Friday, January 30, 2009

SuperBowl recipe: Chicken Nachos


Most of the places I've tried for Nachos have been bad. A decent one was served at Heartland Brewery but still can't find nachos that beat my own. They are either too soggy/greasy, not quality chips, not enough toppings, too chewy, spicey or too something else. Homemade nachos are easy and perfect because you get to control the toppings.

My Chicken Nachos:

1 bag of Trader Joe's tortilla chips, yellow or blue corn or Garden of Eatin brand. (large size triangle chips)
2 boneless chicken breasts
1 T chili powder
1 T water
1 clove garlic
1 small onion
1 small green or yellow pepper diced into tiny pieces
1 jar of Paul Newman's salsa
1 can of black beans
1 avocado (or 2 if you like a lot of guacamole)
2 large tomato, diced
Sprinkle with fresh cilantro, salt & pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray skillet with cooking oil and cook chicken over medium heat. Add the chili powder on top of chicken. Stir in 1 T of water, the garlic and green onions and cook until tender.
Stir in the black beans and 1/2 jar of salsa.

Arrange tortilla chips on a large baking sheet. Spoon the chicken mixture over tortilla chips.
Top with Cheddar/Monterey Jack cheese blend and the diced tomato.
Bake in the preheated oven 7-10 minutes, or until cheese has melted.

Mash the avocados and put on top of on the side and serve and pour remaining salsa on top.

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