While talking to one of my dear friends and biggest supporter of me and this blog, she said "chicken nachos!" And started listing out mouth watering accompaniments to the nachos. I was going to make chicken and shrimp spring rolls, but nachos sounded way better. I needed to get tortilla chips, but wanted to make it "semi-homemade" so instead of buying chips, I bought yellow corn tortillas and decided to bake them! If I wanted it to be homemade, I would've bought masa harina to make my own masa dough ->tortillas->chips, but I hadn't intended on doing that. Maybe next time! ;)
I cut the tortillas into triangles (1 tortilla = 4 chips), and baked them at 350 degrees. I did 2 test batches prior to ensure I wouldn't mess any of the chips up. The 1st batch was made at 350 with 1 plain chip and the other brushed with olive oil. The 2nd batch had the same type of chips from the 1st batch, but I increased the temperature to 400. I preferred the plain chip that was made at the 350 temperature. It had a great crunch and no grease!
Freshly baked tortilla chips!
The best part of nachos is the cheese. I'm not a fan of cheese, but I love nacho "cheese". So artificial, but so good. I had low fat shredded mexican cheese but wanted to make a good creamy, yet healthy nacho cheese sauce. And I did it with 3 ingredients: Cheese, flour, and chicken broth! I don't eat a lot of dairy products so when I want to create something creamy and lush, I improvise and whatev happens, happens! I made chicken broth, whisked in flour and added the cheese and that was it! I would add water if it got too thick. I love spicy food, so I charred some diced up jalapenos to get their essence going then added the other ingredients. And voila! Healthier cheesy goodness.
Oozy, gooey, bubbly cheese
What is nachos without salsa? I enjoy acidic food cutting through the richness of the cheese, so I made a fresh salsa using a red onion, corn, tomato, cilantro, green onion, and squeezed the juices from a lime and lemon. Added a little ground black pepper and garlic powder and put it in the fridge for the flavors to blend together.
It looks so fresh and I love the colors!
With the chicken from Costco, I shredded it and added its juices to the salsa.
And there you have it! Simple, healthy chicken nachos! I added Cholula hot sauce to mine to give it more of a kick. The chips came out so good! They were not greasy and very crispy. I was on Google Hangout with my friend and she wanted to hear me crunch into a chip and it did! This meal for 2 people didn't even cost $2 because I didn't fully use all the ingredients! AND if you have leftover salsa and tortillas, you can make chicken tacos! BAM! Another meal.
The salsa really added a great raw crunch and freshness. These nachos won't make you feel heavy after!
Until Next Time!
CheFelicia
PS. You can check out my Instagram: Pholeeshia for photos!
So DELICIOUS! I've got to try!!!
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