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Epic Sheet Pan Breakfast Nachos with Chorizo, Queso & Sunny-Side Eggs
by Unknown
Prep: 10 minCook: 20 minTotal: 30 min6 servings0 forks
Everything you love about breakfast — crispy tortilla chips, spicy chorizo, melty queso, and runny-yolked fried eggs — piled onto one sheet pan and finished with jalapeños, tomatoes, and a drizzle of crema. Built for slow weekend mornings and feeds the whole crew straight from the pan.
Ingredients
- 12 oz tortilla chips — thick, sturdy restaurant-style chips hold up best
- 12 oz fresh chorizo (Mexican chorizo, casings removed) — ground pork chorizo; Spanish cured chorizo will not crumble properly
- 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese — divided
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup queso blanco or cheese sauce — warmed, for drizzling
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes — halved
- 1 jalapeño — thinly sliced (seed for less heat)
- 1/2 small red onion — thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup sour cream or crema — thinned with 1 tsp milk for drizzling
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro — roughly chopped
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 avocado — diced, optional for serving
Instructions
- 1Heat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a large rimmed sheet pan with parchment for easy cleanup.
- 2Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Crumble in the chorizo and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned and cooked through, 6–8 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
- 3Spread the tortilla chips in an even layer across the sheet pan. Sprinkle half the Monterey Jack and cheddar over the chips, then scatter the cooked chorizo evenly. Top with the remaining cheese.
- 4Bake 8–10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbling at the edges.
- 5Meanwhile, fry the eggs sunny-side up in a nonstick skillet until the whites are just set but the yolks are still runny, about 3 minutes. Season with the kosher salt.
- 6Slide the eggs onto the hot nachos. Drizzle with the warm queso, then top with tomatoes, jalapeño, red onion, and cilantro. Finish with a drizzle of thinned sour cream or crema and the diced avocado if using.
- 7Serve immediately, straight from the pan, while the yolks are still runny.
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