Easy Chicken Skillet Nachos
When I first bought my skillet 3 years ago I had every intention of using it on a weekly basis. I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I haven’t used it ONCE since purchase it in. Clearly that needed to change ASAP!
My family was craving something simple, delicious and let’s be honest, anything Mexican related. What’s really great about this dish is that it’s not only fun and easy to make but it’s also great for serving crowds of friends that come over too. Who doesn’t love to dive into a huge plate of chicken nachos with all the toppings am I right?
I usually have a few frozen chicken breasts in our freezer along with various sides such as sweet corn thanks to my MIL and black beans. All I needed was cheese ( all the cheese ) and a few minutes to put this together! A quick tip for those that get a little nervous with shredding the chicken! I use my Kitchen Aid Mixer to do the work for me. I put in the warm chicken, set my mixer on level 3 and let it mix it up for a few minutes. Voila! Now you have shredded chicken as simple as that!
So, let’s finally share that simple recipe! I know your mouth is water as much as mine right now for this tasty recipe!
INGREDIENTS
- Shredded chicken
- 1 bag tortilla chips
- 3 cups shredded Mexican cheese, divided
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 bunch green onion, chopped ( my favorite chopper )
- Toppings:
- guacamole
- salsa
- sour cream
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a large cast iron skillet (or other oven proof skillet) or a large rimmed baking sheet, spread tortilla chips in an even layer over the bottom.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Add the taco seasoning and water to your cooked shredded chicken and stir to combine. Add half of the shredded cheese, half of the chicken, half of the beans to the chips in the skillet.
- Put a second layer of chips to the skillet and top with the remaining cheese, chicken, and beans.
- Place the skillet in the hot oven to 10-15 minutes until the cheese is melted.
- Remove the skillet from the oven and top with tomatoes,
This is seriously super delicious to make. Even my husband, who loves the Egg Roll In A Bowl, was saying this may be his weekly favorite! So tell me friends, what’s on your weekly favorite menu?
What’s a must make meal for your family during the week?
I love all types of nachos. I will add your chicken skillet nachos to my rotation. I love how easy they are to make and I know my entire family will enjoy these.
Ok, I love the idea of putting the chicken in a mixer to shred it up. I need to try that. Love this quick recipe!
Omg I love this! Sometimes I’m craving Mexican food and this is so easy to make!!! I’m hungry now :p
Omg YUM! Need to try!
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I’ll be making these for sure! We do love our nachos. I haven’t tried them with chicken, so I must! Plus I love that this is easy.
I absolutely LOVE nachos so I’m all about this! Not that I would share with anyone. Ha!
And you are making me crave CHICKENNNNN! This looks and sounds like a delicious and quick MOUTH PLEASER!
These nachos look amazing. I will definitely pin your recipe so that I have it to refer to when I am ready to make them. I can’t wait to try them.
These scrumptious skillet nachos are the perfect way to celebrate Friday. Pair them up with some Margaritas and it’s happiness all the way around!
Nachos are one of my kids’ favorite dinner ideas. I often used leftover chicken for them. I love the idea of making them in the skillet!
This sounds like a really fun skillet dish to make. Awesome idea! We would definitely enjoy those nachos.
This looks like such a yummy recipe! I will definitely have to try it out 🙂
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Mmmm these look good! Looks super easy also.
I’m going to have to make these for my daughter and her friends that are spending the weekend here. This looks like something 4 teen girls would gobble right up!
I love Mexican type foods & this looks so delicious!!! Looks pretty healthy too…, well that is until I cover it in sour cream (my weakness) lol
These look delicious. I love nachos! I don’t think I’ve had them like this yet though. Would love to give them a try.
I love Mexican food. Your chicken skillet nachos look delicious. I’d love to have that for dinner tonight. Nom!
These nachos look SO good! Such an easy recipe to throw together last minute, too.
Rachel
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I like nachos!Thank goodness I’ve found this recipe. It looks so yummy, happy to know it’s an easy recipe!
I’ve never thought of putting my chicken in a KitchenAid mixer! That is a genius idea that I will have to try.
The perfect movie night dinner! Exactly what we need! Yummy!
That looks amazing! I love Mexican food! I haven’t tried skillet nachos, absolutely love the idea!
I never thought to make nachos in a skillet. What a neat idea! Sounds like a delicious dish, and fun to prepare.
You had me at easy recipe. Looks amazing. Can’t wait to give it a try!
oh my! This looks delicious.
These sound so good! Definitely going to have to make them sometime!
mmm this sounds delicious! my husband would love it! thank you!
I could eat nachos every day! These look great and easy! Yum!
Mmmm, I love nachos! This recipe looks so good and super easy– totally trying it out!