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Totally Epic Loaded Nachos

Layered nachos loaded with beans, seasoned beef, two cheeses, veggies and toppings, then broiled until the cheese is melted and edges are crisp.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Tex-Mex

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 13 ounce 368.54 gbag tortilla chips
  • 10.5 ounce 297.67 gbag Fritos Scoops
  • 12 ounces 340.2 gMonterey Jack cheese, shredded (3 cups)
  • 12 ounces 340.2 gsharp cheddar cheese, shredded (3 cups)
  • 16 ounce 453.59 gcan refried beans
  • 15 ounce 425.24 gcan black beans, drained
  • 1/2 pound 226.8 gground beef, cooked with 1 packet of taco seasoning
  • 1 poblano pepper seeded and cut into thin strips
  • 1 medium Spanish onion finely chopped
  • 16 ounce 453.59 mljar taco sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups 390 gsalsa
  • 2 cups 460 mlsour cream
  • 12 ounce 340.2 gjar pickled sliced jalapeños, drained
  • 6 scallions thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups 246 gfrozen corn kernels, thawed
  • 2 avocados chopped
  • 1 cup 16 gcoarsely chopped cilantro

Equipment

  • rimmed half-sheet pans
  • Oven broiler
  • Skillet
  • Microwave

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to Broil and place an oven rack about 4–6 inches below the broiler element.
  2. If the refried beans or the cooked taco-seasoned ground beef are cold or stiff, warm them until scoopable — microwave in short bursts or reheat in a skillet until hot.
  3. Divide the 13‑ounce bag of tortilla chips and the 10.5‑ounce bag of Fritos Scoops evenly between two rimmed half-sheet pans so each pan has both chip types.
  4. Evenly sprinkle the shredded Monterey Jack (12 ounces) and shredded sharp cheddar (12 ounces) over the chips on both pans.
  5. Spoon the warmed refried beans across the chips in several dollops, then scatter the drained black beans (15 ounces) evenly over each pan.
  6. Evenly distribute the warmed, taco‑seasoned cooked ground beef (½ pound) across both pans.
  7. Arrange the seeded, thinly sliced poblano strips and the finely chopped Spanish onion evenly over the layered chips, beans, cheese, and beef.
  8. Place the pans under the broiler and broil 3–6 minutes, watching constantly; remove when the cheese is melted and the cheese and some chip edges begin to brown.
  9. Remove the pans from the oven. Immediately top the hot nachos evenly with taco sauce, salsa (1½ cups), sour cream (2 cups), drained pickled sliced jalapeños, thinly sliced scallions, thawed corn kernels (1½ cups), chopped avocados, and coarsely chopped cilantro (1 cup).
  10. Serve the nachos immediately while hot.

Notes

Feel free to omit or swap out toppings based on your personal preferences.
You can use 2 tablespoonshomemade taco seasoning+ 2/3 cup water to cook your ground beef in lieu of the seasoning packet.
I'm including all of the original measurements for the toppings, but I didn't use all of the taco sauce or sour cream, just did a drizzle. Totally go based on your personal preferences here!
If you're serving these immediately, go ahead and add all of the toppings, however if you have folks that might be coming and going (or some picky eaters), you can set up all of the topping ingredients listed after the onion bar-style so people can add their own toppings as they wish.