Bacon nachos with cheese sauce

Name: Bacon nachos with cheese sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 100g mature cheddar grated; 50g Red Leicester grated; 1 tbsp cornflour; 300 ml whipping cream; 1 tbsp maple syrup; 3 drops hot sauce; 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon; 200g plain tortilla chips; 3 spring onions finely chopped; 1 jalapeño chilli sliced optional; Coriander leaves; Soured cream to serve

2 steps

Prep:5minCook:15min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:00:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories363.3 kcal (18%)

Total Fat27.4 g (39%)

Carbs21.2 g (8%)

Sugars3.1 g (3%)

Protein9.6 g (19%)

Sodium402.8 mg (20%)

Fiber1.5 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

For the cheddar sauce:

100gmature cheddar grated

50gRed Leicester grated

1 Tbspcornflour

300mlwhipping cream

1 Tbspmaple syrup

3 dropshot sauce

For the nachos:

6 rasherssmoked streaky bacon

200gplain tortilla chips

Instructions

Step 1

Stir the cheeses, cornflour, cream and 1 tbsp maple syrup in a saucepan over a low heat. Continue stirring – it may split or look lumpy but will eventually come together. Season with the hot sauce and a little more maple syrup to taste. Keep warm to prevent it setting quickly.

cornflour1 Tbsp

whipping cream300ml

maple syrup1 Tbsp

Step 2

Grill the bacon until very crisp, and warm the tortilla chips on the shelf below in the oven. Heap the chips onto a platter and pour over the cheese sauce. Break the bacon into small pieces and sprinkle over, followed by the spring onions, jalapeño (if using) and coriander.