Carne asada nachos, cantina style. The nachos are topped with extra-sharp cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, and of course, your perfectly cooked, tender carne asada. Bake until bubbly and melted before topping off with extra pico de gallo for maximum freshness, avocado, jalapeno slices, cilantro and of course, that drizzle of warm queso. Store-bought queso is absolutely fine here.

When I want the best nachos EVER, I reach for the carne asada nachos. With this carne asada, you get all the flavor without hours of work, along with plenty of cheese, veggies, avocado, hot sauce, and MORE. Nachos are kinda a thing for me. You can cook Carne asada nachos, cantina style using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Carne asada nachos, cantina style

Prepare 1 packages of tortilla chips, i used juanitas brand, cantina style.
It's 2 lb of chopped taco meat, beef carne, or carne asada, finely chopped.
Prepare 1 can of spicy jalepeño refried beans.
You need 2 tsp of garlic salt.
It's 2 tsp of pepper.
You need 2 tsp of seasoning salt.
It's 2 tsp of onion powder.
Prepare 1 of large lemon, cut into 4 pieces.
Prepare 1 of chopped cilantro, for topping.
It's 1 of chopped tomato, for topping.
It's 1 of chopped white or green onion, for topping.
Prepare 1 of shredded mozzarella cheese.
It's 1 of shredded cheddar cheese.

I remember when I first struck out on my own, after quitting a corporate marketing. Lots of cheese and lots of sliced pickled jalapeños are a MUST for Carne Asada Nachos. You want to use a type of cheese that melts well like Monterey Jack. You can also use mozzarella, yellow cheddar cheese, or oaxaca cheese.

Carne asada nachos, cantina style step by step

Cook beef in skillet over medium heat. during cooking, season with 1/2 tsp of each seasoning and 1 quarter of lemon at a time until all used. add more or less to taste. add also 2 pinch chopped cilantro to meat while cooking, until fully cooked. we cooked ours a little longer to make it a little crispy..
Heat beans until heated through. mix in about 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, heat until melted (opt.).
Place chips as desired on plate. "sprinkle" beans on chips. top with meat. top with cheese, place in microwave about 1 1/2 min, until cheese MOSTLY melted..
Top with desired toppings, place in microwave about 30 sec. top with sour cream for dipping. add tapatio or fave hot sauce as desired..

This particular cut of picked jalapeños is actually referred to as " nachos jalapeño." Carne Asada Nachos Recipe. Carne Asada Nachos are my guilty pleasure! I love to make carne asada earlier in the week and then use a portion of it to make these amazing nachos! My family devours them and always asks to make them because they are truly that good! There is a method to my madness when making nachos - I'm so excited to share.