Amazing and easy baked nachos loaded with delicious southwest flavors. These Chorizo Nachos are made with spicy chorizo sausage and a combination of corn, beans, jalapenos, and tomatoes. Finally, nachos are baked with lots of cheese and topped with creamy avocado.

CHORIZO NACHOS

Sausage is the best, don’t you agree? Whether we’re talking Italian Sausage, smoked kielbasa, bratz, or chorizo, it’s all wonderful in recipes and on it’s own. The only sausage that I don’t like, and that is because I just refuse to try it, is blood sausage. I can’t get past the blood part. Otherwise, bring it on!

I’ve decided to make sausage the theme of this Super Bowl’s food fest. I’m making Queso Blanco with Chorizo, Tomato Mozzarella Sausage Hoagies, and a big serving of CHORIZO NACHOS.

First of all, I LOVE nachos. I can have nachos for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. Second of all, it’s such an easy meal that you can load with all your favorite topping combinations. And finally, nachos loaded with chorizo sausage is just sexy. Chorizo is fully of flavor and pizzazz. It’s fun to eat and fun to say. Common, say it with me…”Chorrrrizzzzo!” Sexy isn’t it?!

You can easily adjust the spice level of these nachos too. Choose older jalapenos and leave the seeds in for more spice or choose younger jalapenos and take out the seeds for less spice. Adding a little more or a little less chili powder will make chorizo more or less spicy. So adjust according to your own taste.

WHAT IS CHORIZO

Mexican style chorizo is made with uncooked ground pork (but sometimes other meats like chicken and beef). It is highly seasoned with several spices and chili peppers. Since it’s made with raw meat, you have to cook Mexican chorizo first.

It has a flavor that compliments other Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine the best. On its own, chorizo is a flavorful sausage but I also saute it with onions, garlic, and some chipotle chili powder for a smokey spice kick.

HOW TO MAKE CHORIZO NACHOS

First step is to cook sausage separately. Mexican chorizo is raw so make sure to cook the meat first and make sure to take off the casing.

Saute chorizo meat in a pan with some diced onion until it is completely done. Don’t forget to break up the clumps as much as you can.

After the sausage is done, preheat the oven and prepare the remaining ingredients for nachos. Nachos will be very easy to put together once you have all ingredients in front of you.

Finally, simply assemble the nachos (without the avocado) and pop them in the oven until the cheese is melted and it’s hot throughout. Once the nachos are hot and ready, spread avocado on top and serve.