Beef & Bean Loaded Nachos Recipe
Loaded nachos are one of those dishes so delicious you can’t really choose a stand out ingredient. Between the guac, cheese, chips, beans, meat and more, with every layer you add, the more moreishs it becomes.This loaded nachos recipe might be the exception, though. The star of this show is the cheese. It’s a souped-up béchamel — saucy, stretchy and delicious. You’ll never want to make nachos any differently after trying this recipe.
Equipment
- 1 Frying Pan
- 1 Oveproof Dish
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 kg Beef mince
- 1 tbsp Dried oregano
- 2 tsp Ground cumin
- 2 tsp Smoked paprika
- 1 tsp Ground coriander
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 3 Garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tbsp Tomato paste (concentrated puree)
- 400 g Tin black beans, drained and rinsed
- 400 g Tin chopped tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Sea salt
- 100 g Corn chips
- Big dollop of sour cream
Cheese Sauce
- 500 ml Béchamel sauce mix
- 125 ml Milk
- 200 g Grated cheddar
- 125 g Grated mozzarella
Guacamole
- 3 Small avocados, roughly chopped
- Juice of 1 lime
- t tsp Sea salt
- 1 tbsp Spring onion, green part only, chopped
- 1 tbsp Coriander, chopped
- 1 tbsp Pickled jalapeño, chopped
Tomato Salsa
- 2 Roma tomatoes, chopped
- 1 Golden shallots, chopped
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tsp Red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Sea salt
- 1 tsp Sugar
Optional Ingredients
- A margarita Although this could be classed as essential
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over high heat and brown the mince for 5 minutes or so, breaking up any large lumps as you go.
- Add the spices, onion and garlic and cook for another 5 minutes until the onion has softened.
- Add the tomato paste, black beans and tinned tomatoes. Half-fill the tomato tin with water and swish it around, then add to the pan. Season with the salt.
- Simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes so it reduces a bit.
- Meanwhile, for the cheese sauce, make the béchamel, adding the milk slowly until the sauce is smooth. Fold in the grated cheese until melted and combined. Mmmm.
- Transfer the mince mixture to an ovenproof dish and nestle the corn chips on top.
- Drop spoonfuls of cheese sauce over the meat and corn chips.
- Bake for 10 minutes until golden and bubbly.
- While that’s happening, make the guacamole by combining all the ingredients in a bowl.
- Ditto for the tomato salsa.
- Eat the nachos with the guacamole, tomato salsa and sour cream.