I’m such a big fan of Super Bowl food, so these Puff Pastry Nachos are going to fit nicely into my Super Bowl menu this year…
If I could eat nachos a few times a week for a main meal, I’d be totally okay with that. Anything smothered with melted cheese, beans, olives, tomatoes, jalapeños, guacamole and sour cream…. YES, PLEASE. So I know that’s not super realistic, but I’m a major nachos fan, for sure. I decided that Puff Pastry might make a great vehicle for nachos. Turns out I was right.
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This is fun Super Bowl food because you can prepare these ahead, wrap the baking sheet in plastic wrap and refrigerate it. Then, when you’re ready for your nachos, just pop it into the oven. It all starts with Puff Pastry Sheets… just using a pizza cutter or sharp knife to cut the Puff Pastry into 1-inch squares.
The squares are topped with a smidge of refried beans, a slice of tomato, and an olive…. then they’re placed into the oven to partially bake, then they get a sprinkle of shredded cheese toward the end of baking.
You can certainly eat them like this with all of that fabulous melty cheese…
… but I opted to fancify them and add slices of avocado and jalapeño to each bite.
Sour cream tops it all off to make it a “complete” nacho. I’m totally ready for Super Bowl now, are you?!
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Puff Pastry Nachos
Recipe Details
Ingredients
- ½ 17.3 ounce package (one sheet) puff pastry sheets, thawed
- ¾ cup refried beans
- 36 small slices tomato (I use small Campari tomatoes)
- 36 slices olives
- ¾ cup finely shredded cheddar (or cheddar/jack blend)
- 1 medium avocado, sliced
- 36 jarred jalapeño slices
- ⅓ cup sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat mat.
- Use a knife or pizza cutter to cut 1 inch squares from the Puff Pastry. You should be able to get 36 squares from one sheet. Place the squares on the baking sheet, leaving about 1-inch space between each square.
- Place a small dab of beans on each pastry square. Top with a tomato and an olive. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove baking sheet from the oven and top each with a sprinkle of the shredded cheese. Return the baking sheet to the oven for 3 to 5 minutes, just until cheese is melted and pastry is lightly browned.
- For serving, top each with avocado and/or jalapeño and a small dollop of sour cream.
Notes
- Make- ahead tip: Prepare nachos through topping with beans, tomato and olive. Wrap the baking sheet with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 3 hours before baking. To bake, remove from the refrigerator, discard plastic wrap, and bake & finish as directed.
Nutrition
Disclosure: I am working with Pepperidge Farm over the next few months to create recipes using their Puff Pastry products as part of their “Puff is the Spark” panel. This is a product that I use in my kitchen regularly. All opinions shared are my own.
Lori,
You make it look so easy! I’ve been wrestling with puff pastry for a few weeks now, reading the box, reading the website, and honestly I did better chucking the ”official instructions” and going rogue my favorite flavor from all that wrestling was Very Veggie Puff Pastry Pizza Bites: olives, artichokes, goat cheese, pickled peppers on a roasted garlic-brushed puff pastry dough.
I love all things puff pastry! I will definitely have to give these a try!
Love, love, love this recipe! So easy and tasty…just perfect for the Super Bowl for kids and adults alike. I already pinned these this morning and they are popular! Thanks for sharing, girl!
Just wondering if you could use a whole sheet of puff pastry and then cut into squares after baking rather than having to put all of the ingredients on each 1″ square?
I’m afraid that would get awfully messy… making them individually, they are clean enough to pick up and eat.
I would fill puff pastry cups with rum chocolate mousse and top with a vanilla sweetened whipped cream.
one summer when I was in high school I decided I was going on a diet and had a plate of nachos for lunch every day (figuring salsa was a bunch of veggie, so it was healthy?) It never got old, and I actually did lose weight. Hmmmm….
Love these, Lori. Pinned!
Great recipe and tips. I am surely gonna thy this soon:)
A great twist on nachos! These pastry nachos look delish!
Lori,
These look delicious. I love Super Bowl food too – not so much a fan of the game itself.
Annamaria
I would use puff pastry to make individual pizzas. I would lay out toppings and let people build their own then pop them in the oven and there you have it!
Your nachos look so good! I think I would make puff pastry bites with caramelized onions, bacon, a mild white cheese and drizzled with a smidge of honey!
come on!! These just look too delicious! I love the idea of using puff pastry. These are perfect for the Super Bowl!!
These are perfect for getting in a few nacho-licious bites…but not feeling like I HAVE to eat the whole pan!
These look so perfect and I happen to have everything I need for them! Looks like this will be a snack tonight. Pinned!
I love nachos!! I would do a sweet version with whipped cream, chocolate syrup, lots of sprinkles and a cherry. Sort of like an ice cream sunday minus the ice cream!
I make a puff pastry samosa. I make a spicy potato filling with onions, peas and potatos and curry seasoning and then place them in the puff pastry squares and roll them up. Then bake and enjoy.
Such a fun twist to regular nachos!
I never thought of using puff pastry for anything nacho related. Great idea!
Love Nachos! These are so fun.
very clever! I will have to give these a try.
I would use some puff pastry with some chèvre and orange cranberry sauce for a tasty morsels 🙂
These sound awesome!! Such a fun treat!
Oh YES PLEASE! Nachos are such a classic appetizer but I love the idea of using puff pastry….hello buttery, flaky goodness topped with CHEESE-O-RAMA! Perfect!
As for my creative idea with pastry I would make a thick mixture of cream cheese, shredded chicken, cheddar and cheese and buffalo sauce and roll it into little balls. Around the little balls I would wrap a layer of puff pastry and bake… A little spin on pot pie, in a buffalo chicken bite!
I do believe Nachos are a meal! These look and so easy!
Lori these are so fun!! I just happen to have an extra sheet of puff pastry in my freezer. I know what to do with it! Pinned.
Since you asked for ways to use it, my most original use of puff pastry was this recipe and it’s a very good performer for me on Pinterest 🙂
http://www.averiecooks.com/2012/01/avocado-cream-cheese-and-salsa-stuffed-puff-pastries.html