Leftover Chili Nachoswith pico de gallo / romaine salad
One of our favorite ways to use leftover chili is on top of nachos and we're sure the whole family will love this fun meal. A batch of pico de gallo makes an easy topping for the nachos and also is tossed with lettuce for a simple side salad.
Ingredients
- Green onions - 2 stalks, chopped, green and white parts combined
- 'Almost' Texas Chili (leftover from Tuesday) - ~3 cups
- Tortilla chips - 5 oz
- Cheese, shredded Mexican blend - 6 oz
- Pico de Gallo (ingredients listed separately) - 1/2 cup
- Sour cream - for serving (sub plain or Greek yogurt)
- Shallots - 1/2 clove, chopped
- Jalapenos - 1, chopped
- Tomatoes, roma - 6, chopped
- Cilantro - 2 Tbsp, leaves chopped
- Lime juice - 2 tsp
- Lettuce, romaine hearts - 5 oz, chopped
- Avocados - 1, cubed
- Pico de Gallo (ingredients listed separately) - 1/2 cup
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Prep
- Shallots / Jalapenos - If prepping right before cooking, get oven heating first. Prep as directed and combine. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Make pico de gallo - Chop tomatoes and cilantro. Combine with shallots, jalapenos and lime juice. Season with some salt and pepper. (Can be done 1 day ahead)
- Green onions / Lettuce / Avocados - Prep as directed.
Make
- Heat oven to 350F / 177C degrees.
- Drain any excess liquid off chili.
- Spread chips out into one layer on a sheet pan. Top with cheese and then leftover chili. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, until cheese is melted.
- While nachos bake, toss lettuce with avocados and half the pico de gallo (reserve the other half). Season with some salt.
- When nachos are finished, top with green onions, remaining half of pico de gallo and sour cream. Enjoy with salad on the side.
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Reviews
Ratings
This meal has 19 reviews
Delicious (assuming you managed to cook the stew meat until tender). Didn't do a salad, just put the toppings on after baking. We ate this two nights in a row!
So tasty. I went super lazy and used spicy pico from the store. Next time I would shred the beef.
Easy to make and delicious. Perfect meal for a Friday night.
Its nachos at home! What's not to love?
I didn’t make the chili so I used a can of Trader Joe’s vegetarian chili instead. Yum.
Very tasty. We ended up just eating the Chili in a bowl and scooping it up with nachos. So good.