Upside Down Nacho Bake Recipes

LAYERED NACHO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch pan; set aside.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the ground beef and onions. Cook and stir until the beef is crumbly and evenly browned. Drain fat. Mix in the taco seasoning, and set aside.
• Spread the refried beans to cover the bottom of the prepared 9x13 inch pan. Layer the cooked ground beef and onions evenly over the refried beans. Pour the jar of salsa over the ground beef and spread 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese over the salsa layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is bubbly and the layers are heated through. Serve with tortilla chips and your choice of fresh toppings.

EASY PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). In 13x9-inch pan, melt butter in oven. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange pineapple slices on brown sugar. Place cherry in center of each pineapple slice, and arrange remaining cherries around slices; press gently into brown sugar.
• Add enough water to reserved pineapple juice to measure 1 cup. Make cake batter as directed on box, substituting pineapple juice mixture for the water. Pour batter over pineapple and cherries.
• Bake 42 to 48 minutes (44 to 53 minutes for dark or nonstick pan) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately run knife around side of pan to loosen cake. Place heatproof serving plate upside down onto pan; turn plate and pan over. Leave pan over cake 5 minutes so brown sugar topping can drizzle over cake; remove pan. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool. Store covered in refrigerator.

UPSIDE-DOWN CARAMEL LATTE BAKE

Steps:

• Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
• In 2-quart saucepan, mix 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup butter, the maple syrup and espresso. Cook 4 to 6 minutes over medium heat until sugars dissolve and mixture is smooth. Pour into baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup pecans. Top with 10 slices French bread, cutting slices in half if necessary to fit in baking dish in single layer.
• Drizzle 1/4 cup melted butter over bread in pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup pecans. Top with 10 slices French bread.
• In large bowl, beat custard ingredients with wire whisk. Slowly pour mixture over French bread. Press down on bread with spatula so all of bread absorbs egg mixture. Cover; refrigerate 8 to 24 hours.
• When ready to bake, heat oven to 350°F. Uncover; bake 35 to 40 minutes until puffed and lightly browned. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat whipped topping ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Serve each piece upside down with a dollop of whipped topping.

SLOW-COOKER UPSIDE-DOWN CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Place chicken in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker. Top with onion, bay leaf, pepper and gravy. Place celery on gravy.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
• About 30 minutes before serving, make and bake 8 biscuits using Bisquick mix and milk as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, gently stir frozen vegetables into chicken mixture. Increase heat setting to High. Cover and cook 15 minutes. Remove bay leaf.
• For each serving, split biscuit and place in soup bowl or tart pan. Spoon about 3/4 cup chicken mixture on top of biscuit. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

NACHO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Season ground chuck with salt and pepper to taste.
• Brown ground beef with minced onion.
• After fully cooking ground beef add taco sauce (or salsa) and beans.
• Layer mixture in the bottom of baking dish.
• You probably will need a large one.
• Spread sour cream on top.
• Spread cheese on next.
• Top with diced vegetables.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake another 5 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly.

UPSIDE DOWN NACHO BAKE

Steps:

• Using a very large nonstick ovenproof skillet, saute beef over medium-high heat, breaking up with a spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes; drain off fat.
• Add onion, peppers, seasonings and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Add beans, tomatoes & paste and bring to a boil; reduce heat & simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in corn and sprinkle chips & cheese over the top.
• Bake in preheated 375F oven until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes; sprinkle with onion.