These easy Shrimp Nachos are spicy, cheesy, crunchy and loaded with flavorful blackened seafood. Update your Game Day Super Bowl menu and game day eats with tons of flavor and spice like in this. I even have a fun how to video too!
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I’ve got something to confess to you all: I’m obsessed with blackened shrimp. Whether it’s on a salad, in a sandwich or on a skewer, I absolutely love it. The blackened flavor is so intense and delicious that I’ve sought out several ways to incorporate these shrimp into many of my recipes.
On a busy day I look forward to recipes that are quick and easy without compromising flavor. These shrimp require nothing more than a hot skillet, blackened seasoning and 15 minutes of my time. I’ve found myself using these shrimp to make tacos, stews, and of course, creating these sensational nachos.
Ingredients
- Tortilla chips
- Pico de gallo
- Shredded cheese
- Blackened shrimp
How to Make Shrimp Nachos
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- For shrimp, add olive oil to a cast iron or heavy bottom skillet over medium high heat. Add raw shrimp to a bag and pour blackened seasoning over it. Shake the shrimp in the bag to make sure the seasoning sticks. Fry shrimp in an even layer for 2 minutes on each side and set aside.
- Next begin layering process. Add half of tortilla chips, followed by half of pico de gallo and half of cheese then repeat with remaining tortilla chips, pico de gallo and shredded cheese.
- Top nachos with shrimp and bake for 10-15 minutes or until everything has melted together and is hot and bubbly.
- Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes then top with cilantro (if desired) and serve.
Tips
Tip 1: If you can’t find blackened seasoning, you can use cajun seasoning and cut back some of the spice since it tends to be a bit more spicy than blackened seasoning usually is. Try this cajun seasoning.
Tip 2: Shrimp cooks very quickly, I’m talking about 2 minutes of cooking on each side. So don’t walk away from the stove!
Tip 3: When properly cooked, the shrimp should be plump and slightly curled inward. The seasoning will develop a bit of char on the exterior on the shrimp and the tails should be red. Simple!
How to Store
- Separate the components: Store the cooked shrimp and any other perishable toppings (like salsa, cheese sauce, or sour cream) in airtight containers in the refrigerator.
- Keep the chips at room temperature in a resealable bag or an airtight container to maintain their crunch.
- Reheat the shrimp and toppings separately and assemble the nachos just before serving to revive that just-made magic.
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Blackened Shrimp Nachos
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Ingredients
- 1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp blackened or cajun seasoning
- 1 bg tortilla chips
- 1 jar fresh pico de gallo
- 1 package shredded Mexican cheese
- Optional: Cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- For shrimp, add olive oil to a cast iron or heavy bottom skillet over medium high heat. Add raw shrimp to a bag and pour blackened seasoning over it. Shake the shrimp in the bag to make sure the seasoning sticks. Fry shrimp in an even layer for 2 minutes on each side and set aside.
- Next begin layering process. Add half of tortilla chips, followed by half of pico de gallo and half of cheese then repeat with remaining tortilla chips, pico de gallo and shredded cheese.
- Top nachos with shrimp and bake for 10-15 minutes or until everything has melted together and is hot and bubbly.
- Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes then top with cilantro (if desired) and serve.
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Hi can you use frozen baby shrimps for this recipe
Yes you totally can!
This was so good I actually burnt my toungue trying to eat them lol I will definitely make these again. Thanks
Hahaha I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
So my husbsnd and I have bought our first home together for our famil an we close in less than 2 weeks. We plan to have an amazing first dinner in our new home which was going to be stuffed fish. I was searching the web for a side dish to go with it and came across these nachos that look oh so good. So now I have adding this as an appetizer to our menu! I’m so excited to try it!
Hooray I hope you enjoy it!!!
This is creative and a great snack option. Love the pico de gallo.
Thanks so much! I love it too!
Quick question. If you are going to prepare your own fresh blackened shrimp would you want to grill them first and then put them in the nachos in the oven.
Yes exactly. You don’t want to overcook them because you want them to be perfectly delicious and juicy.
What a fun way to spice up nachos! -w
Keep up the spectacular job !! Lovin’ it!
I’ve never had shrimp with nachos before – I love the sound of this!
Yes you must try them!