Super Bowl Nachos

My favorite team will probably not be in the Superbowl but we'll enjoy these nachos none-the-less. The garnishes listed are just a suggestion, use your imagination! Obviously, beer is the best beverage to go along with this treat!

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• 8  cups tortilla chips, home-made or store bought
• 1⁄2 lb lean ground beef
• 1⁄2 lb chorizo sausage, casing removed (or use 1 lb. ground beef)
• 1  large onion, chopped
•  salt
•  liquid red pepper seasoning (Tabasco)
• 1 (1 -2 lb) can  refried beans
• 1 (4 ounce) can whole green chilies, seeded and chopped
• 2 -3  cups  shredded monterey jack cheese or 2 -3  cups mild cheddar cheese
• 3⁄4 cup  prepared  green taco sauce or 3⁄4 cup  red  taco sauce
• 1  medium avocado, peeled, pitted and coarsely mashed (garnish)
• 1  cup sour cream (garnish)
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped green onion (garnish)
• 1  cup pitted ripe olives (garnish)
• 1  mild red  pickled pepper (garnish)
•  chopped fresh cilantro (garnish)

Directions

1. Crumble beef and sausage into a wide frying pan over medium-high heat; add onion and cook, stirring to break up meat, until meat is lightly browned.
2. Spoon off fat; season to taste with salt and hot pepper seasoning.
3. Spread beans in a shallow 10x15-inch baking pan or oven proof dish.
4. Top evenly with meat mixture, sprinkle with chiles and cheese, then drizzle with taco sauce.
5. Bake, uncovered, in a 400° oven for 20-25 minutes or until very hot throughout.
6. Meanwhile, prepare garnishes of your choice.
7. Remove pan from oven and quickly garnish, mounding avocado and sour cream in the center, and adding other garnishes as desired.
8. Quickly tuck tortilla chips around edges of bean mixture and serve immediately.
9. If desired, keep platter hot on an electric warming tray.