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If you’re a fan of nachos (who isn’t?), you won’t be able to resist these cheesy steak nachos! Loaded with thinly sliced steak, melted cheese, all your favorite toppings and a drizzle of salsa verde crema. These nachos are a delicious easy way to use up leftover steak and a total crowd pleaser!
Why You’ll Love This Steak Nachos Recipe
Warning: These steak nachos may cause extreme happiness and are sure to satisfy any nacho craving! Proceed with caution (and extra salsa).
- Great leftover steak idea: Have leftover steak? Slice it up and make this! This is one of my family’s favorite leftover steak recipes. We tend to throw an extra steak on the grill when having a steak dinner to make sure that we have leftovers to make these steak nachos!
- Easy to make: Use leftover steak or freshly cook up a steak. Then all you have to do is assemble the nachos, throw them under the broiler for a few minutes and dig in!
- Total crowd pleaser: Perfect for game day, a fun family dinner idea or any time those nacho cravings hit!
- Quick and easy sheet pan recipe: I love making these nachos on a sheet pan since all the chips get an even layer of toppings. Ready in 20 minutes or less!
Ingredients You’ll Need
You will need the following ingredients to make these easy steak nachos:
- Tortilla Chips: Use thicker, sturdy tortilla chips. The thin ones don’t work as well for sheet pan nachos since they get soggy easily and aren’t strong enough to hold up the toppings!
- Steak: Thinly sliced leftover steak of choice (or freshly cooked). Make sure to slice against the grain for tender slices of steak.
- Shredded Cheese: I like to use a mix of Monterey Jack, cheddar and mozzarella. I prefer to grate my own cheeses since they melt better than the pre-shredded stuff which has a coating on it so it doesn’t clump together in the bag. It is also more cost effective to buy the blocks and grate your own cheese.
- Red Onion: Finely chopped.
- Corn: You can use fresh, frozen, canned or roasted.
- Easy Salsa Verde Crema: A simple mixture of sour cream, salsa verde, lime juice and a pinch of salt. So good drizzled on top of steak nachos!
- Fresh Toppings: Diced tomatoes or pico de gallo, diced avocado, chopped cilantro or green onions and pickled jalapenos are added to the nachos once they come out of the oven for a pop of fresh flavor and texture.
- Serve With: Sour cream, salsa or pico de gallo, guacamole and lime wedges.
Detailed ingredient list and directions located in the recipe card below.
How To Make Steak Nachos
It’s super easy to make these delicious steak sheet pan nachos at home. Simply…
Step 1: Prepare Salsa Verde Crema
Whisk together the sour cream, salsa verde, lime juice and a pinch of salt in a small bowl and set aside.
Step 2: Assemble Steak Nachos
- Spread the tortilla chips out in an even layer on a large baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper.
- Sprinkle half of the shredded cheese over the tortilla chips (to bind your toppings to the chips).
- Top with sliced steak, chopped red onion and corn.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top to seal in those toppings.
Step 3: Broil and Top
Place under the oven broiler for 3-4 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly and chips are crispy. Watch carefully so it doesn’t burn! Remove from oven and top with the fresh toppings (diced tomatoes or pico de gallo, diced avocado, pickled jalapenos and chopped cilantro and/or green onions). Drizzle over the salsa verde crema.
Step 3: Serve
Serve immediately with guacamole, salsa or pico de gallo, sour cream and lime wedges on the side. I prefer to serve these on the side instead of dolloping all over the top since it prevents the nachos from getting soggy and also lets everyone add as little or as much as they like.
Tip: Make sure to have all the fresh toppings chopped and ready to add so that the nachos can be served immediately while the cheese is still hot and melty.
Possible Variations
There are so many ways to customize these steak nachos! Here are a few ideas:
- Add different veggies/toppings: Switch up the veggies and toppings in the recipe. Use what you enjoy or have on hand.
- Use different cheeses: Use your favorite cheese or blend of cheeses that melt well.
- Make it more or less spicy: Prefer it mild? Just skip the pickled jalapenos. Like it extra spicy? Add some chopped chilis, spicy cheese or serve with hot sauce and spicy salsa on the side.
Storage Tips
- Leftovers: Nachos are best enjoyed immediately straight out of the oven. But if you happen to have leftovers, store them in the fridge for up to 3 days. To avoid them from getting too soggy and make them easier to reheat, scoop the fresh toppings off and store separately.
- Reheating: To reheat, place the nachos on a baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes at 350F (180C). The chips will crisp back up (but not as crisp as the first time). Feel free to add some extra cheese before reheating and perhaps some new fresh toppings when they come out of the oven.
A Few Questions Answered
In short, any type you have leftover works best for some quick and easy steak nachos. If you plan on cooking up a fresh steak, any cut works.
Start with a sturdy chip (nothing too thin). Make sure to add any “wet” toppings like salsa, sour cream and guacamole immediately before serving or even better just serve them on the side.
These steak nachos are placed under the broiler since there aren’t many veggies on them that need to get cooked and softened a bit like in these Loaded Veggie Nachos. Also a quick broil helps to not overcook the steak.
I wouldn’t since they could get soggy! However, you can prep all the ingredients ahead of time (shredding cheese, chopping veggies, prepping toppings, etc.) so that the nachos can just be quickly assembled and popped in the oven when ready to enjoy.
For an easy weeknight dinner, you can just serve these nachos as the complete meal. For parties or to stretch out the meal further, you can also serve a few sides like a salad, rice dish, etc. Any of these delicious side dishes for fajitas would also pair perfectly with nachos.
More Tex-Mex Recipes To Try
- Chicken Fajita Tacos
- Ground Beef Fajitas
- Cheeseburger Tacos
- Cheesy Shredded Chicken Enchiladas
- Halloumi Fajitas
- Loaded Veggie Nachos
- And let’s not forget the margaritas! Try this Passion Fruit Margarita or this Citrus Frozen Margarita.
Did you make these leftover steak nachos? I would love to hear about it! Leave me a comment below.
Easy Steak Nachos
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 4 min
- Total Time: 19 min
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings (or 8 to 10 as an appetizer) 1x
- Category: Appetizer, Main Dish
- Method: Broil
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex, Mexican
Description
If you’re a fan of nachos (who isn’t?), you won’t be able to resist these cheesy steak nachos! Loaded with thinly sliced steak, melted cheese, all your favorite toppings and a drizzle of salsa verde crema. These nachos are a delicious easy way to use up leftover steak and a total crowd pleaser!
Ingredients
Easy Salsa Verde Crema:
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup salsa verde
- juice of ½ a lime
- pinch of salt
For The Nachos:
- 1 (13-ounce/368 gram) bag tortilla chips (thicker sturdy chips work best)
- 3–4 cups shredded cheese (I like to use a mix of Monterey Jack, cheddar and mozzarella)
- 1 ½ cups thinly sliced leftover steak (or freshly cooked)
- ½ small red onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup corn kernels (fresh, frozen, canned or roasted)
Fresh Toppings:
- ½ cup diced tomatoes or pico de gallo
- 1 avocado, diced
- ¼ cup roughly chopped cilantro or green onions (or both)
- ¼ cup pickled jalapenos (optional)
- Serve with: sour cream, salsa or pico de gallo, guacamole and lime wedges served on the side
Instructions
- Prepare salsa verde crema: Whisk together the sour cream, salsa verde, lime juice and pinch of salt in a small bowl and set aside.
- Preheat oven broiler: Preheat the oven broiler to high heat. Optional: Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
- Assemble nachos: Spread the tortilla chips out in an even layer on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle half of the cheese over the chips. Top with sliced steak, red onion and corn. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.
- Broil: Broil for 3-4 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the chips are crispy. Watch carefully so it doesn’t burn!
- Add fresh toppings: Remove from the oven and top with the diced tomatoes or pico de gallo, diced avocado, pickled jalapenos and chopped cilantro and/or green onions.
- Serve: Drizzle over the salsa verde crema and serve immediately with sour cream, salsa or pico de gallo, guacamole and lime wedges on the side.
Notes
- Prep Tip: Have all the fresh toppings prepped and ready to go so that you can immediately dig in while the nachos are hot and the cheese is melty.
- Great leftover steak idea: This is one of my family’s favorite leftover steak recipes. We tend to throw an extra steak on the grill when having a steak dinner to make sure that we have leftovers to make these easy steak nachos!
Never tried Nachos with steak before and they look so amazing. Also good tips on avoiding soggy nachos by broiling instead of baking and adding the toppings just before serving. Thanks so much for the recipe.
These steak nachos were delicious. I especially loved the extra zing the pickled jalapenos gave them.
I’m happy you enjoyed them!
tasty! i love this for an easy snack type dinner or of course parties!!! everyone loves a good nacho platter whenever we watch the game
Nachos are always a great choice for game day!
Tonight is football night and you have just reminded me how amazing homemade nachos can be. We even have leftover steak, tomatoes, and avocado so it’s a win-win situation! I can’t wait to top them with my homemade salsa too.
You’re all set!! Enjoy!
Your nacho plate looks so inviting! I never saw actual pieces of steak on nachos, but why not? I bet the kids would get through the whole thing quickly, trying this on the weekend. Yum!
Steak is so good on nachos! Hope your kids love it this weekend!
Never tried steak nachos before. So delicious. Thanks a lot for sharing.
I’m happy you enjoyed them!
These loaded nachos were so good!! They were crispy, flavorful, and the toppings were delicious. Our whole family loved them!
I’m so happy to hear that these steak nachos were a hit!
I found myself with leftover steak (yea!) and these Steak Nachos were perfect for 4 teen boys at my house for dinner tonight. Perfect way to make use of leftovers – love it!
I’m sure they disappeared fast with 4 teen boys!
Love this steak nachos recipe, is easy and looks delicious!! will make it for dinner soon. Thanks for sharing 🙂
You’re welcome! Enjoy!
Never thought to make steak nachos before but this was kinda amazing? Definitely making again, thanks!
I’m so glad you loved them!