Southwest Beef Nacho Bar

🥘 Ingredients

• beef stock concentrate
  1 tbsp
• butter
  1 tbsp
• cooking oil
  2 tbsp
• cream cheese
  4 oz
• flour
  2 tbsp
• flour tortilla
  6 unit
• green bell pepper
  1 unit
• ground beef
  12 oz
• lime
  1 unit
• mexican spice blend
  1 tsp
• onion
  1 unit
• pepper jack cheese
  ½ cup
• sour cream
  ¼ cup
• southwest spice blend
  1 tsp
• tomato
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• baking sheet
• baking sheet
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Preheat oven to 425°F. Gently prick each flour tortilla with a fork, then cut into 6 triangles. Place on a baking sheet and toss with cooking oil , salt, and pepper. Bake on top rack until lightly golden brown ⏱️ 10 minutes . Remove and set aside to cool.

   flour tortilla: 6 unit, cooking oil: 2 tbsp
2. 

   2

   Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion into ¼-inch strips. Halve, core, and thinly slice green bell pepper into ¼-inch strips. Quarter lime . Dice tomato into ¼-inch pieces.

   onion: 1 unit, green bell pepper: 1 unit, lime: 1 unit, tomato: 1 unit
3. 

   3

   Toss onion on one side of a second baking sheet with a drizzle of cooking oil, 1 tsp southwest spice blend , salt, and pepper. Toss bell pepper on the empty side with a drizzle of cooking oil, 1 tsp southwest spice blend, salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until softened and lightly charred ⏱️ 20 minutes .

   southwest spice blend: 1 tsp
4. 

   4

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add ground beef , beef stock concentrate , mexican spice blend , and 2 tbsp water. Cook, breaking up meat, until cooked through ⏱️ 5 minutes . Carefully drain excess grease. Transfer to a serving bowl and cover to keep warm. Wipe out pan.

   ground beef: 12 oz, beef stock concentrate: 1 tbsp, mexican spice blend: 1 tsp
5. 

   5

   Melt butter in the same pan over medium-low heat. Sprinkle flour and remaining southwest spice blend over melted butter; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant ⏱️ 1 minute . Slowly whisk in ¾ cup water, then add cream cheese . Season with salt and pepper. Cook, whisking, until cream cheese melts and sauce thickens ⏱️ 3 minutes . Remove from heat and stir in pepper jack cheese and a big squeeze of lime juice. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

   butter: 1 tbsp, flour: 2 tbsp, cream cheese: 4 oz, pepper jack cheese: ½ cup
6. 

   6

   Serve tortilla chips, queso, Southwest beef, roasted veggies, tomato, sour cream , and remaining lime wedges family style. Let everyone build their own nachos.

   sour cream: ¼ cup