Best Easy Chicken Nachos Recipes

EASY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP WITH BEAN AND CHEESE NACHOS

Steps:

• Arrange a rack in top third of oven; preheat to 425°F. Arrange 2 tortillas on a rimmed baking sheet and brush with oil. Bake 5 minutes, then flip and continue to bake until crispy, 4-5 minutes more. Carefully spread each tortilla with 2 Tbsp. refried beans; season lightly with salt and dust with cumin. Top with cheese. Return to oven and bake until cheese is melted and browned, about 5 minutes more. Transfer to a cutting board and let cool slightly. Cut each tortilla into 4 wedges to create nachos.
• Meanwhile, cut remaining 2 tortillas into 1" pieces. Heat remaining 2 Tbsp. oil in a large pot over medium-high. Add onion and tortilla pieces and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and remaining 1 tsp. cumin and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30-60 seconds. Immediately add broth, tomatoes, chiles and sauce, 1 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Cover pot, increase heat to high, and bring to a gentle simmer. Uncover, reduce heat to medium, and add chicken. Gently simmer over medium heat until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat. Stir in 2 Tbsp. lime juice. Season with adobo sauce, salt, or pepper, if needed. Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with nachos, lime wedges, avocado, radish, and cilantro, if using. Season with pepper, if needed, and serve immediately.
• Do Ahead
• Soup (without nachos) can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.

EASY CHICKEN NACHOS

Steps:

• Cut chicken up into 1/2" cubes.
• Heat oil in skillet over med.
• heat and add chicken.
• Pan fry until almost done and sprinkle taco seasoning mix, stirring to coat.
• When done (no longer pink), set aside to cool slightly.
• In a 13 x 9" casserole arrange half the tortilla chips.
• Spread with one can bean dip (fingers must be used for good spreading!) Sprinkle with half the cheese, half the cooked chicken and half the other desired toppings.
• Repeat layers.
• Bake on 325 until the cheese is melted on both layers.
• Ovens vary so just keep watching them and check the under-layer.
• Serve with salsa, sour cream, diced jalapeno's, guacamole, whatever your heart desires.
• *This is also good made with steak (1/4" cubes) instead of chicken.

SUPER BOWL EASY CHICKEN OR BEEF NACHOS

Steps:

• Hand shred chicken into a saucepan, making each piece small enough to fit on a tortilla chip.
• Add to saucepan taco seasoning mix, adding the prescribed amount of water on the taco seasoning packet.
• Heat chicken over a medium-low fire to make seasoning mingle with chicken.
• If desired, add hot sauce to chicken mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Put rack at highest level in oven.
• While chicken is cooking in taco seasoning, line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
• Spray foil lightly but evenly with non-stick spray.
• Line the cookie sheet with a layer of tortilla chips.
• Overlap chips if necessary.
• Sprinkle half of cheese over chips, coating evenly.
• Remove chicken from heat.
• Use a spoon to distribute chicken evenly over tortilla chips/cheese layer, making sure that some chicken is on each chip.
• If desired, drizzle any remaining taco seasoning sauce evenly over chips and chicken.
• Remember that more sauce makes the chips soggy, but some sauce may be desirable.
• If desired, place black olive and jalapeno pepper slices on each chip.
• Evenly sprinkle remainder of cheese over entire cookie sheet.
• Bake in oven on top rack for 10 minutes.
• At the end of 10 minutes, switch oven to"broil.
• "Broil nachos for 2 minutes using an electric oven, 1 minute using a gas oven.
• Watch nachos carefully so that they do not burn!
• Enjoy!
• Serve the sour cream and salsa in separate side dishes.
• Alternative directions#1: Spoon salsa evenly over cookie sheet just prior to placing nachos in oven.
• Alternative directions#2: Substitute browned ground beef for cooked chicken.

EASY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP WITH BEAN AND CHEESE NACHOS

Steps:

• Preparation Arrange a rack in top third of oven; preheat to 425°F. Arrange 2 tortillas on a rimmed baking sheet and brush with oil. Bake 5 minutes, then flip and continue to bake until crispy, 4-5 minutes more. Carefully spread each tortilla with 2 Tbsp. refried beans; season lightly with salt and dust with cumin. Top with cheese. Return to oven and bake until cheese is melted and browned, about 5 minutes more. Transfer to a cutting board and let cool slightly. Cut each tortilla into 4 wedges to create nachos.
• Meanwhile, cut remaining 2 tortillas into 1" pieces. Heat remaining 2 Tbsp. oil in a large pot over medium-high. Add onion and tortilla pieces and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and remaining 1 tsp. cumin and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30-60 seconds. Immediately add broth, tomatoes, chiles and sauce, 1 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Cover pot, increase heat to high, and bring to a gentle simmer. Uncover, reduce heat to medium, and add chicken. Gently simmer over medium heat until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat. Stir in 2 Tbsp. lime juice. Season with adobo sauce, salt, or pepper, if needed. Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with nachos, lime wedges, avocado, radish, and cilantro, if using. Season with pepper, if needed, and serve immediately.
• Do Ahead Soup (without nachos) can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.

EASY CHICKEN NACHOS

Steps:

• Spread tortilla chips on baking sheet.
• Top chips with chicken.
• Sprinkle with taco seasoning, then with cheese.
• Bake in 375 degree oven 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Serve with your favorite toppings.