One of our mainstays during our busy days (like church or busy shipping seasons) has become our “Nacho Bar.” We pull out “fixins” for our Nachos, including our Nacho-Cheese Dip. Easy, yummy, and FAST! I think you guys will LOVE this easy meal! Here is how we do it:
Ingredients:
Nachos/Tortilla Chips/Fritos (whichever you prefer!)
1 Kraft Velveeta Cheese Block (non-brand is ok)
Ground beef, browned
Rotel diced tomatoes (I highly recommend sticking with Rotel brand for this recipe! It makes a difference!)
Black Olives
Green Olives
Sour Cream
Taco Seasoned Ground Beef
Jalapenos (if you prefer)
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Guacamole
Salsa
Refried beans (if you prefer)
We prepare any of the above goodies that we have on hand. While we are doing so, we also prepare our Nacho Dip (to follow) and Taco Meat (if we want it too). We set out all of our goodies on our food bar in our kitchen. Everyone fixes their nachos with whatever goodies they prefer. Fun, easy, and fast!
I love to make my Nachos with the following goodies layered:
Fritos or Tortillas
Taco seasoned beef
Sour Cream
Olives (I LOVE lots of Olives—black and green!)
Nacho Cheese Dip
More Olives!! (told ya!)
Nacho Cheese Dip—
Kraft Velveeta Cheese Block (Non-brand is ok, but can be a bit runny. Velveeta is nice and creamy. If you use non-brand, be sure that you watch your liquids going into the rest of the mix.)
Ground beef, browned
Rotel diced tomatoes
I cube our Kraft Velveeta Cheese block into small cubes. While I am cubing the cheese, I brown about 1-2 pounds of ground beef. Once cheese is cubed and ground beef is browned, I add a can of Rotel Diced Tomatoes, cheese cubes, and browned ground beef together in a large microwave-able dish. I warm in our microwave, stirring frequently. After the entire mixture is warmed through, the dip is ready to serve with chips (we prefer either Tortilla or Frito Chips).
Note: One of our easy, easy meals just includes the Nacho Cheese Dip and chips. The rest can be added on those nights you want even more!
This is a way cool idea!!! Thanks for the tip, I am going to write this down!!! I have discovered the Mexican Velveeta, works great alone as dip, or it will make FANTASTIC Mac-N-Cheese!
Valerie Neal
mmm… sounds yummy!