Italian Nachos

I am a person who loves to cook and I like to try to recreate some of my favorite restaurant dishes. We used to have a great Italian place in town that had these delicious Italian Nachos. Lucky for me my husband was a kitchen manager at this restaurant and knew the recipes. Now this recipe is not exactly the recipe they used but we have tweaked it to our liking.

You start by frying the Wonton chips. I like to cut the wrappers diagonally to make them a little easier to eat. I am fortunate enough to work at a restaurant where I can fry the chips but it’s just as easy to do at home. You will want to get a small fryer or cast iron skillet filled with canola oil and heat it to 350 degrees. You only want them to get very light brown on the edges otherwise they will be burnt when you take them out. This usually takes less than a minute.

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Next you will want to cook your Italian sausage and place on a paper towel to drain any excess grease. Then you will make your Asiago cream sauce. Place butter and onion in a small sauce pan and cook onions down. Then add your garlic. Next add your cream and heat through. Finally, add the Asiago cheese and stir in until melted and thickened. Remove from heat and set aside.

Place your chips on a cookie sheet. Pile on your sausage, sauce, mozzarella cheese and red onion. Place in a 350 degree oven for 5-8 minutes or until the mozzarella has melted. Plate the nachos and enjoy!

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Italian Nachos

Ingredients:

• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 4 Tbs butter
• 3 Tbs diced onion
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup finely shredded Asiago cheese
• 1/3 lb Italian sausage
• 1/4 cup diced red onion
• Fried Won Ton chips
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Cook Italian sausage, place on paper towel
• Place butter and onions in a small sauce pan and simmer until onions are softened. Add in garlic.
• Slowly add cream. Reduce heat to keep from scorching. Continuously stir then add Asiago cheese. Remove from heat
• Place chips on a cookie sheet and top with sausage, rest of red onion, cream sauce and then mozzarella.
• Place in oven for 5-8 minutes.

These nachos are great for tons of occasions. I hope you enjoy them!

-Cristie