Sheet Pan Nachos for a Crowd

Genius! This Sheet Pan Nachos for a crowd recipe is the perfect answer for a quick week night dinner or feeding the crowd at game time. They are fast, easy and keep the chips nice and crispy and the cheese nice and melted.

Nachos are one of my favorite Southwest Beef Recipes.

Don't love football? No problem, these Sheet Pan Nachos make a great weekday meal.

If your family is anything like mine, with everyone coming home at a different times and everyone going in different directions, then you probably struggle to get dinner on the table, too.

Do I ever have the solution for you! Sheet Pan Nachos DIY-Style—Let everyone make their own!

DIY Sheet Pan Nacho Bar

This Sheet Pan Nachos for a crowd recips is soooo easy, set it up like a Nacho Bar.

• Arrange the Nacho ingredients on the kitchen counter or table with a stack of sheet pans or cookie sheets.
• Let your friends and family make their own nachos.
• Give everyone their own, personal sheet pan so that they create their nachos themselves.
• TIP: Cover the sheet pan with a piece of parchment paper or tin foil so that you can slide the nachos off and share the pan with someone else.

Ingredients for Sheet Pan Nachos Recipe

Beef Nachos don't have to be regular ground beef! Get creative with your ingredients.

Here are a few ingredients ideas you will love-

Easy Crock Pot Machaca Beef is a flavorful, no fuss choice that everyone loves. Or, choose different types of beef like this delicious Smoked Pulled Beef.

Chorizo is an excellent choice for ingredient. Chorizo is used in this recipe.

Kick it up a notch with shredded Beef Short Rib meat.

You can up the amount of vegetables by going vegetarian-style with grilled Fajita Vegetables or trading the tortilla chips for this Irish Pub Style Potato Nachos , they are a fun change from the usual corn chips.

Can You Cook Nachos on Parchment Paper?

Yes! Cooking nachos on parchment paper is my favorite way to cook them.

My favorite tip for cooking nachos is to layer a piece of parchment paper on top of a sheet pan. The parchment allows me to slide the nachos off of the sheet pan and onto a plate in one quick move.

Parchment paper makes it so easy to quickly stack another batch onto the sheet pan and into the oven without stopping to washing the pan between batches.

Bonus! Cooking the nachos on parchment paper makes clean up a snap. The cheese does not burn onto the pan and it is easy to wash up.

How to Make Sheet Pan Nachos For A Crowd Pro Tips:

• My favorite tip is to use parchment paper on your sheet pans so you can slide them off the hot pan and onto your plate! That way, there is no washing pans between batches of nachos and clean up is a snap!
• We use several sheet pans at a time so that we have a pan prepared and ready for the oven the moment the first pan is out of the oven.
• I set up bowls with all the "fix'n's" along a buffet table or down the center of the table so that they are easy to reach.
• You can easily prepare a "half and half" sheet pan of nachos by sprinkling half the pan with beef and the other half vegetarian-style or with beef chorizo for those who like it spicy.

 

My sister, Donna, created this "do it yourself" style nachos for her family. She was inspired by Bon Appetit foodist Andrew Knowlton and his feature in Bon Appetit Magazine: Nachos and All the Fixings.

I love his technique. In fact, this is how I make them at home only I put parchment paper on the sheet pans so we can slide the nachos off the hot pan and right onto a serving plate.

Andrew Knowlton used homemade pork carnitas (he also suggests using store bought pulled pork). Donna switched out the pork for her low-fat homemade chorizo recipe. I use taco seasoned ground beef in mine.

Other favorite ingredients at the Kelly Casita: Monterey Jack cheese (so melty); cheddar cheese (so classic); green onions (she puts these on everything); black beans; pinto beans; roasted jalapeno slices (yes, you must broil them). I just use the bottled jalapeno slices because I love the vinegar-y taste.

I hope this method works for you! Let me know if you like it.

—Sandy