Southwest Beef Nacho Bar
One recipe–endless ways to enjoy!
- Soy
- Wheat
- Milk
This family-style nacho bar will delight the whole table! You’ll set out a spread of taco-style ground beef and tender roasted fajita-style veggies plus toppers galore: homemade queso, crispy baked homemade tortillas chips, tomato, lime wedges, and sour cream, then let everyone build their own perfect nachos! Order lettuce for nacho lettuce cups or add guacamole to the bar!
Ingredients
6 unit
Flour Tortillas
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
1 unit
Green Bell Pepper
1 unit
Onion
1 unit
Tomato
1 unit
Lime
1 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
10 ounce
Ground Beef
1 tablespoon
Mexican Spice Blend
1 unit
Beef Stock Concentrate
1 tablespoon
Flour
(Contains: Wheat)
4 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
½ cup
Pepper Jack Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
3 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
5 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Gently prick each tortilla in a few places with a fork, then cut each tortilla into 6 triangles for a total of 36 pieces (72 pieces for 4). • Place tortillas on a baking sheet and toss with a large drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Spread out in an even layer (it’s OK if there is some overlap!). Bake on top rack until lightly golden brown, 8-10 minutes (for 4, bake 12-15 minutes, stirring tortillas halfway through). TIP: Watch carefully to avoid burning. • Remove from oven and set aside to cool. TIP: If you added any other items to your meal (apps, sides, and/or dessert), you can get started on them now!
• While tortilla chips bake, halve, peel, and thinly slice onion into 1⁄4-inch strips. Halve, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into 1⁄4-inch strips. Quarter lime. Dice tomato into 1⁄4-inch pieces.
• Once tortilla chips have finished baking, toss onion on one side of a second baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, 1 tsp Southwest Spice Blend (2 tsp for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. (For 4, spread out across entire sheet). • Toss bell pepper on empty side of sheet (for 4, toss on a third baking sheet) with a drizzle of oil, 1 tsp Southwest Spice Blend (2 tsp for 4), salt, and pepper. • Roast veggies on top rack until softened and lightly charred, 15-20 minutes. (For 4, roast onion on top rack and bell pepper on middle rack.)
• Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add beef*, stock concentrate, Mexican Spice Blend, and 2 TBSP water (4 TBSP for 4 servings). Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until cooked through, 4-6 minutes. Carefully drain any excess grease from pan. • Turn off heat; transfer beef mixture to a serving bowl and cover to keep warm. Wipe out pan.
• Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in pan used for beef over medium-low heat. • Sprinkle flour and remaining Southwest Spice Blend over melted butter; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. • Slowly whisk in 3⁄4 cup water (11⁄2 cups for 4), then add cream cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, whisking, until cream cheese melts and sauce has thickened, 3-5 minutes. • Remove from heat and stir in pepper jack and a big squeeze of lime juice. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve tortilla chips, queso, Southwest beef (if needed, reheat beef in microwave for 1-2 minutes before serving), roasted veggies, tomato, sour cream, and remaining lime wedges family style and let everyone build their own nachos.
Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the queso and homemade chips, though some found the seasoning mild or wanted more variety in toppings.
- Ease of prep: While fun to assemble, several felt it was time-consuming with multiple steps and dishes for a simple meal.
- Suggestions: Consider using corn tortillas for crispier chips, and add extras like guacamole, pico de gallo, or jalapeños for more flavor 🌶️.
- Portions: Generous portions satisfied most, but a few wanted more toppings or found it lacking as a full "nacho bar."
- Family-friendly: Kids and families enjoyed building their own plates, making it a hit for group meals and game nights 🎉.
Reviews from our home cooks
I love a nacho bar! The cheese sauce was perfect - I prefer a creamy queso to melted cheese on chips, so this was perfect. Tortillas set off my smoke detectors even at a lower oven temp, so maybe decrease the cook time for them.
I thought this would be a pain to make the chips but it really wasn't and I liked how sturdy the chips were for the nachos!
WE LOVED THIS DINNER! We are not fans of "some assembly required" for dinner, but this one is definitely the exception. The queso was interesting and tasty. Looking forward to ordering it again!
My daughter doesn't like tacos but said she liked these nachos. Love the tortilla chips, wish there was a bit more fresh tastes.
This was incredible. The queso was outstanding, loved the homemade chips, and the beef had great flavor.
Portions were very generous. Queso was delicious. Good choice of spices for the meat and veggies.
This was so fun!!! We loved making our own nachos and my kiddo had a blast helping me make dinner!
This was a fun change of pace with build your own. We missed having a hot sauce but used one of our own favorites to spice it up.
Took much longer to cook than expected. The southwest sauce was not very good. But, we were able to modify to still enjoy the meal.
Delicious, and so easy to make. If I had to change one thing, I would cook the flour mixture longer before adding water, once cooked mine tasted a bit floury after the cheese sauce was done.
