{"id":75,"date":"2018-03-03T00:56:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T00:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/?p=75"},"modified":"2018-03-03T00:56:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T00:56:20","slug":"nachos-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/2018\/03\/03\/nachos-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Nachos for everyone!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wasn\u2019t sure about this week\u2019s recipe for a lot of reasons.<\/p>\n<p>First, are they nachos or chilaquiles? Second, I wasn\u2019t following any real recipe, so I had no idea the amounts to use or how long to bake it. And that meant I had no idea if it would turn out well.<\/p>\n<p>So, it was a good thing I decided to try it out on some friends.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-76\" src=\"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nachos1-300x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nachos1-300x267.jpg 300w, http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nachos1-768x683.jpg 768w, http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nachos1-1024x911.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nachos1.jpg 1975w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sheet pan nachos ingredients.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the name, eh, whatever.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, it was too easy to fail, and they turned out great. Frankly, I think part of the reason there\u2019s no recipe for sheet pan nachos &#8212; or no need for one anyway &#8212; is it\u2019s all about what you like best. I even saved a little side to be onion-free so my onion-hating friend could still enjoy this snack.<\/p>\n<p>That means that while I will lay out below what I did to make this treat for friends, there\u2019s no reason you have to do the same thing. For instance, I used fake beef seasoned with taco seasoning, but you could use shredded chicken or skip the meat altogether.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_77\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-77\" src=\"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nachos2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nachos2-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nachos2-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nachos2.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-77\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yummy loaded nachos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019d say the recipe below offers a good guide on how much of each item to add, but again, maybe you don\u2019t like cheese as much as me or you\u2019re another onion-hater. So, you do you, but in case you have the same tastes as me, here\u2019s what I did:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 (15 oz) party-size bag tortilla chips<\/li>\n<li>1 lb. prepared and seasoned taco meat (1 lb. meat of your choice and 1 package of taco seasoning of your choice)<\/li>\n<li>1 onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>1 green pepper, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 (15 oz) cans black refried beans<\/li>\n<li>1 (16 oz) jar salsa<\/li>\n<li>3 c. shredded Mexican cheese.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heat oven to 350 degrees. Meanwhile, spread the tortilla chips onto a large sheet pan with sides (about 15 \u00bd x 12 inches). Full disclosure, I reserved some of the chips so I could use those to scoop up any extra food left behind, but you can spread them all.<\/p>\n<p>Top with the beans, meat, peppers and onions, salsa, and finally top with the cheese.<\/p>\n<p>Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the other ingredients are warm. Let cool slightly and enjoy with friends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wasn\u2019t sure about this week\u2019s recipe for a lot of reasons. First, are they nachos or chilaquiles? Second, I wasn\u2019t following any real recipe, so I had no idea the amounts to use or how long to bake it. And that meant I had no idea if it would turn out well. So, it &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/2018\/03\/03\/nachos-for-everyone\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Nachos for everyone!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,11,42,17],"tags":[20,44,43,46,45],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79,"href":"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions\/79"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/christiniacrippes.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}