Rachael Ray Super Nachos - All Natural (Not Velveeta)

Submitted by mikey ev

"These nachos look like the real deal - no processed cheese or funky ingredients. **For chips Rachael Ray says: 2 bags of corn tortilla chips in 2 colors or different flavors, such as blue corn, red corn, yellow corn, lime flavored, chili flavored or black bean chips - we like the Archer Farms Corn Chips (from Target)."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 25
• Yields: 4 entrees
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Pico de Gallo Salsa

• 4 vine ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped, for medium to hot heat level
• 1 small white onion, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup cilantro leaf, finely chopped (substitute parsley if cilantro is not to your liking)
• salt

• Beef and Beans Topping

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dark chili powder
• 1 1⁄2 ground cumin, half a palmful
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper sauce, giving you medium to hot heat level
• 1 (14 ounce) can black beans, 15 ounces, drained

• Cheese Sauce

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• 3⁄4 lb monterey jack pepper cheese, shredded, about 2 1/2 cups

• Additional toppings to choose from

• sour cream
• chopped scallion
• chopped black olives
• diced pimento
• sliced avocado, dressed with lemon juice
• hot pepper, sauces

directions

1. Arrange a mixture of 2 varieties of corn chips on a very large platter or use your broiler pan as a platter.
2. Combine salsa ingredients in a bowl and set aside for flavors to marry.
3. Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add oil, garlic, onion and peppers to the pan and sauté 2 minutes, then add meat and crumble with wooden spoon. Season meat with salt, chili powder, cumin and cayenne pepper sauce. Cook meat 5 minutes, then stir in beans and reduce heat to low.
4. In a medium sauce pot, melt butter and add flour to it. Cook flour and butter 1 to 2 minutes over moderate heat, then whisk in milk. When milk comes to a bubble, stir in cheese with a wooden spoon. Remove cheese sauce from the heat.
5. Pour cheese sauce evenly over the massive spread of chips and top evenly with beef and beans and the pico de gallo. UBER NACHOS! Serve immediately as is or, garnish with your choice of extra toppings from the toppings list.