These easy loaded Doritos nachos with beef are the perfect game day snack or fun weeknight dinner! Classic nacho cheese Doritos, taco beef, loads of cheese, and your favorite toppings. Topped with a mix of cheddar and pepper jack cheese these nachos have loads of flavor. Serve with a fun topping bar for a family friendly idea.
What’s not to love about nachos? You have the crunch, the gooey cheese, and all of your favorite toppings! Try my Creamy Hatch Green Chile Dip or Cottage Cheese Queso for more fun and easy snacks. Find all of my Appetizer Recipes here for more recipe inspiration!
Highlights Of The Beef Nachos
- Crowd favorite: kids and adults will love these Dorito nachos! Load a sheet pan up with Doritos and top with ground taco meat and lots of cheese. Pop in the oven and serve family style with plenty of topping choice, queso, salsa, and guacamole. Warning, these are addicting!
- Perfect for game day: these nachos are great for a big group on game day! Whip up your nachos and serve directly off of the baking pan. Serve with small appetizer plates and a buffet of toppings and sauces for your guests to dress up their own nachos.
- Make ahead: you can prep the taco meat and toppings ahead of time so when you’re ready for your nachos all you have to do is assemble the chips, beef, and cheese and toss in the oven to warm. So easy!
- Extra cheesy flavor: using Doritos instead of plain tortilla chips elevates these nachos by adding extra cheesy goodness. Swab out your favorite type of Dorito like cool ranch, taco flavored, salsa verde, or spicy sweet chili Doritos!
We load our nachos with fresh guacamole, a squeeze of fresh lime, plenty of cilantro, shredded lettuce, and pickled jalapenos. But the topping choice are endless!
Ingredient List & Substitutions
This recipe is made with simple ingredients and is easily customized!
- Beef: a pound of ground beef ensures all of the chips are evenly topped with taco meat. Leftover ground beef will also work. To make these with chicken use leftover rotisserie chicken or cubed chicken breasts.
- Seasonings: use store-bought taco seasoning or make your own Salt-Free Taco Seasoning with spices like chili powder, cayenne, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Doritos: any flavor of Doritos will work for this recipe! I prefer to classic nacho cheese flavor but the cool ranch or taco flavored chips also work great.
- Cheese: use any blend of cheese you would like. Pepper jack and cheddar are a good combo, Monterey jack cheese, Colby Jack cheese, or Mozzarella cheese are other good options. Buy pre-shredded cheese or shred your own!
- Toppings: guacamole, sliced avocado, lettuce, pickled jalapenos, black olives, sour cream, Pico de Gallo, and salsa are some topping ideas.
How to Make The Doritos Nachos Recipe
Let’s talk a little about how to make the Doritos Nachos with Beef (The printable instructions are in the recipe card below.)
Quick overview:
- Prepare taco beef and toppings.
- Line a baking sheet with Doritos and top with ground beef and cheese.
- Bake until bubbly and top with your favorite toppings.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. and brown ground beef in a sauté pan, season with taco seasoning.
- Line a large baking pan with nacho cheese Doritos. Top with taco meat, black beans, and shredded cheese.
3. Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is nice and bubbly. Top with your desired toppings and enjoy!
Recipe Variations & Serving Ideas
- Use different Dorito Flavors like toasted corn or spicy nacho.
- Add in spicy ground sausage or shredded chicken.
- Serve as a nacho bar with bowls of toppings, salsa, and sauces.
Tools I Use For This Appetizer Recipe
- USA Pan Half Sheet Pan – my go-to sheet pans, these are truly non-stick and clean up nicely.
- Sauté pan: I love this non-stick sauté pan for several things, it is large enough to sauté all the ground beef in one batch. I also love the high sides to keep messes in the pan and avoid splatters while cooking.
- Cheese Grater – this grater is a must if you grate your own cheese! It’s also handy for several other things, like shaving chocolate, shredding vegetables, zesting, or grinding spices.
Tips for Perfect Nachos
- Shred your own cheese and ditch the coated store-bought stuff.
- Assemble nachos in layers so each chips get a little bit of everything.
- Enjoy right away so the chips are crispy and the cheese bubbly.
Nacho Topping Ideas
- Black beans, refried beans, or pinto beans
- Sliced avocado or fresh guacamole
- Mango salsa or Pico de Gallo
- Your favorite store-bought or homemade salsa
- Thinly shredded lettuce, fresh cilantro, and green onions
- Fresh or pickled jalapenos.
- White Queso Dip or Green Chile Queso
More Drool-Worthy Finger Foods
Serve these alongside your nachos for a game day or gathering full of delicious food. Your friends and family will love you for it!
- Protein-Packed Buffalo Chicken Dip – you won’t even know there is cottage cheese in here!
- 3 Ingredient Crockpot Chili Cheese Dip – a simple cheesy dip, it’s perfectly addicting.
- Air Fryer Frozen Cheese Curds – a classic, everyone loves a good cheese curd!
- Frozen Cauliflower Wings – easy, shortcut air fryer recipe.
Imagine walking out with a big sheet pan of warm, bubbly Doritos nachos with ground beef. You’ll be the hero of the event! Everyone will be a fan of these, each bite the perfect combo of cheesy, salty, spicy, and crunchy. The combinations are endless so get creative on your next game day!
Recipe FAQs
What is the difference between Doritos and nachos?
Doritos are flavored tortilla chips that come in a variety of flavors. Nachos are traditionally made with corn tortilla chips that are topped with meat and cheese, baked, and topped with a variety of fresh toppings.
Can I store my Doritos Naches?
Once baked, these nachos don’t store the best as the toppings get a bit sad and the chips don’t stay as crispy. If you are storing your Doritos, keep ingredients as separate as possible.
Easy Loaded Doritos Nachos with Beef
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Lean ground beef
- 2 tbsp Taco seasoning
- 1, 10 oz. bag Nacho Cheese Doritos
- 3 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1, 15 oz. can Black beans, drained and rinsed
- Guacamole, chopped cilantro, fresh limes, jalapenos, and shredded lettuce, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F, line a large sheet pan with parchment paper.
- In a Dutch oven brown the ground beef, drain excess fat if needed. Season with taco seasoning and set aside.
- Layer Doritos on the prepared sheet pan, top with taco meat, shredded cheese, and black beans.
- Bake at 400 for 5-10 minutes until the cheese is melty. Top with toppings of choice and enjoy immediately!
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These loaded Doritos nachos look absolutely delicious! I love how easy they seem to make, and the combination of flavors sounds amazing. Definitely trying this for my next game night!
Thank you! I hope you enjoy them!!
These loaded Doritos nachos look absolutely delicious! I can’t wait to try this recipe for my next family movie night. The combination of flavors sounds amazing!
Thank you!
These Easy Loaded Doritos Nachos with Beef look amazing! I can’t wait to try this recipe for game night. The combination of flavors sounds perfect. Thanks for sharing!
These Easy Loaded Doritos Nachos with Beef sound amazing! I love how simple the recipe is, and the addition of Doritos must give it such a great crunch and flavor. Can’t wait to try it out for game night!