My boys had a hankering for nachos
and Rosie's here to deliver.
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This was a collaborative effort
between Mr. Hawthorne and me, kinda.
He cooked the chicken for the nachos
and I did everything else.
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It's got chicken in there, hamburger meat,
tomatoes, peppers, black olives, black beans,
jalapenos, lettuce, and onion.
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Always check out the meat section for deals.
I found boneless skinless chicken breasts for $2.49/pound.
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The ground beef was reduced to $3.07/pound.
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First, Mr. Hawthorne cut his chicken into strips.
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A little butter and oil action going on.
Look in the back.
Mr. Hawthorne just made Peach Preserves.
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Mr. Hawthorne tends to the chicken strips.
Just a quick sear.
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Rosie's working on the ground beef.
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I seasoned my beef with a little taco seasoning.
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Thanks again, Ange in Wisconson,
for the spices!
xoxoxox
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Nicely browned hamburger.
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Mr. Hawthorne set aside his chicken strips ...
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... and sauteed onion and pepper.
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Next, he added some of his
Salsa Ranchero
which he's been putting on everything -
pasta, omelets, you name it.
It's quite a versatile sauce.
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Mr. Hawthorne put his chicken in a tortilla
and called it a day.
Of course, Rosie ain't through.
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I have an assortment of peppers and tomatoes,
and onion,
some shredded Mexican cheese,
which I generally don't like to use
since it's dried out and doesn't melt properly,
some Pepper Jack cheese, some Mexican Oaxaca cheese,
a can of black olives,
and ...
a
can of black beans.
I know, I know.
It goes against every fiber in my body,
but I used canned beans.
My boys didn't want to wait 40 minutes
for me to cook beans and requested canned.
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This is why I don't like canned beans.
They've been soaking in sludge.
They have a metallic sheen to them.
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I rinsed the beans in water for about 10 minutes
while I started assembling the nachos.
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First, a layer of the Semi-Ho'd pre-shredded dried-out cheese.
Go ahead and stick this in your 350 degree oven to melt.
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Next, I chopped some green pepper and an onion.
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Here's everything for my nachos:
cheese covered nachos
green pepper
onion
sliced black olives
prepared chicken strips
prepared hamburger meat
Oaxaca Mexican cheese
Pepper Jack cheese
black beans
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First I added the pepper and onion.
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Black olives.
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Black beans.
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Chicken half and a hamburger half.
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More grated cheese (Oaxaca and Pepper Jack) on top.
This went into a 350 degree oven until the cheese
was nice and bubbly.
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While the nachos were in the oven,
I chopped tomatoes, shredded lettuce,
and chopped jalapenos.
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This was ready in about 15 minutes.
And it was gone in about 10 minutes.
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I loved all the flavors in here.
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And it's so pretty!
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Enjoy.
Ole!
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