Piece of cake Shrimp Nachos.

Tortilla fries loaded with shredded cheese, black beans, shrimp, avocado, scallions and cilantro, and so drizzled with ranch dressing and served with salsa and lime wedges. Ready in less than 15 minutes, these nachos are the perfect game 24-hour interval titbit.

Easy Shrimp Nachos on a sheet pan.

What'south the best way to jazz up ho-hum old nachos? Add freshness, zest and something a fiddling bit unexpected, but a crowd favorite (like shrimp!). These easy shrimp nachos are a party pleaser and would be a smashing add-on to whatever appetizer spread.

Ingredients

Here's what you'll need for these easy shrimp nachos:

  • Tortilla fries – eating house fashion
  • Shredded cheese
  • Cooked shrimp
  • Blackness beans (or you could use lentils, if preferred)
  • Avocado
  • Scallions
  • Cilantro (or parsley)
  • Ranch dressing
  • Salsa (your pick – mild, medium or hot, depending on your spice tolerance)
  • Lime wedges

Easy Shrimp Nachos on a sheet pan on a white table.

Step by Step Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a blistering sheet with parchment paper or tinfoil. Place chips evenly on a baking sail and top with cheese. Add shrimp and blackness beans.

  2. Place in oven for five minutes, or until cheese is melted and shrimp are cooked through.

  3. Remove from oven and tiptop with avocado, scallions, and cilantro. Drizzle with ranch dressing.

  4. Serve with salsa and lime wedges.

Why are these easy nachos so great?

  • They're set in less than 15 minutes.
  • They're very cheesy. The more than cheese, the better!
  • They're sooooo fresh – hello, cilantro, scallions and lime!
  • They're packed with protein, which is a bonus for an appetizer, thanks to the black beans and the shrimp. Actually, they are basically a complete meal in themselves – you have your veggies, carbs, poly peptide and fat – all on this pan of nachos!
  • They use precooked frozen and thawed shrimp equally a time-saver and for convenience.
  • They are served with a ranch dressing drizzle and salsa, and then there's plenty of "sauces" to add to the yum factor.

Nachos loaded with cheddar, shrimp, black beans, avocado, scallions and cilantro and drizzled with chipotle ranch dressing on a sheet pan.

Recipe FAQ

Can you lot make this recipe using something other than shrimp?

Absolutely! If y'all don't love shrimp, attempt flaked smoked salmon, shredded seasoned chicken, seasoned ground beef  – or fifty-fifty taco seasoned lentils.

Can you employ raw shrimp versus cooked?

Yes! Cooked shrimp are used in these nachos purely every bit a fourth dimension-saver. Feel free to use frozen (and thawed) shrimp – just season and saute it prior to calculation to the nachos.

More Shrimp Recipes:

If you lot're looking for more than smashing shrimp recipes, don't miss these!

  • Shrimp Summer Rolls
  • Grilled Shrimp Lettuce Wraps
  • Shrimp Scampi with Spinach

Nachos loaded with cheese, shrimp, black beans, avocado, scallions and cilantro on a sheet pan with a side plate of nachos.

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Shrimp Nachos

Tortilla chips loaded with shredded cheese, blackness beans, shrimp, avocado, scallions and cilantro, then drizzled with ranch dressing and served with salsa and lime wedges. Ready in less than 15 minutes, these nachos are the perfect game twenty-four hour period appetizer.

Grade Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings eight

Calories 438 kcal

  • 6.five ounces tortilla chips eating place fashion tortilla chips half of a 13 ounce pocketbook, similar Tostitos
  • 3 cups Mexican style shredded cheese iv cheese blend or sub cheddar
  • 12 ounces cooked actress-big shrimp frozen shell-on cooked extra-big shrimp (31-40 shrimp per pound) thawed, vanquish/tail removed and patted dry
  • 1/2 loving cup black beans canned, drained and rinsed
  • 2 avocados sliced or cut into chunks or use i cup prepared guac
  • i/2 bunch scallions white and greenish parts, trimmed and thinly sliced
  • one/2 cup cilantro loosely packed, (leaves and stems), roughly chopped
  • 1/four cup ranch dressing

For serving

  • Salsa
  • Lime wedges

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with tinfoil.

  • Place chips evenly on a blistering sheet and tiptop with cheese. Add shrimp and blackness beans evenly overtop the chips.

  • Place in oven for v-7 minutes, until cheese is melted and the shrimp is warmed through.

  • Remove from the oven and top with avocado chunks, sliced scallions, and chopped cilantro. Drizzle with ranch dressing.

  • Serve with salsa and lime wedges.

Calories: 438 kcal Carbohydrates: 23 g Protein: 23 thou Fatty: thirty g Saturated Fatty: 10 thousand Polyunsaturated Fatty: half-dozen g Monounsaturated Fat: eleven g Trans Fat: 1 yard Cholesterol: 109 mg Sodium: 461 mg Potassium: 492 mg Fiber: 6 thousand Sugar: 1 thou Vitamin A: 486 IU Vitamin C: six mg Calcium: 396 mg Iron: ii mg

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