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HEALTHY CHICKEN NACHOS for game day!

Healthy Chicken Nachos are loaded with clean fresh ingredient, fewer calories than traditional nachos and takes less than 10 minutes to prepare. Yep you heard me right, less than 10 minutes to tex-mex crunchy, yummy, flavor heaven.

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FOOTBALL FOOD EVERYONE WILL LOVE.

Last Saturday I competed at a Crossfit competition with a group from my gym and the it lasted the entire day.  We had a great time cheering for each other and seeing some pretty impressive athletes perform.

The next day we went to a friend’s house to watch the Bengals game, and I was in charge of bringing an appetizer.  Unfortunately I had planned on running to the grocery on Saturday to pick up the ingredients for the appetizer, not realizing that the competition would run so late.

NACHOS ARE THE BEST APPETIZER FOR A GROUP!

My goal was to bring nachos, one of my favorite appetizers, its one of those dishes loaded with layer upon layer of flavor, but can also be loaded with layer upon layer of calories.  It is a great dish to serve at a party, while tailgating or just cause you love nachos.  Really who doesn’t love nachos?  Nobody!

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NACHOS READY IN 7 MINUTES!

Being short on time, I ran to Walmart to pick up Tyson® Grilled and Ready® Fully Cooked Refrigerated Fajita Chicken Strips as well as some fresh ingredients to use as toppings.

I made a simple chipotle lime sauce to top the chicken strips and add a bit of smoky spicy flavor.  I used a Mozzarella and Parmesan shredded cheese mix that offers fewer calories than the traditional cheddar, without compromising flavor.  Using black beans {rinse to lower sodium count} gives you a boost of fiber and protein.  Then I layered on red onion, sweet corn, spicy jalapeno, avocado and cilantro.

EFFORTLESS TO ASSEMBLE AND COOK.


 A few minutes under the broiler and you have your perfect nachos with layers of healthy ingredients that offer tons of flavor. #everydayeffortless

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When I popped the nachos down at the party everyone dove right in, raving about the spicy fresh flavor.  Let’s just say the nachos were a huge hit and everyone asked for the recipe.  They were shocked when I told them it took me less than 10 minutes to prepare and with a few simple replacement ingredients you end up with a lighter version of the original.

If you make this recipe, please let me know! Leave a comment below or take a photo and tag me on Instagram or Twitter with #ahealthylifeforme. 

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Healthy Chicken Nachos

Healthy Chicken Nachos are loaded with clean fresh ingredients, fewer calories than traditional nachos, and they take less than 10 minutes to prepare. Yep you heard me right, less than 10 minutes to tex-mex crunchy, yummy, flavor heaven.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time2 minutes
Total Time7 minutes
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • Baking Sheet

Ingredients

Chipotle Sauce:

  • 2 limes
  • 2 adobe chilis in sauce
  • pinch of kosher salt
  • pinch of ground black pepper
  • 2 bags Tyson® Grilled and Ready® Fully Cooked Refrigerated Fajita Chicken Strips or Tyson® Grilled & Ready® Fully Cooked Refrigerated Oven Roasted Diced Chicken Breast {either will work}

Nachos:

  • Thick Gluten Free Tortilla Chips
  • Grated Mozzarella & Parmesan Cheese mix
  • 1 14.5 ounce can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1/2 cup red onion diced {1/4 of medium sized onion}
  • 1/2 cup frozen corn rinsed
  • 1 jalapeno pepper or serrano chili trimmed and thinly sliced
  • 1 avocado diced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped

Instructions

Chipotle Sauce:

  • Add all ingredients in a blender and process until completely blended.
  • In a medium bowl tear chicken into smaller pieces, pour chipotle sauce over chicken and stir to coat. Set aside.

Nachos

  • Preheat oven to broil.
  • On a baking sheet spread out tortilla chips and top with cheese {as much as you like}. Place in oven for 1 minute to melt the cheese. Remove.
  • Evenly spread chicken, black beans, corn, red onion, jalapeno and avocado over nachos.
  • Place back in the oven to warm all your ingredients for about a minute.
  • Remove top with cilantro and serve and enjoy.
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American, Mexican, South American

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