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Loaded Steak Nachos [How to Make Nachos]

Name: Loaded Steak Nachos [How to Make Nachos]
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 8 cups Tortilla Chips (enough to line a full-sized sheet pan); 8 oz Mexican Cheese (shredded); 2 Tbsp Avocado Oil (or any cooking oil); 1/2 lb cooked steak (cut into bite-sized pieces); 1 15oz can Whole Pinto Beans (rinsed and drained); 1 cup Mexican Rice (brown or white); 2 tsp Taco Seasoning; 4 cups Romaine Lettuce (shredded); 1 Avocado (diced); 1/2 cup Salsa; 1/4 cup Sour Cream (or nonfat Greek yogurt); 1/4 cup Cilantro (loosely chopped); 1 Lime (quartered)

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Loaded Steak Nachos are baked nachos with beef, rice, beans, and cheese, topped with lettuce, salsa, avocado, and cilantro. Customize nachos supreme toppings to your liking. Learn how to make nachos with this easy nachos recipe and WOW them on family night or date night!

Turn baked nachos into nachos supreme!

These nachos supreme are are appetizer, salad, and entree all-in-one! The beans, rice, cheese, and tortilla chips are warmed to get the cheese all melty, then topped with ALL the produce, sour cream, and lime for classic Tex Mex flavors!

Loaded Steak Nachos Ingredients

tortilla chips
queso Oaxaca (Mexican cheese)
avocado oil
cooked steak
canned (whole) pinto beans
cooked Mexican rice
taco seasoning
(toppings) lettuce, avocado, cilantro, lime, salsa, and sour cream

Summary of how to make nachos in the oven

** See full recipe below

Step 1: Preheat oven broiler to LOW setting.
Step 2: Spread TORTILLA CHIPS and CHEESE on a baking sheet.
Step 3: Heat up the cooked stead, beans, and rice.
Step 4: Scatter these toppings over chips and bake until cheese melts and chips are lightly toasted.
Top the baked nachos with LETTUCE, AVOCADO, SALSA, SOUR CREAM, CILANTRO, and LIME. Serve warm.

For a whole other level of heaven, top these loaded nachos wit my Avocado Ranch Dressing.

sheet pan nachos with spatula sitting on pan

Should you bake or broil nachos?

You can broil or bake nachos. It’s totally personal preference. 99% of the time, I broil nachos.

Broiling nachos is a bit quicker than baking and makes the tortilla chips ultra crispy. Be warned though, they can burn easily. Never walk away from an oven with food under the broiler. Even under low broil, nachos only take a few minutes to crisp up…or burn.

Baked nachos take a little longer than broiled, but this can be a good thing if you’re multitasking.

tortilla chips, steak, beans, and cheese on sheet pan

What temperature should nachos be cooked at?

If you’re using the broiler to cook your nachos, I always recommend LOW broil. If you’re baking them, 400°F is perfect temperature melt the cheese on your nachos in about 5 minutes.

How do you make nachos not soggy?

There are 2 ways to make nachos not soggy.

1) don’t add salsa or other wet ingredients to them until after they have baked.
2) Eat the nachos immediately after baking them.

What cheese goes on nachos?

You can use shredded cheddar, mozzarella…any cheese you like, really. I personally love queso Oaxaca for melting and Cotija cheese as a finishing garnish.

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Recommended Tools

10” nonstick skillet
Quarter-sized baking sheet (13 x 9)
Heavy duty spatula (pancake turner) (for cutting and serving sections)