Crispy Base + Melty Sauce + Flavorful Topping = Nachos make a perfect sheet pan dinner! Its like a dream come true! First, because you now have an invitation to eat a plate of nachos as a real meal, and second, because here are dozens and dozens of recipes and ideas to transform this beloved snack into a nourishing sheet pan dinner. Plus dessert.             Written by the irrepressible Dan Whalen, Nachos for Dinner combines the mad-genius spirit of his previous books, Smores and Tots!, with the practical brilliance of Sheet Pan Suppers. First Whalen breaks down the nachos intrinsic appeal to its three essential componentsa crispy base, a melty sauce, and a flavorful topper. And then he gives you the three flavor profilesa lot of umami, a little heat, and something bright-tasting, whether pickled or fresh. From there the world is your nacho plate.             Of course theres the chips-and-cheese classic, but then the nachos veer decidedly into dinner, with favorites from