Super Bowl Nachos

Ingredients

• 8 cups tortilla chips, home-made or store bought
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb chorizo sausage, casing removed (or use 1 lb. ground beef)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• salt
• liquid red pepper seasoning (Tabasco)

• 1 (1-2 lb) can refried beans

• 1 (4 ounce) can whole green chilies, seeded and chopped
• 2-3 cups shredded monterey jack cheese or mild cheddar cheese
• 3/4 cup prepared green taco sauce or red taco sauce
• 1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted and coarsely mashed (garnish)
• 1 cup sour cream (garnish)
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion (garnish)
• 1 cup pitted ripe olives (garnish)
• 1 mild red pickled pepper (garnish)
• chopped fresh cilantro (garnish)

Directions

1. 1

   Crumble beef and sausage into a wide frying pan over medium-high heat; add onion and cook, stirring to break up meat, until meat is lightly browned.

2. 2

   Spoon off fat; season to taste with salt and hot pepper seasoning.

3. 3

   Spread beans in a shallow 10x15-inch baking pan or oven proof dish.

4. 4

   Top evenly with meat mixture, sprinkle with chiles and cheese, then drizzle with taco sauce.

5. 5

   Bake, uncovered, in a 400° oven for 20-25 minutes or until very hot throughout.

6. 6

   Meanwhile, prepare garnishes of your choice.

7. 7

   Remove pan from oven and quickly garnish, mounding avocado and sour cream in the center, and adding other garnishes as desired.

8. 8

   Quickly tuck tortilla chips around edges of bean mixture and serve immediately.

9. 9

   If desired, keep platter hot on an electric warming tray.