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    Last Modified: Aug 7, 2022 by Tara Ziegmont 11 Comments

    Sausage, Bean, and Cheese Nachos

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    A few months ago, I subscribed to Martha Stewart's Everyday Food magazine.

    I rarely pay for magazine subscriptions, but I paid for this one.

    I thought it would be nice to flip through each month, and I knew in advance that the recipes would use everyday ingredients.

    I thought my recipe repertoire could use some expanding.

    You know, beyond the 39 cookbooks in the kitchen that I never open.

    I found the following recipe (written by Emeril Lagasse) in the January/February issue. It's not the most healthy food, but I've made some adjustments to improve that.

    Have a Nacho Picnic

    I think these nachos would be really nice for a special weeknight treat. Wouldn't it be fun to serve this on the floor of the living room or outside on the back porch? A living room picnic or a backyard picnic, complete with a salad and some iced tea would be a perfect mid-week siesta.

    Enlist Your Kids

    Get the kids to help prepare these nachos! Grace is almost 3, and I can see a lot of steps that she'd be able to do. I marked them below.

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    sausage cheese bean nachos

    Sausage, Bean, and Cheese Nachos

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    Servings 8

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 pounds fresh pork sausage casings removed, crumbled (the original recipe, calls for hot sausage, but I don't think Grace would eat that. We used turkey sausage instead. It has less fat.)
    • 4 scallions chopped, green and white parts separated
    • 2 cloves garlic pressed
    • 2 15-oz cans black beans rinsed and drained
    • ¾ cups low sodium chicken broth or water
    • ½ teaspoon chili powder
    • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
    • ¼ teaspoon coarse salt
    • slices jalapeno optional
    • 12 ounces large tortilla chips we baked our own tortilla chips for a much healthier option
    • 3 ounces grated pepper jack sharp cheddar, or a combination
    • salsa sour cream, and guacamole, for serving

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 450.
    • Heat a large skillet over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, breaking apart with a wooden spoon, until sausage is cooked and fat is rendered (meaning that the fat has separated from the meat), about 5 minutes.
    • Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage to paper towels to drain off any remaining fat.
    • Add scallion whites and garlic to the skillet. Cook until fragrant and soft, about 20 seconds. Stir in beans and cook 1 minute. Add broth, spices, and jalapenos (if using). With a potato masher or the back of a spoon, mash beans until they are "chunky-smooth." (That's Emeril's term, not mine.)
    • Reduce heat to medium, and cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
    • Assist your small person in spreading half of the tortilla chips in the bottom of a large baking dish. Top with half of the beans, half of the sausage, and allow your helper to sprinkle on half of the cheese. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
    • Bake until cheese melts and nachos are hot, about 5 minutes.
    • Assist your helper in sprinkling scallion greens over the nachos.
    • Serve with sour cream and salsa.
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    1. Lynnskitadv says

      May 11, 2010 at 2:44 am

      I have made this same basic recipe by Emeril and my family loves it.

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    2. SweetsLady says

      May 11, 2010 at 2:23 pm

      Yum! I'm going to have to put this on a SONday night menu. We love doing things like this!

      Thank you for sharing!
      Sherry

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    3. givinguponperfect says

      May 11, 2010 at 3:25 pm

      I LOVE nachos! Of course, the sausage here would do me in, but I'm betting I could make it with ground beef, too! 🙂

      Reply
    4. secretagentmama says

      May 11, 2010 at 4:09 pm

      Oh. Yum. Yum. Yum!

      Reply
    5. Adriennevh says

      May 11, 2010 at 5:56 pm

      Have you ever tried Soy Chorizo? It is amazingly similar in taste to regular chorizo, my son the vegetarian uses it often and makes a dish just like this one.

      Reply
    6. FeelsLikeHomeBlog says

      May 12, 2010 at 12:14 am

      I haven't, but I would love it. I was a vegetarian for years, and I like a lot of the meat substitutes.

      Reply
    7. Robyn's Online World says

      May 12, 2010 at 1:39 am

      T has asked me multiple times to have nachos for dinner and we never have. I like this recipe as it doesn't have a big heavy cheese sauce on it - while those cheese sauces taste good, I know they aren't great for us.

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    8. April Harris says

      May 14, 2010 at 2:54 pm

      These sound very, very yummy! Great family food!!

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    9. SweetsLady says

      June 03, 2010 at 2:37 pm

      I made this just this past weekend. It was delish! 😀 Thank you for posting it!

      Reply

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