Cheesy Steak and Onion Ring Nachos

Flat iron steak and onions are layered over onion rings and topped with a homemade cheese sauce in these decadent onion ring nachos.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 668 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 tomato, diced
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles (such as RO*TEL®)
• ¾ pound flat iron steak
• ½ yellow onion, sliced into rings
• 1 (14 ounce) bag frozen onion rings (such as Ore-Ida®)
• 1 pound processed cheese food (such as Velveeta ®), diced
• 2 tablespoons pickled jalapeno peppers, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine chili powder, sea salt, and cumin in a bowl; rub over steak. Place steak on a plate and cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate for 1 hour and up to overnight. Remove from refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Heat a grill pan over high heat. Rub steak and sliced yellow onion with vegetable oil; cook on the hot grill until steak is cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C). Let steak and onion rest for 20 minutes. Thinly slice.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spread onion rings in 1 layer onto a baking sheet.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until browned and crisp, 14 to 16 minutes.

Step 5

Cook and stir cheese food and diced tomatoes and green chiles in a saucepan over medium-low heat until cheese sauce is smooth, 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 6

Spread baked onion rings on a serving platter and top with steak and onions. Pour 3/4 of the cheese sauce over the top, reserving the remaining sauce to serve alongside the nachos. Top nachos with tomato, cilantro, jalapeno peppers, and green onions.