Homemade Nachos

Here is what google says about the cheese:

A Monterey Jack cheese will have the oozy-melty quality sought after in the best nachos, while a standard sharp cheddar will offer a little tang.

Are you trying to do it in the microwave at home?

The cheese melts better in the oven or on a grill.

Shred your own cheese. I do a combo of pepper jack and medium cheddar, 1 cup in total. Melt 2 tbsp butter over medium low heat. Once melted, add in 2 tbsp flour (I used GF). Stir constantly and cook for 1-2 min. I like mine to get golden brown. Slowly pour in 1 cup cold milk and whisk until thick. Add in the 1 cup cheese. Mix well until all melted and combined. I then turn off the heat and add in pepper, cumin, my favorite salsa, and lime juice to taste.

I’m definitely making nachos for dinner tonight! 🤣😘

I feel like people are talking about two different things.

Here, chips and queso is a completely different thing than nachos.

I like to mix Doritos and Tostitos on a cookie sheet and then top with seasoned beef mixed with refried beans and cheese. Then once out of the oven, onions, salsa, guac, jalapenos, lettuce, and sour cream. (For the record, i top different sections with the toppings each person likes.)

I dont like queso, so I use shredded cheese, but I usually have some purchased queso for DH.

Eww, no, don’t like that 😝

I was actually thinking about asking this as well! I want to make “nachos” with bell peppers as the chips (and some regular chips as well). Was wondering about the cheese and how long to bake.

We always build our nachos individually on our plates. We put tortilla chips in a single layer, then put on whatever our meat is (I do the meatless crumbles stuff) then put cheese on it. Melt in microwave for 40-50 seconds. Then we add whatever toppings we like (black beans, corn, tomatoes, whatever you want). I put the sour cream in a piping bag and put it on in ribbons so each nacho gets the same amount of sour cream. Then I top with chopped scallions.

If we had a lot of people eating nachos, we put the tortilla chips, meat and cheese on a cookie sheet and melt in the oven all at once. then everyone builds their own nachos.

I didn’t know that, but it makes sense, thank you. I buy it shredded and freeze it in small amounts because I go through so little cheese. It can take my 6 months to go through an 8oz package. Next time I’ll think about buying a small block instead and freezing in smaller amounts.

Wow, I go through 8 ounces in a week just myself (at least!)

There's many a restaurant that does those with homemade chips. Bacon, blue cheese, blue cheese dressing, scallions.... yum.