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Quick & Easy Ground Beef Nachos
These Ground Beef Nachos are the perfect combination of crispy chips, savory seasoned meat, and gooey melted cheese that creates the ultimate comfort food experience. With just a few simple ingredients and minimal prep time, you will have a crowd-pleasing dish!
Ingredients
For the Ground Beef Nachos
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup onion (chopped fine)
- 3 tablespoons taco seasoning (see note)
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 2 bags tortilla chips
- 2 cups cheese (sharp cheddar, montery jack, or pepper jack)
Optional Toppings
- ¾ cup tomatoes (diced)
- ½ cup black olives (sliced thin)
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves
- ½ cup sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium heat. When beef is almost browned, remove any excess oil from the pan.
- Add the olive oil and onions to the pan with the ground beef. Cook until the onions are almost translucent.
- Add the taco seasoning, salt and pepper. Set the ground beef mixture aside.
- On a sheet pan, spread half of the tortilla chips.
- Sprinkle half of the beef mixture over top, and then sprinkle half of the cheese over top.
- Repeat layer with second half of the chips, ground beef mixture, and cheese.
- Bake for 5-7 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
- Top as desired with tomatoes, olives, cilantro, sour cream or any other toppings you like.
Notes
Taco Seasoning: You can use store-bought taco seasoning or use my homemade taco seasoning recipe. Making it yourself is easy and takes less than 5 minutes!
Toppings: There are so many great toppings to add to your nachos, including tomatoes, black olives, cilantro, sour cream, avocado, guacamole, pico de gallo, pickled jalapeños, lime wedges and so much more.
Chip Selection: Thick, restaurant-style tortilla chips hold up much better under the weight of toppings than thin chips. Look for chips that feel sturdy in the bag and avoid overly salty varieties since the taco seasoning and cheese already provide plenty of salty flavor.
Storage:
- Storing homemade nachos isn't recommended. Chips that aren't eaten right away will soften and turn stale. It is also hard to reheat nachos without burning the already melted cheese.
- Instead of storing homemade nachos, make a smaller batch of finished nachos. Then, store the leftover individual ingredients separately until you're ready to eat nachos again.
Nutrition
Calories: 439kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 23gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 103mgSodium: 583mgPotassium: 349mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 859IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 314mgIron: 2mg
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