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These easy home nachos are ones your entire family will love! It's an easier and shorter version of my taco night and it makes for a super easy dinner.

Want to put together a meal that will make everyone happy using leftovers from the fridge? These easy nachos at home are the answer!

homemade nachos on a cooking tray with avocados and salsa on the side

Home Nachos with Blue Chips

While Tuesday is always taco night, Saturdays are perfect for nachos! When I'm trying to use up the last few tidbits of leftovers from the week, I make my low-carb bell pepper nachos or these classic home nachos with blue chips everyone loves!

Last time I made this recipe, I shredded rotisserie chicken for the kids, my youngest had his with leftover garlic shrimp from the night before, and my husband and I made our own huge tray with whatever else we could find!

These aren't stadium nachos, made of fake cheese and stale chips. Although, if you want a replacement for the fake block cheese, I've already recreated a homemade-real-ingredient-version of velveeta.

Ingredients

There’s really no rule about what to add to home nachos, so here I share what I usually include and more ideas for yours:

Corn tortilla chips: your favorites; I love the blue ones!
Protein: leftover chicken, beef, shrimp, or black beans; anything goes. You can even make rotisserie chicken nachos!
Pico de gallo: super tasty and fresh!
Shredded cheese: I add Monterrey Jack Cheese; any other also works!

homemade nachos ingredients in white bowls: avocado, cheese, salsa, white beans and red beans

Best Chips for Homemade Nachos

I use a particular brand of blue corn chips because they have minimal ingredients and they use non GMO corn. Everyone seems to love them so it's a win-win. Of course, you can use your favorite tortilla chips! If you have time, you can make your own chips with leftover corn tortillas from taco night!

How to Bake Nachos at Home

For these nachos at home, you'll need about one cookie sheet for every two people. The exact recipe doesn't matter as much as the process:

Prep the oven
With the oven rack in the middle, turn the oven on broil – high.
Prep the trays
You’ll use one cookie sheet for every two people. Cover each cookie sheet with parchment paper and cut it in half so every person can take their own tray.
Assemble
Add tortilla chips, protein, pico de gallo, and cheese to each “paper tray”.
Broil
Broil one cookie sheet at a time until the cheese is melted.
Serve
Remove from the oven and add additional toppings to your liking. Enjoy!

Watch this short video to see how easy it is to create a nacho night at home:

Don’t have a sheet pan handy? Try making my skillet nachos instead!

What are the Layers of Nachos

The first layer of nachos is tortilla chips, then you add meat or beans, and the rest of the toppings. I like to make shredded cheese the top layer so it melts over the other layers! Yummy!

More Nacho Topping Ideas

When it comes to home nachos, we can get creative! Here’s a list of my favorite toppings for nachos, but the sky is the limit:

olives
guacamole
sour cream
fresh salsa
jalapeños
corn
green onion
roasted pepper and onions
chili leftovers

What to Serve with Homemade Nachos

From a simple corn and tomato salad to grilled veggie kabobs, I serve these nachos at home with everything! My Mexican Cauliflower Rice Recipe is also a family favorite and a great way to add more veggies to your meals -yes, even kids like cauli this way!

If salsas are your thing, try this corn and black bean salsa with avocado and thank me later. It’s super fresh and healthy, and the texture? My oh my!

Easy Nachos at Home

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 3

Total Time: 8

These easy home nachos are ones your entire family will love! It's an easier and shorter version of my taco night and it makes for a super easy dinner.

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Ingredients

12 oz bag blue corn tortilla chips*
2 cups protein, roasted chicken, beef, shrimp, black beans
1 ½ cups fresh pico de gallo
2 cups shredded Monterrey Jack Cheese
Additional toppings: sour cream, guacamole, salsa

Instructions

Prep:

Place your oven rack in the middle of the oven and turn your oven on Broil – High.
Line 2-3 cookie sheets (1 cookie sheet for every 2 people) with parchment paper, making sure you cut the parchment paper in half so each person can take their own “paper tray.”

Assemble:

Divide chips among the 4-6 servings. Top the chips with your protein of choice, pico de gallo, and all the other toppings you like. Top with shredded cheese.

Broil:

Place one cookie sheet inside the oven for approximately 3 minutes, while watching the cheese melt. Once the cheese is melted and everything has been heated, remove from oven before chips burn. Repeat process with the next nacho trays.