Mini Taco Nachos

KPD's Note:

Everyone always loves these individual nachos. You can make the meat mixture up ahead of time and store in the fridge in tupperware until ready to use. The meat mixture freezes well too. If you are short on spices, just use a taco packet instead. I often use leftover taco meat that I need to use up.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• ½ lb ground beef
• ½ red onion , diced
• 2 serrano peppers , minced
• 2 teaspoons chili powder (or to taste)
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin (or to taste)
• ¼ teaspoon ground coriander (or to taste)
• ¼ teaspoon dried Mexican oregano (or to taste)
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder (or to taste)
• ¼ teaspoon onion powder (or to taste)
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne (or to taste)
• salt , to taste
• ¼ cup beer
• 1 bunch green onion , sliced
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 (12 ¼ ounce) bag Tostitos Scoops

Directions:

1. Brown ground beef in a large skillet until browned and cooked through. Drain grease if necessary. Add onions and peppers and saute with meat until soft, about 3-5 minutes.
2. Sprinkle seasonings (chili powder, cumin, coriander, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne and salt) on meat mixture. Add beer and stir until mixture is combined and slightly reduced.
3. ***At this point, you could store meat mixture in the fridge until ready to use or allow mixture to cool slightly before starting nacho assembly. ***You could also skip those first 2 steps if you have leftover taco meat!
4. Line baking sheets with aluminum foil that's been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
5. Spread out tortilla chips on baking sheet in rows. (I can usually get about 7 rows of 5 on each baking sheet).
6. Fill each tortilla chip with 1-2 teaspoons of meat mixture. Then top each chip with 1-2 teaspoons of shredded cheese. Finally, sprinkle green onions on top of cheese.
7. Bake at 375 degrees for 5-7 minutes.
8. Serve with salsa, guacamole, sour cream and/or hot sauce!

Reviews

[Luke Warm]

I have been making these for as long as I can remember. I also put the meat on, then refried beans, one slice of olive, placing a small peice of jalapeno inside the olive, on top of that I place a small peice of tomato. After all that I top them of with a drizzle of velveta sauce, then finishing them with some grated chedder cheese. Pop these bad boys in the oven at 400 degrees for 5 minuets. I always make about 50-60 of these. It takes awile but so worth it. As for them getting soggy, they do. I keep the ones I don't eat in the fridge, and pop them in the oven, they crisp up nicely.

[Mommy2two]

I made these a few nights ago for my DS (5 years old) who is very picky and he loved them! I also loved them--they were good straight out of the oven, and they were also good while I was cleaning up the kitchen a few hours later. I did use taco seasoning because I was out of cumin and coriander. I took leftovers for lunch the next day, and while the flavor was still good, the chips had gone soft (I should have known they would, but it was worth a try!) I ate these with sour cream and salsa, and my DS loved them with just the meat and cheese. Thanks for such a cute idea!!