In today’s post I will show you a quick & easy recipe for delicious baked nachos or tortilla chips with tomato salsa. The nachos are topped with a Mexican-seasoned minced meat mixture and then baked in the oven to gratinate. Have fun cooking at home!
Cooked/Baked today: Baked Nachos with Tomato Salsa
Difficulty: Easy – Medium
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Category: Lunch Recipes, Party Recipes, Fast Food, Quick Cuisine, Tex Mex Recipes, Recipes with Meat
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Baked Nachos with Tomato Salsa
Baked Nachos with Tomato Salsa
Ingredients for 1 sheet Baked Nachos:
…for the tomato salsa:
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 spring onion
- ½ lime
- 1 hand parsley
- 1 small clove garlic
- Olive oil
- Sugar
- Salt & pepper
…for the nachos:
- 150 grams nachos (chili flavor)
- 200 grams minced beef
- ½ onion
- 3 tablespoons corn
- 3 tablespoons kidney beans
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika powder (noblesweet)
- 125 grams grated cheddar cheese
- Salt & pepper
Kitchen Helper/Gadgets:
- Bowl to stir together the tomato salsa
- Garlic press
- Large pan
- Spatula
- Baking sheet
- Baking paper
Instructions:
…preparations for the tomato salsa:
Cut 2 tomatoes into small cubes. Finely chop parsley. Cut spring onion into small rolls.
…for the tomato salsa:
In a bowl stir together tomato cubes, spring onions and parsley with 1 pressed clove of garlic, the juice of ½ lime, a dash of olive oil and a good pinch of salt, pepper & sugar, mix well, then set aside until serving.
…for the minced beef:
Peel ½ onion and cut into fine strips. Heat up a large pan adding a dash of olive oil and fry the onion strips for about 1 – 2 minutes over medium heat until glassy, stirring occasionally. As soon as the onions are glassy, add 200 grams of minced beef and brown for about 5 minutes until the beef is cooked and crumbly.
Reduce the heat and add 3 tablespoons of corn and kidney beans each, season with 1 teaspoon of cumin, ½ teaspoon of paprika powder and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Mix everything well and then remove the pan from the stove.
…for the baked nachos:
Line a baking sheet with baking paper and spread out 150 grams of nachos. Then top the nachos with the minced beef mixture & finally spread over with 125 grams grated cheddar cheese. Give the baking tray into the oven for about 3 – 4 minutes at 200°C (grill function) and bake the nachos until the cheese is melted. Get the nachos out of the oven and serve them along with the tomato salsa.
Bon Appetite!
Video Tutorial:
Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):