This easy oven baked nachos recipe leans on simple ingredients and bake for just 10 minutes! Store bought tortilla chips, shredded cheese, salsa, and canned beans makes for quick prep (perfect for a snack, appetizer, or last minute dinner idea!).
3cupsshredded cheeseI used a Mexican cheese blend but you could use any cheese you like
¾cuppico de galloor chopped fresh tomatoes, onions, and jalapenos
10-12cupscorn tortilla chipsor about 1 large bag
Optional toppings:
1cupcooked meatlike shredded salsa chicken or rotisserie chicken, ground beef or turkey
Canned diced green chilis
Sour creamcrema, or white sauce
Salsa or hot sauce
Fresh veggies & herbs: avocado slicesjalapeno, red onion, radishes, lettuce
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 F and prepare a baking sheet (either by spraying with oil or using a silicone baking mat).
Spread out your chips in an even layer, sprinkle with black beans and pico de gallo (and meat, if using). Then top with cheese.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Remove from oven and add hot sauce, avocado, sour cream, fresh cilantro or any other fresh toppings you like!
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Notes
Nutrition information calculated using the Mexican cheese blend and without the optional toppings listed above (appetizer or snack serving size used).To add meat add up to 1 cup of salsa chicken, leftover rotisserie chicken, ground beef, ground turkey, pulled pork (or easy crockpot carnitas) and add it as the first layer before sprinkling with cheese.For vegan and dairy-free, use dairy-free cheese.For cheesier nachos, add another cup of shredded cheese. For less cheese, reduce by 1 cup.For the white sauce seen in the images: Mix half sour cream and half lime juice (or lemon juice) together in a small bowl and whisk until well combined, drizzle over top.For more ingredient swaps, modifications, variations and 16+ topping ideas - see the full blog post above.