Ina Garten's Fresh Crab Nachos | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network

Ina layers creamy crab, melty cheese, chile peppers and homemade salsa to make her favorite nachos!

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Fresh Crab Nachos
RECIPE COURTESY OF INA GARTEN
Level: Easy
Total: 45 min
Active: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup good mayonnaise, such as Hellmann’s
1/4 cup sour cream
12 ounces fresh jumbo lump crabmeat
3/4 cup minced scallions, white and green parts (4 to 5 scallions)
1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles
Grated zest of 1 lime
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
12 ounces sturdy yellow corn chips, such as Garden of Eatin’
6 ounces freshly grated extra-sharp white Cheddar
6 ounces freshly grated Monterey Jack
4 ounces canned pickled jalapeño pepper slices, drained
5 large plum tomatoes, seeded, cored, and small-diced
1 cup minced yellow onion
3 tablespoons minced fresh jalapeño pepper, seeds removed
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 tablespoon good olive oil
1 large ripe Hass avocado, pitted, peeled, and 1/3-inch diced
3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley or cilantro
Juice of 1/2 lime, for serving

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, and sour cream until smooth. Gently stir in the crabmeat, scallions, chiles, lime zest, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper and set aside.

Distribute half of the corn chips on a large (12 × 18 × 2-inch) ovenproof serving platter (or a sheet pan). Spoon half of the crab mixture over the chips in dollops and then sprinkle with half of the Cheddar, half of the Monterey Jack, and all of the pickled jalapeños. Sprinkle with the remaining chips, then distribute the remaining crab mixture and cheeses on top. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbling.

Meanwhile, prepare the topping. In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, onion, jalapeño pepper, lime juice, olive oil, avocado, parsley, and 1 teaspoon salt. Spoon onto the nachos, sprinkle with lime juice, and serve hot.

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Ina Garten's Fresh Crab Nachos | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network

[nicostone]

“If you use cilantro, I don’t wanna know about it…” 🤣
This looks tasty! 🤤

[melissaweyrick]

That crab filling would be delish in portabella mushroom caps😍

[samuelogrady]

“If you use cilantro, I don’t wanna know about it” hahahaha

[timmyflew]

Just made this and it was AMAZING! Me and the wife ate it as a meal. Will definitely be adding it to the menu.

[minigiant]

i made this with cilantro... delicious

[jaleesatrevelyan]

WOW! That looks AMAZING!! I love crab and I love fresh salsa. Can't wait to make this one day.

[frissonfantomatique]

We made these last night for a birthday dinner (the fresh crab meat was $80 for a pound!) and were delicious!

[SuperFlashDelirium]

Queen! "If you use cilantro, I don't wanna know about it"

[tnate]

"If you use cilantro, I don't want to know about it." THANK YOU, my fellow and quite esteemed cilantro hater!

[linaromao]

hello my dear i like your food a lot ..a happy and holy christmas from here in portugal

[apocketfullofsunshine]

How Fabulous!!! 🤣Gets me lol every time I hear her say it! I’ve been watching her for years!

[shortmocha]

Leave it to Ina to elevate nachos…not that there’s anything wrong with normal nachos (they’re delicious) I’m sure this is good too

[barbiec]

I might try this, and bet it will be just as delicious with half of the mayo, sour cream and cream cheese, and double the crab. This is really a meal, not an appetizer.

[stevelogan]

Ma'am, outstanding recipe, looks rich & delicious & I rarely eat seafood with cheese, but this is a must make dish. For folks that are allergic to crab, eat kosher, or the price is outrageous like everything else these days, try imitation crab meat as a sub, much lest costly, is a whitefish with red streaks of flesh, & texture/flavor is the nearest to the taste of crab you'll find, hope that helps someone, btw I bought a head of iceberg lettuce yesterday $ 2.97, ridiculous

[juliekirk]

I'm so happy that Ina sticks to her guns about cilantro!!

[truthseeker]

If someone served me these nachos I’d know they truly love me.

[josiegonzales]

I could make this for Sunday football 🏈 😁😋

[inna]

Ina, I love you, dear - you crack me up!! I like cilantro too 👍 And I believe we can all happily co-exist, "da parsley and cilantro people" ☮️

[nathalieguiragossian]

Thank you so much! I love different varieties of nachos so I will try this! Happy holiday Season! 🤗🤗🎄❄️⛄️⛸

[purplevilet]

My goodness! Looks delicious, very tasty 🤤