Crunch Time is Any Time

What drives you to order finger food? Celebrating a special occasion, hunger and wanting to try something new… The number one factor is simply the fun of sharing with friends – did someone say nachos?

Makin’ it Simple

Follow these easy steps to make NACHOS! And if you’re feeling brave, why not try your very own salsa?! These recipes can be adjusted in any way to suit your tastes. Pasilla, ancho, guajillo, serrano, and chili arbol are the recommended chili peppers for salsa roja, but any will do! And if you happen to like your salsa volcano hot, add some of the seeds from the pepper!Salsa Roja

1 – 28 oz can of diced tomatoes

1 finely diced chili pepper (stems, ribs, seeds removed)

2 chopped green onions

1 minced clove of garlic

1/2 cup of fresh chopped cilantro

Juice of a lime

Salt/pepper/oregano/cumin (optional, to taste)

Combine all of the ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Let it sit for an hour to combine the flavours. Serve with tortilla chips, tacos, burritos, or black beans. Refrigerate unused portion. Will keep for several days.Nachos Canadianos

• 1 – 14 oz bag of golden Tortilla chips
• 3 cups Canadian cheddar cheese
• Pickled, sliced Jalapeno peppers
• 1 diced fresh tomato
• 2 sliced green onions
• 1/4 cup of real bacon bits

Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange a layer of tortilla chips in a shallow baking pan. Sprinkle the cheese, peppers, tomatoes, onions, and bacon bits over the chips. Create a second and third layer, doing the same steps. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Serve with salsa, sour cream and guacamole on the side.

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Nachos for dummies? If lists of ingredients and numbered instructions leave you puzzled, check out this simple, step-by-step YouTube video for an alternate recipe.Nachos aren’t just a tasty snack! Thanks to Disney, Nachos can be a fun web game! Help Bueno Rufus fill orders at a fast food restaurant. Click here to play online.

Have you ever wondered when, or where nachos were invented?

Ignacio Anaya, nicknamed Nacho, first invented nachos in 1943, while he was working in a restaurant in Piedras Negras, Mexico.When a group of 10-12 patrons were waiting and the cook was nowhere be found, Anaya decided to take matters into his own hands.He grated some cheese, sprinkled it over tortilla chips and then put them under a broiler, then put on a slice of jalapeno pepper.

A fried tostado. Yellow cheese. A slice of jalapeno.

So simple. So delicious. So monumental.

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