Name: Amazing Nacho Cheese Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 cup chicken; 1 tbsp mayonnaise; 2 tbsp sour cream; 1 cup condensed cream of mushroom; 1 tbsp taco seasoning; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; ½ tsp ground cumin; 1 cup white cheddar cheese; ½ cup mozzarella cheese; 10 oz tomatoes; ½ cup tomato salsa; 10 oz corn chips; salt and ground black pepper; ¼ tsp cilantro; ⅓ cup tomato salsa

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Covered in a gooey and cheesy sauce, this chicken dish is very rich. If you don’t mind spicy food, this dish has just the right amount of spice to add a little kick to this sauce.

How To Make Amazing Nacho Cheese Chicken

Try something different and dive into this amazing nacho cheese chicken recipe. Juicy chicken with crispy corn chips, spices for heat, and topped with rich cheese.

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 40 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

1 cup chicken, white or dark meat, cooked and shredded
1 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tbsp sour cream, or yogurt
1 cup condensed cream of mushroom
1 tbsp taco seasoning
1 tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp ground cumin
1 cup white cheddar cheese, or any cheese of your choice, grated and divided
½ cup mozzarella cheese, grated
10 oz tomatoes, fresh, chopped (no need to deseed)
½ cup tomato salsa, pureed
10 oz corn chips, preferably Doritos, lightly crushed
salt and ground black pepper

To serve:

¼ tsp cilantro, chopped
⅓ cup tomato salsa, pureed

Instructions

Grease a baking casserole of your choice. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine the shredded chicken, mayonnaise, sour cream or yogurt, condensed chicken soup, taco seasoning, cayenne, cumin, ½ of the cheddar cheese, tomatoes, and pureed salsa in a bowl and mix until evenly incorporated.
Season with salt and pepper to taste and adjust accordingly.
Sprinkle roughly half of the crushed chips at the bottom of your greased baking casserole.
Layer your chicken mixture on top of the crushed chips.
Sprinkle the top with mozzarella cheese, the remaining ½ of cheddar cheese, and the remaining crushed chips. Transfer to the oven.
Bake for roughly 30 minutes or until cheese has melted and crushed chips turn crisp.
Cool down briefly onto cooling racks, then portion accordingly. Garnish with cilantro and serve with pureed salsa.

Nutrition

Sugar: 5g
:
Calcium: 48mg
Calories: 199kcal
Carbohydrates: 11g
Cholesterol: 74mg
Fat: 5g
Fiber: 2g
Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 869mg
Protein: 26g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Sodium: 559mg
Vitamin A: 401IU
Vitamin C: 11mg

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