Original video by @applesauceandadhd — all credit to the creator.
Sloppy Beef Nachos
Sheet-pan nachos layered with chips, melty cheese, and saucy taco-seasoned ground beef, with optional buttery seasoned pinto beans, baked hot and finished with salsa and shredded lettuce. A quick weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
For the taco meat
- —ground beef
- 1 packettaco seasoning
- —water
For the beans (optional)
- —pinto beans · rinsed and drained
- —butter
- —cowboy butter seasoning
- —taco seasoning · a little bit
- —beef broth · a touch
For the nachos
- —tortilla chips
- —shredded cheese
- —salsa · for topping
- —shredded lettuce · for topping
Steps
- 1
Brown the ground beef until it is browned, not gray. Stir in the packet of taco seasoning and some water and let it simmer into saucy taco meat.
- 2
For the optional beans, sauté the rinsed and drained pinto beans in butter with cowboy butter seasoning, a little taco seasoning, and a touch of beef broth.
- 3
Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- 4
On a sheet pan, layer chips, then cheese, then beef, then more cheese. Add the beans to whatever portion you want them on.
- 5
Bake at 450°F until the cheese is melted and the nachos are hot.
- 6
Plate and top with salsa and shredded lettuce.
Creator's notes
Layer chips, cheese, beef, then more cheese so every chip gets coverage. Add tomatoes on top if you like.
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