Air Fryer Nachos
Nachos done in the air fryer — Game Day Nachos, Loaded Nachos, Easy Barbecue Chicken Nachos, Crawfish Nachos — for busy weeknights and ball games.
★ appetizer
appetizerGame Day Nachos
Better than any restaurant nachos. One single layer where every chip is covered in cheese
Ingredients
- Restaurant style chips
- 1.5 cups Monterey Jack Cheese
- 1.5 cups Pepper Jack Cheese
- 1/2 cup Pico de gallo
- 1 whole Rotisserie chicken - shredded
- 1/2 cup Salsa of choice
- 2 tbsp Mexican Seasoning of choice
- 1/2 cup El Salvadoran Crema
- 1 Jalapeño - sliced
- 1/4 cup Sour cream
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 400.
- 2Shred rotisserie chicken, combine with 1.5 tbsp taco seasoning and salsa
- 3If not using pre made pico de Gallo, combine tomato, red onion, jalapeño, lime juice and cilantro to make. Store in fridge until ready
- 4Line sheet pan with chips, top with cheese, then chicken, then more cheese
- 5Place in oven for 6-8 minutes
- 6While in oven, add crema to a bag and cut corner
- 7Combine remaining taco seasoning and sour cream
- 8Once oven is complete, drizzle with crema, top with pico de gallo & jalapeños. Serve with sour cream on the side
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Nachos are the dinner that saves you when the fridge is full of odds and ends. A little leftover chicken, half a pound of ground beef, the last of the shredded cheese, and everybody's fed in fifteen minutes.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection on game days, on Friday nights when nobody wants a real meal, and on those evenings when the oven feels like too much for four people.
Every recipe here starts with chips and cheese and goes somewhere good: Game Day Nachos with Monterey Jack and pepper jack, Loaded Nachos with ground beef, BBQ Brisket Nachos, Pulled Pork Nachos, Crawfish Nachos with bell pepper and onion, and Michael's Nacho Cheese Sauce made from milk, butter, and flour.
Quick Tips
- 1
Work in small batches
An air fryer basket only holds one or two layers of chips. Do 2 or 3 rounds instead of piling them up, or the middle stays cold.
- 2
Shred your own cheese
Block Monterey Jack or pepper jack melts smoother than bagged shreds. Grate about 2 cups per batch.
- 3
Add cold toppings last
Sour cream, jalapenos, and green onions go on after the nachos come out, or they wilt in the 5 minutes of heat.
- 4
Drain the meat well
Blot cooked ground beef, pulled pork, or brisket on paper towels so grease doesn't soak the chips soggy.
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