Pulled Pork Nachos

The smoking Pulled Pork Nachos are perfect for game day snacks or casual weeknight meals. They’re loaded with flavor and the toppings are fully customizable.

Ingredients to Make Pulled Pork Nachos Recipe

Nachos are consummate party food and for good reason. The combination of melty cheese and a variety of toppings on crisp tortilla chips, is hard to resist. The kind of toppings you can use are customizable, depending on your personal taste. This recipe shows you how to turn leftover pulled pork into an appetizer the whole family will love. Whether you’re planning for the Superbowl, family movie night or entertaining friends, this nacho recipe has something everyone will love in each and every bite. Ingredients to make Pulled Pork Nachos: (Scroll down for full printable recipe card.)

Tortilla Chips – One bag of plain salted tortilla chips. Use your favorite brand.
Pork – Fully cooked pulled pork. You can use my pulled pork recipe or use any leftover smoked pork that you may have from making pork sandwiches. I’ve also purchased pulled pork from a local BBQ joint to make these nachos.
Queso – Warm queso forms the cheese drizzle that we all love about nachos.
Shredded Cheese – Shredded colby jack or pepper jack cheese forms the edible “glue” to hold everything together.
Beans – Drained and rinsed black beans for added texture.
Sauce – A thick barbecue sauce adds a smoky flavor that complements the pulled pork.
Toppings – Pico de gallo and sliced green onions add color and flavor.
Garnished – Sour cream, salsa, pickled or fresh jalapeños, black olives and guacamole or diced avocado for serving. Use any of your favorite nacho toppings.

How to Make the BEST Pulled Pork Nachos Recipe

Heat Oven and Prepare the Pan – Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly spray a large rimmed grill pan or baking sheet with cooking spray. Set aside.
Tortilla Chips – Spread a layer of tortilla chips to completely cover the pan, overlapping. Sprinkle the chips with shredded cheese.
Warm Queso – Drizzle the chips with warm queso.
Black Beans and Pulled Pork – Arrange black beans over the queso then evenly distribute the pulled pork over the top.
Barbecue Sauce – Drizzle generously with barbecue sauce, eyeballing the amount. You can always add more on the side when serving.
More Queso – Top with a light drizzle of queso (About 1/2 of what’s left serve the remaining on the side) and top with the remaining 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese.
Oven – Transfer to the oven and bake per the cook time in the recipe until the cheese is bubbly and the top is golden brown.
Garnish – Serve immediately garnished with pico de gallo and green onions with remaining queso, salsa, sour cream and guacamole on the side.

Tips for Making Pulled Pork Nachos

Kitchen Tools You’ll Need: One large oven safe grill pan or sheet pan, sharp knife and cutting board, cheese grater, measuring cups and spoons.
What is Pulled Pork? Pulled pork can be made from pork butt or pork shoulder. This recipe uses leftover pork transforming it into a round two meal.
Customize and Use Your Favorite Toppings: Pico de gallo has tomatoes, red onion, fresh diced jalapeños and seasonings all tossed with fresh lime juice. If you prefer, you could use salsa and add those ingredients separately to the nachos in addition to any other nacho toppings that you enjoy. Be creative and make these nachos to suit your taste!

Recipe Variations

Protein: You can use any leftover pulled pork or shredded pork for this recipe. You can also adapt it using pulled chicken.
Barbecue Sauce: You can use your favorite flavor and brand of barbecue sauce. A thicker barbecue sauce works best.
Queso: You can use nacho cheese sauce in place of white queso.
Beans: You could use light red kidney beans or pinto beans in place of black beans.
Toppings: The sky’s the limit with toppings. You can add pickled jalapeños to the nachos for added kick, fresh cilantro, diced avocado, shredded lettuce or any of your favorite toppings.
Cheese: You can use pepper jack cheese, monterey jack cheese for added spice or plain ole cheddar cheese, in place of colby jack cheese.

Storage and Leftovers

Leftovers: You can store leftovers wrapped in foil or in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Reheating: Reheat in an air fryer or a preheated 375°F oven for 10 minutes or until heated through and the chips are crisp. They will naturally soften when chilled.
Freezer: I don’t recommend freezing leftover nachos as the chips will become soggy when thawed.

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