Nachos!

      Hahaha!  Nachos

This may seem like a silly thing to write a recipe for...but here is ours and it was sooooo yummy!!

Buy the best tortilla chips you can.  Preferably from your local mexican market, like El Tapatio!

1/2-1lb. ea.  Ground Beef/Ground Turkey

They each do something for the other! The ground beef helps to flavor the ground turkey, and the ground turkey lightens up the ground beef!) 

In a bowl mix together half of each ground meat.

Chop 1 whole purple onion and saute in a good heavy duty fry pan, or your wok with a little canola oil!! 

Chop 3-4 cloves of garlic.  Add to pan and saute for 1 minute.

(Optional:  Chop and add to the pan 1 jalapeno.  Devein and deseed if desired!) 

Add ground beef/turkey mixture to pan, mix well with onions and garlic.

Brown....seasoning with the following:

Lawrys Garlic Salt;
Onion powder,
Gebhardt Chili powder

Sprinkle each seasoning across the top of the meat and mix it into the meat while in the pan!  Please don't overcook, just til pink is gone!! (Jeff's a stickler about that one!)

Heat tortilla chips on a cookie she and place in a 350 degree oven for about 7-10 minutes. 

Take them out and spread the following over them...

Drained browned ground beef/turkey. 
Drained whole black beans or drained homemade pinto beans. 
1 can of Ortega Chili Peppers, chopped. 
1 Can of sliced Black Olives. 
Any shredded or small chunks of queso fresco cheese you prefer.

Put cookie tray back into oven and heat until cheese is melted.  Take out and place on hot pad directly on table!

(Optional:  Add freshly chopped tomatoes or green onions to top off.  Use your favorite salsa too...we used Jalepeno Tabasco sauce!!  Spicy green goodness!! <3)

Enjoy your Nachos! family style right from the pan.

P.S. Melissa and I shared the pan of Nachos above!  Jeff had his own pan!  hahaha!!!

Blessings!
Luv2u!  Monica's Munchies