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For the last couple of weeks, I have been unapologetically devouring comfort food. Lots of it.
Hot Pockets, pizza, ice cream, baked potatoes with cheese, French fries.
I have not exactly been the picture of healthy eating.
That’s not the whole story, really. Sometimes, Joe makes healthy food like potato chowder or spaghetti with chicken, and I eat that, too. But if I have a choice, I’ve been really hungry for the less than healthy comfort stuff.
I think it has something to do with pregnancy.
It’s a good excuse.
Several years ago, I hosted a Pampered Chef party, and the consultant made these baked chicken nachos. They are really tasty, just the kind of thing I’ve been craving.
If you make your own baked tortilla chips and maybe add some shredded romaine lettuce, these could (almost) pass for a moderately healthy food.
| Chicken Nachos |
- 6 cups tortilla chips
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken (we use 2 cans of shredded chicken)
- 2 cups shredded cheddar and Monterrey Jack cheese blend
- 2 tablespoons Jamaican Jerk seasoning, divided
- 1 small can of Mexicorn
- 1/2 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 small tomato, diced
- 1 lime
- 2 tbsp snipped fresh cilantro
- Sliced jalapeno peppers
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup fresh guacamole
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 1 teaspoon additional Jamaican Jerk Rub (optional)
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Arrange tortilla chips in a slightly overlapping layer on a round cookie sheet or baking stone.
- Combine chicken, cheese and 1 tbsp of rub; mix gently. Sprinkle chicken mixture evenly over tortilla chips. Bake 5-7 minutes or until cheese is melted; remove from oven to cooling rack.
- Meanwhile, cut lime in half crosswise. Juice the lime; add remaining rub, corn, beans, tomato; mix well.
- Spoon corn mixture over nachos; sprinkle evenly with cilantro and jalapenos.
- If desired, combine sour cream and additional rub.
- Spoon sour cream, guacamole, and salsa over hot nachos or serve them on the side.
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I love, love, love, love, love these!
LOVE
That looks like a great loaded down plate of nachos. I’d love to dig into that.