To Die For Chili Beef Nachos Tasty And Cheap

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 large onion
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 lb minced beef
• 1 tablespoon mild chili powder
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 14 ounces chopped tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon dried herbs
• 7 ounces kidney beans
• 10 fluid ounces beef stock
• 100 g of any cheese (i use a mixture of mozzarella and mild cheddar)
• 100 g tortilla chips
• 2 tablespoons chopped jalapeno peppers (optional)
• sour cream
• salsa

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry chopped onion and garlic for 3-4 minutes.
• 2 add minced beef and cook until browned.
• 3 stir in chili powder and tomato puree and cook for 1-2 minutes, then add chopped tomatoes, drained kidney beans and beef stock. (you can put in salt and pepper at this point but i don't use them because i think that there is plenty of flavouring in the stock cube).
• 4 simmer gently for 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
• 5 put about 1/4 of the chili into a food blender and slightly liquidize the chili.
• 6 put half of the tortilla chips into a baking dish then put half of the liquidized chili mixture over the top then sprinkle over half of the cheese.
• 7 put another layer of tortilla chips followed by the chili beef then the cheese.
• 8 sprinkle with chopped jalapeños.
• 9 bake in the oven for about 10-15 minutes.
• 10 serve with soured cream and salsa.
• 11 enjoy.