Roasted Chicken Nachos With Green Chili-Cheese Sauce

Tyler Florence

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence and JoAnn Cianciulli

Show: Food 911Episode: Game Day - Poker Style

Picture of Roasted Chicken Nachos With Green Chili-Cheese Sauce Recipe Photo: Roasted Chicken Nachos With Green Chili-Cheese Sauce Recipe
Rated 5 stars out of 5
  • Rate This Recipe
  • Read 65 Reviews
Total Time:
1 hr 0 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
35 min
Yield:
6 to 8 servings
Level:
Easy
x

Save To My Recipe Box

Please limit to 20 characters

Saving Recipe

Adding Recipe

Or Do Not Add

Success

This recipe was saved to your Folder_Name folder.

x

Save To My Recipe Box

Please sign in to save this recipe to your Recipe Box!!

25 Characters Max

Enter Time:

:
:

You can create up to five timers

Ingredients

Quick Salsa:

  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 green onions, white and green parts, chopped
  • 1 jalapeno, chopped
  • 2 handfuls fresh cilantro leaves, hand shredded
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Sour cream and guacamole, for serving

Directions

Bring a pot of water to a boil; add the tomatillos, jalapenos, onion, and garlic. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, until the tomatillos are soft. Drain and cool slightly, then put them in a blender. Add the cilantro, lime juice, and cumin. Puree for a few seconds to blend, and then pour in about a 1/4 cup of water and process to a coarse puree; taste and season with a generous pinch of salt. You should have about 2 cups of this salsa verde.

Make a roux by melting the butter over medium-low heat in a thick-bottomed saucepan. Just as the foam subsides, sprinkle in the flour, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or whisk to prevent lumps. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes to remove the starchy taste from the flour; don't allow it to brown. Gradually whisk in the chicken stock and simmer for 8 minutes to thicken. Once you have a good base, fold in 2 cups of the shredded Jack cheese; mix until completely melted into a sauce. Stir in the prepared salsa verde until incorporated; remove the green chili cheese sauce from the heat.

Make a quick salsa by combining the cherry tomatoes, onions, jalapeno, cilantro, and lime juice in a bowl; season with salt and pepper, tossing to combine.

To build these awesome nachos: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Get a very large oven-proof platter and cover it with a few handfuls of tortilla chips, follow with a portion of the shredded chicken, a coating of the cheese sauce, and a nice sprinkle of the remaining shredded jack. Make 3 or 4 layers of the nachos, depending on the size of the platter. Bake the nachos until they are all hot and gooey, about 5 to 10 minutes.

Spoon the tomato salsa over the top of the nachos and serve with the sour cream on the side.

Print Recipe

COMMENT ON THIS PROJECT

    

Sign in

All fields are required.

E-mail Address:

Password:

Remember me on this computer

Signing in

Please enter your email address and we will send your password

E-mail Address

Your password has been sent and should arrive in your mailbox very soon.

Not a member?

Sign up for My Food Network to share photos, show off your style, and connect to an enthusiastic and helpful community.

It's free and easy.

Review This Recipe

You must be signed in to review this recipe.

Newest Ratings and Reviews

Read all 65 reviews

  • on January 14, 2012

    Flag

    Great recipe. We make a huge platter and eat it family style. We alter it a little bit. We buy green chili with pork instead of chicken. Also sprinkle a mixture of corn and black beans to give it a little Tex-Mex taste. Great fun recipe for a large family gathered around the table.

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No
  • on January 09, 2012

    Flag

    I thought this was a amazing recipe. I especially loved the cheese sauce!

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No
  • on March 14, 2011

    Flag

    I found this recipe to be very good!!! It had a good authentic taste! I'm not a fan of nachos period because I don't care for any type of yellow cheese (yes I'm weird so I was excited to see this sauce was a white sauce! Now I'm not sure how thick the sauce was supposed to actually be, if you were wanting a thick sauce I would recommend putting small amounts of liquid in until you get the thickness you are looking for. I used the exact liquid that the recipe calls for and it wasn't thick like you think of nachos. But I followed the recipe exactly and I thought it tasted FANTASTIC! I think of this dish more as a casserole since the cheese sauce was more on the thin side it binded up the chips and chicken very nicely.I should point out that the prep work was longer than I anticipated so allow yourself extra time. All and all it tasted great!

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No
Advertisement

See More Recipes Like This From Food.com

Free Recipe of the Day Newsletter

Let Food Network chefs plan what's for dinner, with quick and easy recipes delivered to your inbox daily.

Ads by Google

© 2012 Television Food Network G.P. All rights reserved.