loaded nachos

Smothered tortilla chips

Loaded nachos are tortilla chips topped with multiple ingredients—typically melted cheese, meat, beans, jalapeños, sour cream, and guacamole.

The "loaded" distinguishes them from plain chips with cheese dip.

A staple of American bar food and Tex-Mex cuisine: We ordered loaded nachos for the table.

Opposites
topping abundance

loaded nachoschips and salsa

Fried corn triangles, tomato dip

tortilla chips

culinary elaboration

loaded nachosrice cakes

Puffed or pounded grain

dry toast · plain bread · water crackers · hardtack · gruel

dietary character

loaded nachoscelery sticks

Cut stalks for snacking

carrot sticks · steamed vegetables · rice cakes · health food · light snack

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G