I need some tips making beef Nachos?

I did not like the tomatoes. I will drain them next time and get a smaller container. Will put the rest of the dip in the fridge.

Get salsa not tomatoes (not as much liquid), ground beef and taco seasons is a good start.

@Tropical_Willie Thanks. I will look for a small container of extra chunky salsa. Update found some extra chunky mild Pace salsa. For $7. Also some spinach dip.

Add the tomatoes after the meat is browned and after draining, and if you are sodium-conscious, rinse the tomatoes. I chop onion and add to the beef when it’s close to done. I like the onions to be about half done. I don’t use taco mix but add hot sauce or peppers and some spices to the meat mixture, such as cilantro and chili powder, cumin, and a dash of granulated garlic. I don’t want this mixture to be too soupy to spoon over the chips. Once I’ve done that I add the cheese…a lot of cheese… and put in the over for 10 minutes or so. I put bowls of salsa and sour cream on the table.

Tomatoes don’t go in the meat, unless you are making spaghetti sauce !

@Tropical_Willie is correct!!!

@RedDeerGuy1 Just gotta ask…were you making Nachos just because you were in the mood…OR…because it was Nacho day???

So next time, you can get by with maybe 150 grams of beef with a couple jalapeños (seeds removed), browned and all the fat drained off. Skip the sour cream. Heat up some refried beans and pour them over a bed of tortilla chips. Then add the meat and jalapeños, and then top with cheese.

You don’t say what kind of cheese you are using. You can get a package of shredded “Mexican cheeses” that would do wonders.

I’d strain the tomato and serye it at room temp after everything else is done cooking, at the same time that you add the sour cream. Onions are best precooked with the meat, but I prefer the peppers to be fresh too. If your tomatoes lack something, it’s probably freshness. Dicing a tomato is easy, and canned is not so good for fresh eating.

And a pound of meat, like you’ve got there, should stretch to 3 or 4 personal nacho plates.

@LadyMarissa No. Just a fluke.

@Tropical_Willie I put them in with the meat and mix before taking it up and spreading over the chips.

@SnipSnip not nachos !

Spaghetti sauce on chips.

@all Update my first attempt was horrid. I will stick to the Door Dash for my quasidais.

@RedDeerGuy1 – so sorry! What went wrong?

(And a quesadilla has to be the easiest thing to cook next to toast and Kraft dinner. Don’t let food delivery apps drain your potential. You can do this!)

@Smashley I forgot to drain the diced tomatoes. Too much tomato. I will try one more time before Christmas. Maybe tomorrow I will order the parts.

Go with mild salsa @RedDeerGuy1 ! !

Pace Salsa

@all I ordered the quesadilla parts with other groceries now. Will deliver within a hour or or two.

@Tropical_Willie Is too late to change my order. Will have sour cream instead.

@Smashley I will use single mini-tomatos from my fridge, instead of a large can of diced tomatos.

Order is arriving now will see if I am hungry enough to make today or tomorrow.

Thanks @all!

Order arrived. Will cook the hamburger now. Will update soon.

@all Update was ok and filling. Will use half of the taco seasoning packet next time.

Old el paso and 500 grams of extra lean ground beef. One whole small package of shredded cheese, and two soft tacos. Mostly cooked in my electric Frying pan and the tacos in the oven

I have lots of leftovers for five more meals.

$8 for a half kg of beef, $4.25 one old El Paso soft tacos dinner kit, and a small container of shredded cheese $5. And a couple of scoops of sour cream.

Would have cost me $30 to order from door dash.

Will try again later with less taco seasoning.