Velveeta Nacho Cheese Bake. This VELVEETA Nacho Bake is hearty with salsa, sour cream and ground beef—all covered with a topping of cheesy crushed tortilla chips. Stir sour cream into prepared Macaroni. Nacho Cheese Smooth and creamy, with a little zesty kick, this Nacho Cheese dip appetizer is the bomb!

Normally purchased off the grocery shelf in a brick form, this processed cheese spread adapts well You can also use Velveeta to make nacho cheese sauce to pour over baked tortilla chips for homemade nachos or use it as a dip for a party. Today I am making a delicious creamy nacho cheese sauce from scratch. This is my way of making homemade velvetta cheese. You can cook Velveeta Nacho Cheese Bake using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Velveeta Nacho Cheese Bake

1. You need 1 box of Velveeta shells & cheese.
2. Prepare 1 lb of ground beef.
3. Prepare 1 envelope of taco seasoning mix.
4. You need 3/4 cup of sour cream.
5. It's 3/4 cup of shredded cheddar, divided.
6. You need 3/4 cup of thick & chunky salsa or picante sauce.
7. It's 1/2 cup of coarsely crushed fritos or tortilla chips.

I also love to add ground turkey. I've never tried, but I think Velveeta cheese might be the ultimate for nachos! OK, foodies, please turn your snob setting to minimum, so you don't suffer. First, it's not really a cheese (like "American" or Kraft jars of "cheese spread," it'.

Velveeta Nacho Cheese Bake instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F..
2. Prepare mac & cheese as directed on package..
3. While mac & cheese is cooking, cook beef and taco seasoning as directed on package. Keep warm..
4. Mix sour cream with mac & cheese..
5. Spoon half of mac & cheese mixture in a 8-inch square baking dish. Then add ground beef, half of the shredded cheese and remaining mac & cheese..
6. Cover and bake for 15 minutes..
7. Top with salsa, remaining shredded cheddar and chips. Bake 5 minutes uncovered..
8. Serve with your favorite nacho or taco toppings..

Technically Velveeta isn't a cheese, but a "processed pasteurized cheese product" that has a creamy texture, mild cheddar flavor, and characteristic artificial-orange color. Velveeta's most endearing quality, however, is its wonderful ability to melt; once heated, it becomes as smooth as velvet. Reviews for: Photos of VELVEETA® Down-Home Macaroni and Cheese. I literally just put this in the oven to bake. I definitely didn't follow the recipe I tweaked it up with my own spin.