How to Cook Simple Ground Beef Nachos

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Ground Beef Nachos. The key to these nachos is to give the beef real flavor before you add all the fixings; then everything else just becomes a bonus because the combo of spicy ground beef, melted cheese, and warm tortilla chips is already off the charts. The chipotle seasoning for our Ground Beef Tacos has superhero qualities of its own so we are using a variation of that here today. These delicious nachos are loaded with ground beef and classic vegetable toppings and condiments.

Ground Beef Nachos Aside from the spice mixture for the beef, there really isn't a recipe needed for nachos. Sure, I guess you might need some general idea of proportions, but it's really hard to screw up nachos. Well, unless you put too many jalapenos on there. You can have Ground Beef Nachos using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Ground Beef Nachos

  1. Prepare 1/2 package of restaurant style taco chips.
  2. You need 2 package of American cheddar cheese.
  3. Prepare 2 of jalapeño pepper.
  4. Prepare 2 of tomatoes.
  5. You need 1 pound of ground beef.
  6. You need 1 of yellow or red pepper.
  7. You need 1 can of red beans/ drained.
  8. It's 1 1/2 tsp. of cumin.
  9. You need 1 tsp. of Salt.
  10. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp. of Cayenne red pepper.
  11. You need 1 tsp. of Chili powder.
  12. You need 4 cloves of garlic/ minced.
  13. Prepare 1 of red or yellow onion.
  14. Prepare 8 of black olives / halved (optional).

About the ground beef: I like to use the best I can find. We are really loving ButcherBox right now! (I am an affiliate, but I purchase a box every month). The beef is grass fed, grass finished, and tastes fantastic! I season the ground beef with my homemade taco seasoning.

Ground Beef Nachos step by step

  1. Arrange a large baking dish. Start Spreading chips for first layer. Keep it aside. Heat oil in a pan, add onions garlic and peppers, sautéing,.
  2. Add herbs,cook until no juice left..
  3. Take off the pan from heat. Arrange some ground beef over chips, then add tomatoes and cheese..
  4. Make another layer like that. Until you finish with cheese. Turn broiler on, about 5-6 mins. Later you will see cheese melt down. It's ready. Enjoy with sour cream and salsa or avocado sauce..

It is super easy to mix up, pinkie promise! Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Drain and discard the excess fat. Add the taco seasoning, lime juice, and black beans to the ground beef. Loaded Nachos Luscious beef and bean nachos piled high with fixins!