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Loaded Bacon Nachos with Cowboy Caviar 🧀
Every time people are over, this is the platter that empties first. Crisp chips loaded with thick-cut bacon and melty cheese, then piled high with cowboy caviar — that bright bean-and-corn salsa that cuts straight through all the richness. Part nachos, part dip, and the thing everyone ends up standing around instead of sitting down to eat.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 453kcal
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 package Daily’s Premium Meats Steak Cut bacon chopped
- 1 10 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 10 oz can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 10 oz can sweet corn
- 1 orange bell pepper diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 red onion diced
- 1 mango diced
- 1 jalapeno diced
- 1 avocado diced
- 1 green onion chopped
- Handful of cilantro chopped
- 1 cup feta
Dressing
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
- 4 limes juiced
- 1 packet taco seasoning or 4 tbsp
- 4 tbsp honey
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
To assemble
- Tortilla chips
- 2 cups Chihuahua cheese melted
Instructions
- Cook the Daily’s steak cut bacon on a flat top grill until crispy. Cut into small pieces.
- Add both beans, corn, bell peppers, onion, mango, jalapeno, avocado, green onions, cilantro and feta into a bowl.
- Mix all the dressing ingredients and pour over the bowl of veggies and fruit; mix well.
- Assemble: layer tortilla chips, dressed cowboy caviar and bacon, then more chips. Add melted cheese and another topping of cowboy caviar and bacon. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 453kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 23g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 377mg | Potassium: 426mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 1525IU | Vitamin C: 66mg | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 1mg
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Tips for Making This Recipe
- Cook the bacon until truly crisp. It softens once it sits on the warm nachos.
- Build in layers (chips, cheese, bacon, repeat) so every chip gets toppings.
- Make the cowboy caviar first so the flavors have time to mingle while the nachos bake.
- Spoon the cowboy caviar on after baking so it stays fresh and crunchy.
- Use a sturdy, thick chip that won’t collapse under the toppings.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why add the cowboy caviar after baking instead of before?
It’s got a lot of moisture in it. Bake it on top and you get soggy chips; spoon it on after and everything stays crisp and fresh.
What is cowboy caviar?
A fresh salsa of black beans, corn, peppers, and lime. Bright, zesty, and honestly good enough to eat on its own with chips.
Can I make it spicier?
Dice a jalapeño into the cowboy caviar, or add a pinch of cayenne to the cheese layer.
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