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Pizza Nachos

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Planning weekend football snacks? These Pizza Nachos will be a big hit at game time! Repost from November 2012.

 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

 
Football season is a fun one at our house. My husband and I both enjoy watching football. We don’t always cheer for the same team (that is what makes it interesting) but we do agree that good food has to be a part of the football festivities. One of my husband’s latest obsessions is Dax Phillips’ amazing Pizza Nachos. I saw the recipe on Tasty Kitchen and knew Josh would love them. I decided to make them on football Sunday for a half-time snack and they were a hit!

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

To make the Pizza Nachos, you will need: butter, olive oil, garlic, heavy cream, milk, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, Parmesan cheese, tortilla chips, onion, pepperoni, black olives, green pepper, and Colby Jack cheese. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

First, make the garlic cream sauce. Melt the butter, along with the olive oil, on medium to low heat. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

Once melted, add in the minced garlic and stir. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

Turn the heat up to medium-high. Add in the cream and milk and stir. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

Keep stirring until it comes to a boil. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

Add in the salt, pepper, and chili flakes, and Parmesan cheese. Continue stirring. The sauce will thicken pretty quick, so make sure you keep stirring. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

Once the sauce is thickened, remove from the burner, and set aside.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

Preheat the oven to 400ºF and start building your nachos in an oven-proof dish. First, add the tortilla chips. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

Next, drizzle the garlic cream sauce all over the chips.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

Top with the onions, pepperoni, olives, and bell pepper.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

Finish the nachos off by adding the Colby Jack cheese. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

Place in the preheated oven, and cook until the cheese is nice and bubbly and the veggies are warmed through, roughly 7 minutes or so.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

Remove from the oven and serve warm. 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

Pizza and nachos are two of Josh’s favorite foods; now he can enjoy them all at once. These nachos are the ultimate game day snack. I love that the recipe is adaptable, too. If pepperoni isn’t your thing, leave it off. Try adding mushrooms, artichokes, roasted red peppers, chicken, etc. Top the nachos with your favorite pizza toppings. The options are endless! 

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Pizza Nachos. Guest post by Maria Lichty of Two Peas and Their Pod, recipe submitted by TK member Dax Phillips of Simple Comfort Food.

Thanks Dax for the recipe. You have earned me major brownie points with the hubs. Josh always requests Pizza Nachos on game day now. Make sure you visit Dax’s blog, Simple Comfort Food, for more mouthwatering recipes and photos. 

 
 

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Pizza Nachos

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A new take on standard nachos by jazzing them up pizza style. Your nachos will never be the same.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE GARLIC CREAM SAUCE:
  • 1-½ Tablespoon Unsalted Butter
  • ½ Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 3 cloves Garlic, Minced (or Use A Microplane If You Have It)
  • ½ cups Heavy Cream
  • ¼ cups 2% Milk
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Cracked Black Pepper
  • 1 pinch Red Pepper Flakes
  • ¼ cups Parmesan Cheese, Grated
  • FOR THE NACHOS:
  • Your Favorite Crispy Tortilla Chips
  • ½ cups Garlic Cream Sauce (Recipe Included)
  • ¼ cups Onion, Diced
  • ½ cups Pepperoni, Cut Into Bite Size Pieces
  • ½ cups Black Olives Sliced
  • ½ whole Green Bell Pepper, Seeds Removed, Diced
  • 1 cup Colby-Jack Cheese, Shredded

Preparation Instructions

Start by making your sauce. Begin by melting the butter, along with the olive oil on medium to low heat. Once melted, toss in the minced garlic, and give a good stir. Raise the heat up to medium, to medium-high. Add in the cream and milk and give a good stir. Keep stirring until it comes to a boil. Toss in the salt, pepper, and chili flakes, along with the cheese, and continue stirring. The sauce will thicken pretty quick, so continue to stir. Once the sauce is thickened, remove from the burner, and set aside.

When you are ready to make your nachos, preheat your oven to 400ºF. I used a cast iron fajita skillet for this. If you do not have one, don’t worry, simply build your nachos on an oven-proof dish. First add your chips. Drizzle the garlic cream sauce all over the chips. Top with the onions, pepperoni, olives, and bell pepper. Make sure you get in there and do some great layering, leaving no chip behind.

Top with the Colby Jack cheese. Place in the preheated oven, and cook until the cheese is nice and bubbly and the veggies are warmed through, roughly 7 minutes or so.

As I sat down in front of the television to watch some football, I said to my wife that these could be my go-to nachos from here on out. Something about those deluxe pizza flavors when placed on a tortilla chip just gets your taste buds rocking. Give these a try and let me know what you think!

The great thing about these pizza nachos, much like any nacho, is that you can make them your own way. Don’t like pepperoni? Try something else. Don’t like olives? Try artichokes, or broccoli, or heck, you can see where I’m heading. Use your imagination. I can guarantee you will love them. By the way, the garlic cream sauce will keep in the fridge for a handful of days. Feel free to use the leftover sauce on a pizza.

 
 
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Maria and her husband Josh (who she affectionately refers to as her “dough boy”) blog at Two Peas and Their Pod. They’ve been featured on Saveur, Eatocracy, Gourmet Live, Glamour, and the Los Angeles Times, to name just a few. They’d also just recently added a little pea to their pod. We’re so glad to have them here!

 

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Donna H on 10.12.2015

I’m going to make this soon. I love eating food like this, comfort food!

DianaF on 10.12.2015

I never thought of topping with a garlic cream sauce. Wow! Sounds so yummy. Definitely going to try these the next time we have nachos.

Christian Rene Friborg on 11.16.2012

Oh my gosh this looks so tasty. Should definitely give this a try.

Becky @ Project Domestication on 11.9.2012

Totally digging this idea. Totally going to try it. Love the addition of that garlic cream sauce.
Great step-by-step!

JulieD on 11.9.2012

Wow! Even better with that garlic cream sauce!!

Cathy Mohr aka Mrs Mom on 11.8.2012

Oh, they look like I would not share. The nachos will be made very soon. After I go to the store.
:)

Sam on 11.7.2012

I made these two nights ago and they were delicious. My husband’s favorite version!!

Winnie on 11.7.2012

These look delicious! I will have to try it.

Travis Cotton on 11.7.2012

Yeah this looks really good.

Homeschool on the Croft on 11.7.2012

What a spot-on recipe for winter nights, when we’re all sitting in watching a DVD. Yummm

Loretta | A Finn In The Kitchen on 11.6.2012

Yum, yum, yum! What a perfect combination!

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Dax Phillips on 11.6.2012

Hi B. Davidson… you could use that garlic cream sauce to dunk bread into or use it on as a base for your pizza. http://www.simplecomfortfood.com/2011/04/22/pizza-garlic-cream-sauce/

B. Davidson on 11.6.2012

After I saw these I thought my husband and I would love these I am going to make these tonight. Well, I made these last night and we loved them. Just enough of a different spin that made it new for us.

Also, you could make these without the garlic sauce, but then they would be like any other nachos and the recipe only calls for a “drizzle”. I still have some of the garlic sauce left over.
The possiblities are endless as she says, but I made the one that was posted and followed the recipe- it was really very good!! We will make these again.
Simple, easy and oh so tasty-thanks.

Ronnie in Westcliffe, CO on 11.6.2012

I saw this yesterday and decided we *HAD* to make it for dinner.

We moaned with delight – ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!

Jayne on 11.5.2012

Oh wow… I’ve never had nachos this way before. Scratch that, I’ve only had nachos a handful of times in my life. It’s cos of where I live and how we grew up. But this seems like an awesome snack to make tonight as I am cooking for some friends. Perfect!

Anna M. S. on 11.5.2012

I am so going to make these nachos!!!! Thanks for the recipe!!!!

Melissa Jewell on 11.5.2012

I think you could do without the garlic sauce. Less fattening that way too.

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Erica Lea on 11.5.2012

These look amazing! I’ll bet Reuben would LOVE these. :)

Allyn on 11.5.2012

Now that we’ve found out that my dairy allergic husband can have raw milk cheese, this might be closer to being an option! The garlic cream sauce would be tricky though. I’ve managed to convert many recipes like pasta a la vodka (http://lollingabout.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/foodie-friday-vodka-sauce/) but I don’t know that coconut milk would be right in this. Looks so good though! And reminds me that we can now make things like nachos and pizza! Woohoo!

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Laurie - Simply Scratch on 11.5.2012

Sounds like a match made in heaven!

carolyn. on 11.5.2012

We absolutely love NACHOS. This recipe sounds wonderful.

All Good in Mommyhood on 11.5.2012

Hello-ooo two of my foods things in the world! Thanks for this one!