This nacho steak skillet features roasted cauliflower, thin sliced steak, cheese, and lots of fun nacho toppings. I think this qualifies as keto comfort food! You can serve this at the family dinner table and let everyone fix up their bowls however they like.
Another option for this recipe is to leave the cauliflower on the sheet pan and just top everything there. I like the presentation of the skillet, but it’s really up to you.
If you don’t like spicy foods then be sure to skip the jalapeño slices.
I included an avocado to make a quick guacamole with. We have two recipes for guacamole that you might like. The first is a classic guacamole with traditional style ingredients, and the second is a bacon and roasted garlic guacamole that are sure to impress!
Yields 5 servings of Nacho Steak Skillet
The Preparation
- 24 ounces cauliflower
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 8 ounces beef round tip steak, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 ounce cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 ounce monterey jack cheese, shredded
- 30 grams canned jalapeno slices
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 136 grams avocado meat, mashed
The Execution
1. Preheat your oven to 400°F. Remove the leaves and bottom of stem from your cauliflower. Slice the cauliflower across the head. It will break up into chip-like shapes.
2. In the bottom of a large mixing bowl whisk together the coconut oil, chili powder, and turmeric. Add the cauliflower and gently toss until it’s all evenly coated.
3. Spread the cauliflower out on a baking sheet. Season well with salt and pepper. Roast for 20-25 minutes.
4. While the cauliflower is roasting you can get the rest of the toppings ready. Preheat a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat. Liberally season both sides of your steak with salt and pepper. Add the butter to the skillet and let it melt. Once the butter stops foaming then lay the steak down into the pan. Cook without disturbing until it begins to cook through. Flip to cook the other side then remove from the pan.
5. Allow to rest for 5-10 minutes.
6. Once the cauliflower is done, remove it from the oven and transfer the florets to your cast iron pan.
7. Slice up the steak into fork sized strips.
8. Top the cauliflower with the steak.
9. Top the skillet with both shredded cheeses and the jalapeño slices. Bake for another 5-10 minutes, until the cheese has melted.
10. Serve with sour cream, guacamole, and hot sauce. You can garnish with cilantro and slices of green onion if you desire.
This makes a total of 5 servings of Nacho Steak Skillet. Each serving comes out to be 436 calories, 37.1g fats, 4.2g net carbs, and 18.2g protein.
| NUTRITION | CALORIES | FAT | CARBS | FIBER | NET CARBS | PROTEIN |
| 24 ounce cauliflower | 156 | 3.4 | 27.9 | 15.7 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| 1/3 cup coconut oil | 642 | 71.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 teaspoon chili powder | 8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder | 5 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| — salt and pepper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 ounce beef round tip steak | 660 | 44.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.9 |
| 1 tablespoon butter | 102 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 1 ounce cheddar cheese | 115 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| 1 ounce monterey jack cheese | 106 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 6.9 |
| 30 gram canned jalapeno slices | 8 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 1/3 cup sour cream | 150 | 14.7 | 3.5 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| 136 gram avocado meat | 227 | 21 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Totals | 2178 | 185.3 | 48 | 27 | 21.1 | 91 |
| Per Serving (/5) | 436 | 37.1 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 18.2 |
Nacho Steak Skillet
Ingredients
- 24 ounce cauliflower
- ⅓ cup coconut oil melted
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8 ounce beef round tip steak thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 ounce cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 ounce monterey jack cheese shredded
- 30 gram canned jalapeno slices
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 136 gram avocado meat mashed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Remove the leaves and bottom stem from the cauliflower and slice it across the head to break it up into chip-like shapes.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, chili powder, and turmeric. Add the cauliflower and gently toss until evenly coated.
- Spread the cauliflower out on a baking sheet. Season well with salt and pepper. Roast for 20–25 minutes.
- While the cauliflower is roasting, get the rest of the toppings ready. Preheat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Liberally season both sides of the steak with salt and pepper. Add the butter to the skillet and let it melt. Once the butter stops foaming, lay the steak in the pan. Let sit (don't touch it!) until beginning to cook through. Flip it over briefly to cook the other side and then remove from the pan.
- Rest for 5–10 minutes.
- Once the cauliflower is done, remove it from the oven and transfer the florets to the cast-iron pan.
- Slice the steak into fork-sized strips.
- Top the cauliflower with the steak.
- Top the skillet with the shredded cheeses and jalapeño slices. Bake for another 5–10 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
- Serve with sour cream and guacamole.
This is awesome! Made this last night and can’t wait to make it again! Every one in the house loved it. Used the guacamole and sour cream to top it.. 5 stars!
Thank you Lilly! That means so much!
Fantastic, hubby and I both LOVED it! I used cajun seasoning and tumeric, because I was out of chili powder.
This was an amazing meal, my husband said this needs to be part of our regular meals. Thank you for another great recipe.
Excellent. Even my non-keto husband thought it was solid. Definitely will make again.
Another one to add to my “Must-Try” list, though I’m probably going to use shredded chicken or ground beef. Only 2 more weeks and I can enjoy dairy again!
Chicken sounds great!
This was good but I upped the seasoning since I like much more flavor than the spices listed provided. I upped the turmeric to 1 teaspoon, and I used Penzey’s Chili Con Carne 1 Tbsp plus 2 teaspoons ground cumin. I seasoned the cauliflower with kosher salt to my taste. I seasoned the steak with the kosher salt and chili con carne too. I also upped the cheese for my crowd. All in all the method and the combination of flavors is spot on! Thanks for the inspiration! Everyone love this and even my 10 yr old son’s friend ate a hearty portion! No leftovers here!!
Thanks April!
This recipe seems great and I’m going to try it this week! How is it reheated?
I think the best way would be to put it back in a cast iron skillet and pop it under the broiler – but microwaving would work too. 🙂
Just made this ( I used a taco seasoning package) and it was great! Very filling and flavorful.
Just made this tonight and it’s delicious! Even husband can’t keep his fork out of it. I didn’t have jalepenos so I used green chilis. Very, very good!
This has been my favorite Keto recipe so far. I would not agree with this being 5 servings (maybe 3). I used cubed sirloin instead of a whole steak and green chilies instead of jalapenos. It heats up well too.
Really glad to hear you like it! Sirloin sounds like it’d be awesome. The serving sizes always vary. We tend to just give a basic idea of serving sizes and depending on your macros, you eat more or less to suit what you need.