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Bacon nachos with cheese sauce

Rustle up these bacon nachos with a gooey cheese sauce topping. Ready in just 20 minutes, they're perfect for a quick party snack or big sporting event.

  • Ingreadient
  • For the cheese sauce:
    • 100g mature cheddar, grated
    • 50g red leicester, grated
    • 1 tbsp cornflour
    • 300ml whipping cream
    • 1-2 tbsp maple syrup
    • a few drops hot sauce
    For the nachos:
    • 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon
    • 200g plain tortilla chips
    • 3 spring onions, finely sliced
    • 1 jalapeno chilli, sliced (optional)
    • handful coriander leaves
    • soured cream, to serve

Direction

  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.
  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.