Tailgating Thursday is back and this is what you need to really enjoy your Football games this weekend, Skillet BBQ Nachos.

Aren’t Nachos pretty much a weakness for everyone? I mean how can you not obsess over piles of hot, toasty tortilla chips and gooey cheddar cheese. Not mention how great they become with all of the works piled high too.

I mean, no matter what kind of health regimen is happening- If I see Nachos, then all hope is lost. I am a gonner.

And what makes these so absolutely perfect for tailgating is the fact that they are BBQ’d!! You can pile all of your toppings on the chips (except wet stuff like salsa and sour cream!) in the skillet. Then wrap the top with tin foil and transport to where ever you are tailgating. So many people have BBQs going, and you just pop your in one with a closed lid for 5-7 minutes and you have perfect, crispy, molten hot cheese amazing nachos! Happy tailgating!

This is what you do:
Preheat the BBQ to medium-high heat (or the oven to 400 degrees)
Put 1/3 of the chips in the bottom of a 10” cast iron skillet and then cover them with 1/3 the cheese. Repeat this 2 more times until all of the cheese and chips have been used. Empty the drained beans onto the chips and the carnitas if you are using them. Also sprinkle the chili’s over the top.

Put the skillet full of Nachos in the BBQ and cook with the lid down for about 5-7 minutes until the chips are very hot and golden and all of the cheese is melted. (Keep an eye on these, as every BBQ is different!)
*If you are cooking them in the oven, you are about 7 minutes in the 400 degree oven.

Garnish the top of the Nachos with the chunks of Avocado, sour cream, pico de gaillo and fresh cilantro. Serve immediately with salsa and fresh lime wedges.