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Easy Chicken Nachos

20 minutes
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Posted:1/5/23
Updated:1/6/23
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Homemade chicken nachos made with chicken breast, salsa and shredded cheese. My kids love this recipe for dinner and I love it because it only takes 20 minutes!

closeup of nachos with refried beans, cheese, corn and tomatoes on them.

The Best Easy Chicken Nachos Recipe 

These are the best chicken nachos because they are cheesy, hearty and so easy to make—the perfect family dinner that everyone loves. Because they are so loaded with chicken and beans, they can absolutely be a full dinner, but they also make for a tasty snack for game day or movie night.

You can customize your nachos by adding your favorite toppings too. I’ll provide lots of options below, add what your family loves! You can even get the kids involved in helping to make them!

whole baking sheet filled with chicken nachos.

How to Make Easy Chicken Nachos 

Arrange a layer of tortilla chips on a baking sheet and bake. When done, set aside. Please don’t skip this step, by baking them first without anything on top, we’re prebaking to assure they don’t get soggy.

tortilla chips on baking sheet.

In a nonstick skillet, heat olive oil and then cook the garlic until browned. Add the shredded chicken, taco seasoning, corn, and salsa and stir.

chicken mixture with corn and taco seasoning.

Warm up refried bean separately and then add spoonfuls to the chips.

tortilla chips with refried beans on top.

Add chicken mixture on top of the chips.

chicken being added on top of refried beans.

Sprinkle cheese and add tomatoes.

tomatoes and cheese added to nachos.

Bake in the oven until the cheese melts. 

 Remove from oven, serve, and enjoy your loaded chicken nachos!

melted cheese and beans on nachos with corn and tomatoes.

Easy Chicken Nachos Substitutions 

You can swap out the ingredients to what you or your whole family likes. Here are a few swap suggestions: 

  • Shredded chicken breasts: Use cooked chicken breast, rotisserie chicken, or ground beef, turkey, or chicken instead.  Don’t want any meat? Skip it and add more beans!
  • Refried beans: You can add black beans instead. 
  • Cheese: You can also use other types of cheese: Mexican cheese blend, Colby jack, Monterey jack cheese, pepper jack, or sharp cheddar cheese. 
  • Optional toppings: Olives, green onions, lettuce, avocado, pico de gallo or sour cream on top — just do YOU! 
  • Spicy: If you like spicy chicken nachos, add pickled jalapenos or hot sauce.
hand reaching for nacho.

More Easy Dinner Recipes:

Instant Pot Lasagna
Black Bean Tacos
Meatball Texas Toast Casserole
Tater Tot Casserole
Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole
Slow Cooker Sausage and Cabbage

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Homemade chicken nachos made with chicken breast, salsa and cheese. My kids love this recipe for dinner and I love it because it only takes 20 minutes!
Prep Time: 7 minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
serves 6

Ingredients

  • 9 ounce bag tortilla chips
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 pound cooked chicken breast shredded
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 16 ounce jar salsa
  • 1 packet taco seasoning
  • 15 ounce can refried beans
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 large tomato chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a large baking sheet by covering with foil and spraying with nonstick spray. Arrange tortilla chips on baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside. By baking the chips first, we are preventing them from becoming soggy – dont skip this step!
  • In a large skillet, heat olive oil on medium heat. Add garlic and cook until browned, about 30 seconds. Add in shredded chicken, corn, salsa and taco seasoning. Stir to fully mix all the ingredients together.
  • Add refried beans into a bowl and heat up in the microwave. Add spoonfuls of beans all over the tortilla chips.
  • Add chicken mixture on top of the refried beans, spreading around to cover the chips. Sprinkle cheese on top, and then add the chopped tomatoes.
  • Bake in the oven until the cheese melts, about 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and enjoy!

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Notes

Note: This is really a starter recipe as you can swap out the ingredients to what your family likes! You can easily use rotisserie chicken, or ground beef/turkey/chicken instead of shredded chicken breast. You can add black beans, pickled jalapenos, olives, green onions, lettuce, avocado or sour cream on top – just do YOU!
Course:Main Course
Cuisine:American
Keyword:chicken nachos
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