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nacho bar how-to (or the Bar of Cheesy Tex Mex Goodness)

August 24, 2011

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We might’ve mentioned our affection for themed buffets/bars once or twice (haha!). Since Jord and her fam are still in Denver, and since our Farewell to Summer BBQ was a joint Kirstin-and-Jordan effort, it was the perfect chance to try something new! And, after throwing several ideas around, we settled* on The Bar of Cheesy Tex Mex Goodness- commonly known as a Nacho Bar! *I should give a little shout out to our sis-in-law Trish for suggesting this genius idea!

This Bar was simple (almost all of the ingredients are storebought) and DELICIOUS, so we thought we’d share a little DIY.

Things to Make:

Carnitas (we used the Pioneer Woman recipe… if you haven’t tried it, DO IT NOW. Oh. My. Goodness)

Labels

“Nachos” banner (print out N A C H O S, cut out each letter, attach to a line of flags… then sew or tie to a ribbon and hang!)

Things to Buy

LOTS of tortilla chips
Shredded Cheese
Black Beans (we used five cans)
Green Onions
Tomatoes
Sour Cream
Bacon Bits
Salsa
Grilled Chicken
Chorizo (mexican sausage)

Black Olives
Avocados
Spinach
Lettuce

Things to Cater

Qdoba Queso (you could always do it without this addition, but it’s not super expensive [$25-ish] and was the hit of the night!)

One of the best parts of The Nacho Bar is its versatility. Couldn’t you see it at a Superbowl party (heck, any type of sports viewing party!), a graduation party, a His and Her Shower? Such yummy goodness, and so easy to put together!

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  1. Kristen says

    August 24, 2011 at 1:11 pm

    Great idea! This has gone on my list of things to try for a future party. Thanks for sharing!
    http://www.bahousewifery.blogspot.com

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  2. Randi~Dukes and Duchesses says

    August 25, 2011 at 1:25 am

    Love, love, love it. Such a great idea and so simple to throw together. Yours looked amazing. I definitely have to use this idea!

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  3. Alicia says

    August 25, 2011 at 4:07 am

    oh ya…the queso is a MUST. MUST MUST! i love the nacho bar idea. i just ate a super rich dessert and drank coffee at bible study so i'm feeling very STUFFED right now. maybe i'll come back tomorrow and look again 😉

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  4. Michele says

    October 7, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    What a great idea. Everything looks so festive and yummy!

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  5. beca says

    May 30, 2012 at 7:48 pm

    this looks awesome! i’m trying to replicate it this weekend! for help on portions… how many people did your nacho bar serve?

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    • Kirstin says

      May 31, 2012 at 8:30 am

      Hey Beca- I love it that you are doing a Nacho Bar! There were about 30 people at the party and it was plenty (we ran out of Qdoba queso, but just because it was really popular- haha!). 🙂

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      • beca says

        June 1, 2012 at 7:11 am

        Thank you, thank you! That’s so helpful!

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  6. Rhiannon says

    June 13, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    Being an outdoors party, how did you end up melting the shredded cheese? Or did your guests enjoy it as-is?

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    • Kirstin says

      June 13, 2012 at 1:49 pm

      Hey Rhiannon! We didn’t melt the shredded cheese- we had already-melted queso from Qdoba (in a metal pan so it stayed melted for the whole party). The shredded cheese was just for extra. Does that make sense?

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  7. Julie says

    September 3, 2012 at 5:39 pm

    This is a great idea and I’m going to use it for my daughter’s birthday party this weekend. We are going to end up having the same number of people. How big of a pork shoulder did you cook? And how much chicken and chorizo?

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    • Kirstin says

      September 3, 2012 at 9:55 pm

      Hey Julie- I think we ended up with a couple pounds of everything (and more for the pork). How fun that you’re doing a Nacho Bar! 🙂

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  8. Melissa says

    September 18, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    Every Sunday I get together with a group of friends to watch football. Each week we have a different “theme” for the food – this past week’s theme was Mexican Food. I came across your blog and thought this idea was genius!! We made it to include Tacos with the Nachos and everyone loved it!

    Everyone brought something different to add to the Taco/Nacho Bar so it was really easy and inexpensive. And it was great for people to “graze” on throughout the day. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Here’s how our day shaped up:
    http://www.mycraftysoul.com/2012/09/sunday-football-week-1-appetizers.html

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    • Melissa says

      September 18, 2012 at 1:45 pm

      Whoops, here’s the right link to Mexican Day:

      http://www.mycraftysoul.com/2012/09/sunday-football-week-2-taconacho-bar.html

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      • Kirstin says

        September 18, 2012 at 10:54 pm

        Awww, love this Melissa! Yours turned out great!

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  9. Jenifer says

    April 12, 2013 at 7:25 pm

    I am having a Cinco de Mayo party and will be doing this… do you think putting the nachos in a crockpot would work to make the chips themselves hot? And then they’d already be warm for the cheesie and meaty goodness?
    Thank you for posting this!!!

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    • Kirstin says

      April 12, 2013 at 9:45 pm

      Oooooh Jennifer, I love that idea. Favor- if you try it, will you let me know how it goes?

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