Pulled Pork Nachos takes your favorite barbecue staple and piles it on top of a bed of cheesy, crispy tortilla chips! The flavor of the sweet, tender barbecue pork combined with savory tortilla chips, baked under a blanket of melted cheese then topped with all of your favorite toppings, sounds like a dream come true.
Make these 15 minute, BBQ Pulled Pork Nachos as an appetizer for your next summer party, or serve it for dinner and make everybody happy!
Reasons You’ll Love This
Nachos 4 Life – There are so many delicious, incredible ways you can make nachos. These Pork Nachos have to be in the top tier.
BBQ Pork – Have some leftover BBQ pork from your summer barbeque? We love to pile it on top of some tortillas chips and voila! A whole new meal.
Picky Eater Approved – No one is really going to say no to Nachos. Even my pickiest eater loves them!
Fun to Make and Eat! – Not only is decorating your own pan of nachos kinda fun, but digging in with your hands and watching the cheese pull apart has to be the most fun part!
Customizable – This Pulled Pork Nachos Recipe can totally be catered to your taste buds. You can absolutely use all toppings and ingredients listed in this recipe, or take a new approach and add your favorites!
This recipe just screams “Summer!” When I think of warm weather, I’m thinking of a BBQ pulled pork sandwich, or some cheesy, loaded nachos. So what better way to celebrate the season of sun than combining the two and making these BBQ Pulled Pork Nachos!
Ingredient Info
- Pulled Pork – Don’t go through the hoops to make some pulled pork. Just go to the store and grab a container of already cooked pulled pork. You can toss it with your own barbecue sauce, or leave it as is. You can also buy it already pre-coated in BBQ sauce. Of course, if you’d like to make your own pulled pork, have at it! You can also use this recipe for Crockpot Pork Carnitas.
- Freshly Grated Cheese – Monterey Jack Cheese is the best because of that cheese pull. Cheddar cheese is the best option for flavor. You’ll need both for this recipe. I highly recommend using freshly grated cheese. If you don’t feel like grating a whole block of cheese, you have to run out and grab one of these hand crank cheese graters. They’re life changing! I also love this grating attachment for a KitchenAid as well.
- Tortilla Chips – Use whatever kind of tortilla chips you like for this recipe. You can even use Doritos for some extra flavor. Kettle Cooked Potato Chips are also surprisingly delicious as a base for this recipe, especially paired with the pulled pork!
- BBQ Sauce – The bottled barbecue sauce will work just fine for this recipe. If you have a homemade recipe you like to use, make that instead!
- Toppings – Have some sliced jalapeños and diced red onions ready to throw on top before you bake the nachos. After you bake, some great toppings include diced tomatoes, sour cream, cilantro and salsa!
Step by Step Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grab a 10 inch cast iron pan and spread an even layer of tortilla chips on the bottom of the pan.
- Add half of the pulled pork, half the red onions, half of the sliced jalapeños, 2 tablespoons of BBQ sauce and half of both freshly grated cheeses on top of the first layer of tortilla chips.
- Layer on another even layer of tortilla chips on top of the toppings.
- Add the remaining pulled pork, jalapeños, onions, BBQ sauce and cheese on top. Bake in the oven at 400°F for 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the pork is hot. Remove and add the remaining toppings. Serve hot, and enjoy!
Tips & Advice
Storage – I don’t recommend saving the cooked nachos as leftovers because they will get soggy, and difficult to reheat. Instead, I would save the toppings, stored separately in different containers in the fridge until you’re ready to assemble.
More Topping Options
For this recipe, you can add as many of your favorite toppings as you’d please! Feel free to add some diced green onion, pico de gallo, corn salsa, pickled jalapeños, black olives, avocado, guacamole, nacho cheese sauce, and so much more!
Equipment
You’ll need a 10 inch cast iron pan for this recipe. Don’t have one? That’s fine, you can assemble this on a parchment lined baking sheet instead, or a pan that is oven-safe.
FAQs
Cheddar Cheese is very sharp and will complement the flavors in the barbecue pork nicely. Monterey Jack is great for nachos because it has the best cheese pull!
Baking them in the oven with a layer of cheese on top should keep the chips nice and crisp for as long as possible. The more liquid-y toppings you add on top of the nachos, the faster they’ll start to get soggy. Avoid things like salsas & sour cream on top, and opt to serve it on the side instead.
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Pulled Pork Nachos
Equipment
- 10 inch Cast Iron Pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups pulled pork coated in bbq sauce (optional)
- tortilla chips
- 1 cup cheddar cheese freshly grated
- 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese freshly grated
- 1/4 cup red onion diced
- 1/4 cup bbq sauce
- 2-3 jalapeños sliced
- 2 roma tomatoes deseeded and diced
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup salsa
- 2 tablespoons cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grab a 10 inch cast iron pan and spread an even layer of tortilla chips on the bottom of the pan.
- Add half of the pulled pork, half the red onions, half of the sliced jalapeños, 2 tablespoons of BBQ sauce and half of both freshly grated cheeses on top of the first layer of tortilla chips.
- Layer on another even layer of tortilla chips on top of the toppings.
- Add the remaining pulled pork, jalapeños, onions, BBQ sauce and cheese on top. Bake in the oven at 400°F for 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the pork is hot. Remove and add the remaining toppings. Serve hot, and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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