These cheesy, spicy, crunchy Shrimp Nachos are an easy at-home meal that can be customized with all of your favorite toppings. Plus they are fast, ready in just 15 minutes, making the perfect easy weeknight dinner!
I love shrimp. Like love-love them. They are seriously one of my favorite foods. Cold in shrimp cocktails, skewered on the grill, or baked on top of crispy tortilla chips like the ones in this amazing Shrimp Nachos recipe.
These shrimp nachos start with crispy tortilla chips that are topped with a mixture of shrimp in a spicy, creamy, cheesy sauce. They’re then baked until crispy melty perfection!
What Ingredients are in Shrimp Nachos?
- nacho chips
- pre-cooked shrimp
- Mexican cheese
- mayonnaise
- chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- onion
- cumin
- cilantro
- black pepper
- green onion
How to Make Shrimp Nachos
This recipe is so easy! While your oven in preheating, line a baking sheet with foil then a single layer of tortilla chips.
Hint: I like to use the Tostitos Scoops tortilla chips because they are strong enough not to break under all those toppings!
Next, mix up your shrimp with the cheese, mayo, peppers, onions, and spices and spoon the mixture over the tortilla chips.
Bake the nachos for 3 minutes, then broil an additional 3 minutes. That’s it! So easy!
Needless to say, there were no leftovers and these shrimp nachos got two big thumbs up from my family!
If you try this recipe please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!
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Shrimp Nachos with Creamy Garlic Cheese Sauce
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 minutes
- Total Time: 11 minutes
- Yield: 6
- Category: appetizer
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Description
These cheesy, spicy, crunchy Shrimp Nachos are an easy at-home meal that can be customized with all of your favorite toppings. Plus they are fast, making the perfect easy weeknight dinner!
Ingredients
10 ounce bag tortilla chips (Scoops are easiest to eat)
2 cups Mexican Cheese
1.5 lb peeled and deveined COOKED shrimp, tails removed and chopped into bite sized pieces
1 cup mayonnaise
4 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped
½ white onion, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
¼ teaspoon black pepper
green onion for garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil.
Spread tortilla chips onto the lined baking sheet
Mix shrimp, cheese, mayo, peppers, onion, cumin, cilantro and pepper in a bowl and stir to blend.
Spoon shrimp mixture over the tortilla chips evenly.
Bake for 3 minutes, then turn on the broiler and broil until cheese is golden and bubble, about 3 minutes. Serve garnished with green onion if desired
Notes
- Tostitos Scoops tortilla chips are less likely to break under the weight of the toppings than traditional chips, but choose your favorite!
Keywords: shrimp nachos
This recipe was originally shared in December 2013 and updated with new photos and information January 2020.
Heather says
I love shrimp! I’ve never had shrimp nachos – these look so amazing Keri! Congrats on being a Fresh From Florida Ambassador!!
Cheryl says
I so love shrimp!! These look delicious. Thanks for sharing on Recipe Sharing Monday! Happy Holidays & HUGS!
Lori @ A Bright and Beautiful Life says
Your nachos look so yummy. We love shrimp scampi and really anything shrimp and so I’m thinking I need to make these nachos this weekend. My hubby would be so happy!!! Thanks for your recipe. If you have time we would love it if you would be willing to share this recipe post and any of your other great ones at our Making Monday link party that goes live Sunday eve at 8pm eastern. Thanks. Have a fantastic day. http://www.abrightandbeautifullife.com/?p=8868
Lolly says
Dear “Ambassadress”, I love shrimp nachos. I am a Georgia girl, but when our family hits the Florida beaches we also hit the fresh seafood. The Florida Pinks are great, but our all time favorite is the Royal Red shrimp. I will be checking out the Grouper recipe too. Thanks for the yummy recipe.
Gera says
Hi – This recipe is different than the one posed in 2013. I am looking for the original recipe you had. It was DELICIOUS!!! Unfortunately I only save the link and did not print. I wanted to make the recipe and when revisiting the link, the recipe is changed. Would you please send me the original recipe?