Beef and Bean Nachos are a perfect party food that everyone will love. Bake for just 15 minutes, top with your favorite condiments, and dig in. Let's get this party started!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword beef and bean nachos, nachos
Prep Time 45 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings
Calories 529kcal
Author Sue Ringsdorf
Ingredients
For the meat and beans:
1Tablespoonolive oil
1mediumonion- diced
1mediumjalapeno- diced (with or without seeds)
2clovesgarlic- diced
1 poundlean ground beef
1Tablespoonground cumin
1teaspoonred pepper flakes
kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper- to taste
115 oz.can black beans- rinsed and drained
18 oz.can Mexicorn- drained
115 oz.can fire-roasted tomatoes- drained
1smallcan green chilies
For the other nacho ingredients:
12oz.tortilla chips- combination of blue chips and corn chips
8oz.sliced cheddar cheese
8oz.shredded Mexican cheese
sliced cherry tomatoes, avocado slices, sour cream, cilantro- to serve
Instructions
For the meat and beans:
Heat a medium saucepan on the stove and add olive oil. When hot, add onion and sauté until soft and translucent. Add garlic and cook for 30 more seconds.
Add ground beef, cumin, salt and pepper - and cook until brown and crumbled. Drain excess grease and return to pot.
Add beans, corn, tomatoes, salsa, and chilies. Stir and continue to cook for about 15 minutes, or until most of the liquid is absorbed. Set aside.
For the nachos:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Layer chips, sliced cheese, meat and bean mixture. Repeat by adding more chips, sliced cheese, meat and bean mixture. Add shredded cheese to the top and bake for approximately 15-20 minutes.
To serve, top with avocado slices, sour cream, jalapeno slices, and cilantro.