My aunt makes these crispy savory bites for every backyard barbecue and it only takes 3 ingredients to create a highly addictive snack.

These Oven Baked 3-Ingredient Beef Chili Scoops feature crunchy tortilla scoop chips filled with a hearty ground beef and chili bean mixture, then topped with melted sharp cheddar cheese. Baked until golden and bubbly, these bite-sized appetizers deliver all the comforting flavors of warm chili in a fun, scoopable finger food.

Oven Baked 3-Ingredient Beef Chili Scoops

Ingredients:

Step-By-Step Directions:

1. Preheat and prep: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Set out a 9×13-inch glass casserole dish.

2. Brown ground beef: In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the ground beef for 6 to 8 minutes, breaking it into fine pieces until fully browned. Carefully drain off excess grease.

3. Simmer chili filling: Return the beef to the skillet and stir in the undrained chili beans. Simmer over medium-low heat for 3 to 5 minutes until hot, thick, and bubbly. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper if desired, then remove from heat.

4. Arrange tortilla scoops: Fill the bottom of the glass casserole dish with a single layer of tortilla scoop chips, arranging them upright like little bowls.

5. Fill chips: Spoon the warm beef chili mixture into each tortilla scoop cup, filling them nearly to the top.

6. Melt cheese and bake: Sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese evenly over all the filled scoop cups. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes, until the cheese is completely melted and bubbly and the chip edges are lightly toasted.

7. Cool and serve: Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes so the filling sets before serving warm directly from the dish.