Nachos Supreme (Taco Bell Copy Cat)
This Nachos Supreme recipe will take you back to those midnight runs to Taco Bell during your college days. But now, you can make it right in your kitchen!
Get ready to skip the drive thru and make your favorite nacho recipe at home!
Crispy tortilla chips, topped with beef, beans, fresh tomatoes and onions, creamy cheese sauce, and sour cream. The perfect comfort food.
It’s quick and easy and is perfect for whipping up a large batch to share at your next get together.
If you like this Taco Bell Copycat recipe, check out my Ranchero sauce, Mexican pizzas, and crunchy Gordita Crunch tacos.
Nachos Supreme make a great dish served alongside a Taco Ring, Walking Tacos, and this creamy Refried Bean Dip!
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See recipe card for complete information on ingredients and their quantities.
Ingredients Needed
- Ground Beef – Use lean ground beef for best results. Also substitute ground turkey if desired.
- Tortilla Chips – Use the regular tortilla chips and not the thin and crispy one. They will break and won’t hold up to the toppings!
- Taco Seasoning – Feel free to use a package from the store but I prefer homemade taco spice!
- Refried Beans – I use a standard 14 ounce can of refried beans. The recipe only calls for 1/2 the can mixed in with the beef so there will be leftovers.
- Feel free to add more beans to the mixture if you prefer or save them for adding to the nachos later.
- Cheese Sauce – I like this melty, smooth, and creamy sauce for this recipe instead of shredded cheese melted on the chips.
- Toppings – Diced tomatoes and sliced green onions. Makes it just like they do at Taco Bell!
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How To Make Nachos Supreme
- Combine ground beef, taco seasoning, and water in a large skillet and cook over medium heat until beef no longer pink.
- Stir in the refried beans. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Place tortilla chips on a baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 400F.
- Spread nacho cheese sauce over chips and place in the oven. Bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Remove from the oven, and add the seasoned ground beef and bean mixture in spoonfuls over the melted cheese.
- Top with diced tomatoes, sour cream, and sliced green onions. Enjoy!
For the full recipe and detailed instructions, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Best Toppings To Try
The combination of toppings in this supreme nacho recipe gives you the ultimate Taco Bell experience in your own kitchen.
But if you’re looking for some other toppings options, try some of these:
- Spicy Guacamole Recipe
- Shredded Lettuce
- Pico de Gallo
- Grilled Corn
- Cotija cheese
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Pinto Beans
- Black Olives
- Chopped Steak
- Shredded Chicken
- Fresh Jalapeno slices
- Crumbled Tofu (for my vegan friends!)
- Plain Greek Yogurt
- Ranch Dressing
- Homemade Salsa Recipe
- Easy Green Salsa Recipe
Meat, beans, chips, and cheese are all delicious when they’re hot! So keep those ingredients together.
Fresh herbs, sour cream, salsa, guacamole, avocado, or anything else that is great cold, needs to stay cold. So save those ingredients until right before serving.
See the tips below to learn how to make the most of this chips and cheese situation!
Tapas Tips & Tricks
- You can use shredded cheese instead of the nacho cheese sauce, but I don’t think they taste like Taco Bell’s recipe that way.
- Use refried black beans instead of regular if you like.
- I like a homemade taco seasoning mix best but use your favorite!
- Layer like a pro! One layer of toppings is good, but add a second or even third layer to make it great!
- Make clean-up REALLY easy by lining your baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
- I don’t recommend reheating leftovers, they will be soggy. Plus, they are easy to make fresh each time!
- Need a full meal? Check out this walking taco casserole and this Mexican casserole!
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Nachos Supreme
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1/2 cup refried beans
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup nacho cheese sauce
- 1/2 cup tomatoes fresh, diced
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 bunches green onions sliced
- 11 ounces tortilla chips
Instructions
- In a medium skillet, brown the ground beef. Add the taco seasoning, water, and refried beans. Stir to combine and let simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400F. Spread the tortilla chips on a baking sheet covered in aluminum foil or parchment paper.
- Warm nacho cheese sauce in the microwave to 20-30 seconds (or according to package directions if using store-bought) until it is smooth and creamy.
- Drizzle the nacho cheese over the chips as evenly as possible. Place in the preheated oven.
- Bake for 3-5 minutes or until the cheese is warm and bubbly.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let sit 1-2 minutes.
- Top with seasoned ground beef, sour cream, diced tomatoes, and green onions.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
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Notes
- You can use shredded cheese instead of the nacho cheese sauce, but I don’t think they taste like Taco Bell’s recipe that way.
- Use refried black beans instead of regular if you like.
- I like a homemade taco seasoning mix best but use your favorite!
- Layer like a pro! One layer of toppings is good, but add a second or even third layer to make it great!
- Make clean-up REALLY easy by lining your baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
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My family love this recipe including my kids friends I been making often, thank you for sharing.
Note to self…Great nachos. Husband wants substitutes when I make it fir him…Use Frito brand cheese dip or homemade instead if shredded cheese, omit meat (bake kroger flautas instead) then layer as recipe calls for, adding quacamole and sour cream on top.
I love all those options!
Amazing☆
These are delicious! I have made them twice for football game day & were devoured in no time. Love the combo of the refried beans being mixed into the meat mixture. A few modifications: I use the scoop tortilla chips because I can spoon the cheese & meat easily into each “cup”. I use nacho cheese queso instead of plain nacho cheese. I also add sliced black olives & jalapeños because we love them. I found that adding a few tablespoons of milk to the sour cream makes it much easier to drizzle all over. Thanks much for sharing this recipe.
So glad you liked it!
My family and I loved this recipe! I kept everything in the baking pan, and I placed it in the middle of the table and I let my family have at it. My husband and son devoured it! This was a WINNER! I will definitely make this again! Thank you
Thank you so much! I am so glad you liked it!
I would like to make this, but I don’t see the recipe for Nacho Cream Sauce. Am I missing something?
There are some links in the post to take you to it but here it is. Make a double batch as it’s so good!
https://www.taketwotapas.com/homemade-nacho-cheese-sauce/
I’ve made this recipe twice and it’s excellent. My family absolutely loved it. Thank you
So glad you liked it!
It was good overall. I made the cheese sauce specific to your recipe and although it was tasty, I just didn’t like the texture. The refried beans are better off as it’s own layer .. didn’t really care for it mixed in with the meat during the cooking phase.
– Again, still tasty but just needed a couple of tweaks.
@Teona, Im sorry if you’re going to try a recipe take it for what it is, don’t adjust it and don’t bash the original person that posted the original recipe cuz you didn’t like it. Everyone has different tastes, and maybe we won’t like the way you did the adjusting of the original recipe. If you think you’re a better cook/chef than her than post your own recipes.
Thank you!
I didn’t see her bashing anyone or the recipe. I like to read the reviews. She wasn’t nasty, so why did you bash her? I think most cooks tweak recipes to their liking. It’s not chiseled in stone.
The bake time and temp differ between the article and recipe, and the recipe doesn’t even include the beef on the nachos?
Sorry that was a type. It’s fixed:)
How long to bake it?
3-5 minutes