Name: Loaded Steak Sheet Pan Nachos
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Ingredients: 1 pound flank steak, at least 1.5-2 inches thick (or cut of choice); Tortilla chips, enough to cover your sheetpan; 12 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded by hand (SEE NOTE); Jalapeños, thinly sliced; Tomatoes, seeded and diced (you can use your favorite salsa instead); Red onions, thinly sliced; Avocado, diced into chunks (or prepared guacamole); Cilantro, finely chopped; Lime wedges; Sour Cream; Black beans (SEE NOTE); Hot sauce (I recommend Tapatio); Vegetable oil; Flaky kosher salt and black pepper

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Happy New Year! I’ve taken some much needed time off, but I’m back with this super easy, delicious, and fun loaded steak sheet pan nachos recipe. Trust and believe me when I tell you that the fiancé and I pretty much ate this entire sheet pan of nachos savage-style, simply standing over it and going tf in. These sheet pan nachos were too damn good to eat cute. Loaded with juicy, tender sous vide flank steak that’s been seared to perfection, and all the toppings you love. I promise you’ll make these often.

Make These Your Own

What’s great about recipes like this is that you can truly tailor them to your liking.

If you don’t rock with meat, grill up some portobello slices and chop them into bite sized chunks. Or, you can substitute poultry, pork, fish/shellfish for the steak. I’ve made these with ground beef before, so that’s cool too. Try ground turkey, or chicken — you can literally top these babies with what-ever-you-want.

As for cheese, you could use any kind you like. Try cheddar, pepper jack, colby, whatever. I used monterey jack because that’s just what I had on hand. The only thing you’re actually cooking is the protein (if you choose to use one), and of course baking the cheese and jalapeños (or whatever pepper you prefer) onto the chips so they adhere and get toasty in the process.

Also, add some beans! Black beans would go great, or even refried. Last time I made this, I used ground beef, all the toppings you see here, and some juicy black beans. Twas delightful!

Sous Vide?

I decided to sous vide my steak just to ensure it would be cooked perfectly, and without the stress of “Dang, is it done yet“? I knew I wanted a perfectly pink center with a salty exterior, which paired very well with the bright and mildly spicy yet sweet red onion, jalapeños, avocado, etc.

Have fun with this recipe. If you don’t have a sous vide machine, simply sear your steak (whatever cut you’re using, though I recommend flank if you can find it) and cook it to your desired doneness. Let the steak rest, tented with foil, while you make everything else so that it stays nice and juicy. The chips take about 8 to 12 minutes (depending) in the oven, and once they come out, you’re going to immediately add the steak and all of your fresh toppings and start eating. Boom. Enjoy.

How to make Loaded Sheetpan Nachos

Sous vide your steak to your desired temperature. I cooked mine at 129 degrees F for 90 minutes. Pull it out of the bag and pat it dry. Then drizzle with a little oil and season liberally with kosher salt and black pepper. The oil will just help the seasonings stick.

Meanwhile, set your cast iron skillet over high heat and drizzle with about 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil (or other high smoke point oil), and when it starts smoking, it’s ready for the meat.

Place the seasoned side down first.

While the seasoned side sears, quickly season the other side.

Like so.

If you have a cast iron press, you can use that to make sure the bottom of the steak keeps full contact with the skillet so that it sears evenly. No big deal if you don’t have this.

After about 4 minutes, turn it over, and sear the other side for another 3 to 4 minutes. Then transfer the steak to a cutting board or plate, tent with foil, and let it rest at least 15 minutes before slicing.

Lay your tortilla chips (I got these from On The Border) in a single layer on your sheet pan.

Sprinkle an even layer of desired cheese, that you shredded by hand. Do NOT use pre-shredded cheese! It will not melt properly and it’ll taste funky.

Toss on a few jalapeños or whatever pepper you prefer. Just make sure that each chip gets at least one pepper on it. Pop these babies in a 400 degree F oven for about 8 to 12 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the chips are toasted.

Slice up your meat!

Then chop it into bite sized chunks.

Layer the steak all over the hot nachos.

Like so. If you have any leftover steak, eat it tomorrow for breakfast with some eggs or make breakfast tacos.

Next, layer some fresh thinly sliced red onion and juicy tomato chunks.

Thin out some sour cream with lime juice and drizzle it over the nachos. Or, just plop it in small dollops as is. Totally up to you.

Hit it with some fresh cilantro and lime wedges.

Dig ALL THE WAY IN!!!

Yo, we killed this.

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