Name: Shrimp and Jalapeno Nachos
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: Sour cream - ½ cup; Avocado, peeled and pitted - ½; Lemon, juiced - ½; Small Gulf shrimp (50 to 60 per pound), thawed and drained - 1 pound; Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon; Ground dried chipotle pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - ¼ teaspoon; Cayenne pepper, or to taste - 1 pinch; Large (restaurant-style) tortilla chips, or as needed - 50; Jalapeno peppers, seeded and very thinly sliced - 2; Shredded pepperjack cheese, or as needed - 3 ½ cups; Cherry tomatoes, sliced - or as needed - 15; Chopped fresh cilantro - ¼ cup

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Ingredients for - Shrimp and Jalapeno Nachos

1. Sour cream - ½ cup

2. Avocado, peeled and pitted - ½

3. Lemon, juiced - ½

4. Small Gulf shrimp (50 to 60 per pound), thawed and drained - 1 pound

5. Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon

6. Ground dried chipotle pepper - ¼ teaspoon

7. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - ¼ teaspoon

8. Cayenne pepper, or to taste - 1 pinch

9. Large (restaurant-style) tortilla chips, or as needed - 50

10. Jalapeno peppers, seeded and very thinly sliced - 2

11. Shredded pepperjack cheese, or as needed - 3 ½ cups

12. Cherry tomatoes, sliced - or as needed - 15

13. Chopped fresh cilantro - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Shrimp and Jalapeno Nachos

1. Stage

Combine sour cream, avocado, and lemon juice in a blender or food processor; blend until smooth and creamy. Transfer into a plastic decorating bottle with a long tip. Refrigerate avocado-cream sauce until needed.

2. Stage

Place shrimp into a bowl; combine with vegetable oil, ground chipotle pepper, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.

3. Stage

Place a large nonstick pan over high heat. Cook shrimp in the hot pan in a single layer until barely cooked through and pink, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to a plate and let shrimp cool.

4. Stage

Preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly grease the foil.

5. Stage

Lay tortilla chips onto the prepared baking sheet in a single layer. Place 1 shrimp onto each chip. Add 1 slice jalapeno and 1 large pinch pepperjack cheese on top of each shrimp.

6. Stage

Broil under preheated broiler until cheese is melted and chips are lightly toasted, about 1 minute. Watch carefully; chips will burn quickly.

7. Stage

Remove nachos from baking sheet and arrange onto a serving platter; drizzle with avocado-cream sauce and sprinkle with cherry tomatoes and cilantro before serving.