, mincing your onion, stemming and chopping your cilantro. Then mix together all your ingredients and set aside.
Cut circular tortillas into triangles and place in a bowl. Toss with olive oil.
Bake in oven for 10 minutes flipping halfway through until golden brown. Repeat for all tortillas until complete.
Brown beef by placing 1 tsp oil in a saute pan until hot, then your beef. Cook through and drain excess juices. Add 2 tbsp Mexican seasoning with 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil then turn the heat down and let simmer covered for 20 minutes.
Build your nachos in a baking tray in layers starting with some giant chips, beef, and cheese, repeat until all meat and tortillas are used.
Bake in oven until cheese is melted about 10 minutes.
Top your nachos off with fresh pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, and chopped fresh cilantro.
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