Breakfast Nachos

4 from 1 vote

Breakfast nachos feature scrambled eggs and crumbled breakfast sausage, plus cheese and your favorite toppings, all baked onto tortilla chips for a fun breakfast or breakfast-for-dinner meal.

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Yield: 3 -4 servings

Ingredients

1 pound Italian turkey sausage (see notes)
5 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 roma tomatoes, chopped
1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
8 oz tortilla chips
1 ½ cups shredded cheese (cheddar, Mexican blend, etc)

Optional toppings:

Sour cream or Greek yogurt, salsa or pico de gallo, avocado or guac, pickled jalapenos, sliced green onions, etc

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy clean up.
Cook turkey sausage in skillet, breaking it up with a spoon or spatula as it cooks. Once cooked through and no longer pink, remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
Check your skillet. With turkey sausage, there’s a perfect amount of leftover grease to cook the eggs and remaining ingredients. If you’ve got a lot of grease, drain some of it out or use a paper towel to soak up some. If your pan is pretty dry, add a teaspoon or two of olive oil or butter to coat the bottom. Add your eggs and jalapeño and scramble until eggs are soft and mostly cooked. (They will continue to cook in the oven.) Stir in the tomatoes.
Layer tortilla chips on the baking sheet then top with sausage, egg and tomato mixture and cover with cheese.
Bake at 350 for 7-10 minutes, until cheese is melted. Serve with your favorite nacho toppings and enjoy!

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Notes

Sausage: I use turkey sausage - hot or mild is fine - but you could definitely do a regular pork sausage or even a mix of a breakfast sausage and chorizo.

Cheese: I love using a sharp cheddar or Mexican blend cheese, but Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack cheese would also work. Or use a mix of different cheeses.

Tomatoes: These add great color and flavor, but you could certainly skip them and just use salsa to serve the nachos with.

Jalapeño: This doesn't add a ton of heat, just some extra oomph. Feel free to top the finished nachos with pickled jalapeños instead - or skip them all together.

Additions: You could also add some sautéed bell pepper or zucchini or mushrooms if you'd like some veggies on your nachos.

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