Nachos for Dinner? Yes, Please!

This recipe is easy to follow and makes a fun dinner for those nights when you don’t have time to cook something elaborate.

You don’t even need to leave the house to have delicious nachos. Steve Klise/TNS

Who says nachos can’t be dinner? When they’re loaded with seasoned ground beef and pickled jalapeños, they’re sure to be plenty filling.

We made a simple microwave cheese sauce, so you don’t even need to turn on your oven to make these easy nachos.

Ground Beef Nachos With Sweet Pickled Jalapeños

Serves 4

• 4 jalapeño chiles, stemmed and sliced thin
• 1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar, divided
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt, divided
• 1/2 cup ice plus 3/4 cup water
• 1 pound 85 percent lean ground beef
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 12 ounces American cheese, chopped coarse
• 3/4 cup whole milk
• 1 tablespoon minced canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce
• 12 ounces tortilla chips

Bring jalapeños, 1/4 cup sugar, vinegar, and 1 teaspoon salt to boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until jalapeños are just softened, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a heatproof bowl and stir in ice. Refrigerate until needed.