This No Brainer Loaded Nachos platter screams out the fact that its PARTY TIME! It is really easy to put together and tastes like heaven. It's cheesy, crunchy, loaded with toppings and all things good! Make it for a game day snack and binge on!
Whether you need the perfect snack for a game night or a grazing platter for your next party, this no brainer loaded nachos platter is the right answer! This nacho platter has everything - beautifully charred sweet corn, refried beans, tomato salsa and a delicious cheese sauce. The best thing about this loaded nacho platter is that the ingredients are fully customisable and you can add or remove things based on your personal preference and availability.
Looking for more game night snacks? Try out my Spicy Nacho Cheese Sauce in just 10 Minutes and Chili Chocolate covered Potato Chips.
Quick Walk Through: Loaded Nacho Platter
Reasons Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Layers of crunch loaded with some quick refried beans, tomato salsa, corn and looooads of cheesy goodness make the perfect snack for the whole family
- Perfect party recipe that is quick easy and the perfect crowd pleaser
- Can be customised to suit your preferences
- Takes less than 45 minutes to make from start to finish
Frequently Asked Questions
There is nothing more annoying than soggy nachos, but you can easily prevent it by doing this - Spread out the nachos on a baking tray and layer with crumbled or grated cheese. Stick this tray into the oven and baked for 2-3 minutes. The layer of cheese will act as the perfect buffer between the nachos and toppings and will help keep the chips crunchy for way longer.
I really like using cheddar cheese in my nachos as it melts beautifully and tastes so nice and creamy. However, you can use any cheese that's available to you. Even processed cheese works really well.
Top Tips To Make The Best Loaded Nachos
- Try to buy fresh and good quality nacho chips for this recipe. When it comes to dishes with minimal ingredients, the quality plays an important role as there is nowhere to hide. When buying the nacho chips, make sure that it's freshly made and the chips are not broken.
- Layout the chips in a single layer with a bit of overlap to make sure that every nacho chip is covered with toppings. Be careful to not overcrowd the tray as it could lead to a soggy mess.
- If you have never made nacho cheese before, it can be slightly tricky to get it right the first time. If you melt the cheese and notice that it is lumpy, simply blitz it in a food processor for a few minutes for a silky smooth texture.
- Even though this is a veg recipe, feel free to add a meat of your choice. Ground chicken or beef are common nacho topping options that taste really good with this recipe.
- Nacho don't make for great leftovers as it becomes soggy and unappetising pretty quickly. So make sure to adjust the quantity to you prepare accordingly.
I promise this is going to become your go to snack for every party you host starting now. They're really convenient to make and really yummy. You usually need a crowd to finish these. Except when there's the two of us. If you try this out, take a picture will ya? Post it on Instagram and tag them #myfoodstories and I'll be reposting my favorites every week.
No Brainer Loaded Nachos Platter
Ingredients
- 200 g Nachos or 1-ยฝ packets
- 1 cup Sweet Corn cooked
- Coriander Chopped for garnish
Refried Beans
- 1 teaspoon Olive Oil
- 1 cup Kidney Beans cooked
- 4 cloves Garlic minced
- ยฝ teaspoon Cumin Powder
- ยผ teaspoon Chili Powder
- ยฝ cup Water
- Salt to taste
Tomato Salsa
- 2 Tomatoes finely chopped
- ยฝ Onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon Vinegar
- 1 Green Chili finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon Coriander chopped
- to taste Salt and Pepper
Cheese Sauce
- 2 cups Milk
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 3 Cloves Garlic minced
- 1 Green Chili minced
- 1 tablespoon All Purpose Flour
- ยพ cup Cheddar Cheese Grated
Instructions
- Start by making refried beans. Heat a teaspoon of olive oil in a pan and add minced garlic to it. Once the garlic is nice and fragrant, add all the ingredients listed under refried beans to the pan. Bring it to a boil and then simmer and cook till all the water has evaporated.
- Combine all the ingredients mentioned under Tomato Salsa and set aside while you cook the corn.
- Heat a pan till smoking hot and add the corn. Stir around 3-4 minutes till the corn starts charring a bit. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool while you make the cheese sauce.
- Heat butter in a pan and add the minced garlic and green chili. Cook on low flame for a minute and add a cup of milk. While the milk comes to a boil, whisk the flour in the remaining cup of milk till no lumps remain. Add this to the simmering milk in the pan and keep whisking continuously till there are no lumps and the mixture starts to thicken. Cook this mixture for a few minutes. Switch off the flame and add all the cheese. Stir till the cheese has melted completely.
- To assemble the nachos, layer a large platter with half the nachos. Top the nachos with refried beans and tomato salsa. Add the remaining nachos on top of this. Scatter the corn on the nachos, and spoon the cheese sauce over this. Use some chopped coriander as topping and serve with a chilled glass of beer.
Notes
- The cheese sauce can be slightly tricky the first time. Just in case, yours has a few lumps, pulse it a few time in the food processor and it'll become silky smooth.
- To cook dry kidney beans, soak them overnight and then boil them or pressure cook them till the beans can be easily crushed between two fingers.
- You can use frozen sweet corn instead of fresh corn. Just make sure to thaw completely before cooking.
Nisha Jassal says
have been waiting to try this ever since Richa posted it! So simple to put together and yet so satisfying! not one of your recipes that iv tried has disappointed me!
Premila says
Looking forward to try the nachos,have to buy the ingredients, looks yummy
Richa says
I hope you give it a go
Harriet says
These look amazing! I'm looking forward to trying this recipe.
Richa says
Thanks Harriet!
Richa Gupta says
Thank you for stopping by Puneet ๐ I hope you try this out. It's one of my personal favorites on the blog!
Puneet says
Hi Richa, this awesome looking photo brought me here, love the recipe too and glad I came here!
Richa Gupta says
Thanks Amanda!
Amanda Kanashiro says
I absolutely love nachos. They are the best! These look great.
Leia Carter Bushman says
Richa, these nachos look fabulous! You take some beautiful photographs!
Richa Gupta says
Edlyn hey! It's been a while ๐ I changed the design sometime last month. It was looong overdue. I'm so glad you liked it. How are things?
Richa Gupta says
The Girl Next Door I really hope you do! Would love to know how to it turned out.
The Girl Next Door says
I did try out this recipe quite a few times, with a few little variations. The end result has always been fantabulous.
I've shared the recipe, with a few modifications, on my blog. Here's my post: https://thephotowali.wordpress.com/2017/08/28/easy-cheesy-nachos-nachos-and-cheese/. I hope this is fine with you.
Richa says
Looks great!
edlyngd says
Oye you changed your design?! Since when?! I love it!!! Nachos are great too...I don't make them enough but when I do
The Girl Next Door says
I love the look and sound of these nachos! I am so going to try this recipe out. Very soon, hopefully.