Tortilla chips topped with smoky chipotle shredded chicken, diced tomatoes, diced avocados, corn, peppers, and shredded cheese. These honey chipotle chicken nachos are so flavorful and delicious.
Ingredients
Honey Chipotle Shredded Chicken
1 pound chicken breast (about 2 large chicken breasts)
3 tablespoons honey
3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped
3 tablespoons adobo sauce
½ teaspoon chili powder
¾ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
Nachos
4 cups tortilla chips, more as needed
1 small serrano pepper or jalapeno, thinly sliced
½ cup corn kernels, fresh or canned
1 cup shredded Monterey jack or mozzarella cheese
1 small tomato, diced with seeds removed
1 small avocado, diced
Directions:
Place the honey, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, chili powder, and salt into a large Ziploc bag. Shake to mix all the ingredients.
Now, add the chicken breasts into the bag and shake to completely coat the chicken with the chipotle sauce.
Let the chicken marinate from 2-6 hours. You can even allow the chicken to marinade overnight.
Once the chicken is marinated, add olive oil to a medium sized skillet. Allow the olive oil to heat for about a minute and then add the chicken breasts.
Cook the chicken breasts for a minute or two over medium to high heat until the side down is golden brown.
Flip the chicken to the other side and cook for about another minute or two until the chicken has browned. Add the rest of the marinade over the chicken. Cover the skillet with a lid and turn the heat down to low. Cook the chicken for about 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, turn off the heat and let the chicken sit in the skillet with the lid on for an additional 10 minutes. Do not remove the lid to check on the chicken.
After 10 minutes, remove the lid and check on the temperature of the chicken.
If the chicken is undercooked, cook the chicken for an additional 5 minutes over medium heat. Turn the heat off and cover the skillet for another 5 minutes.
Once the chicken is cooked through, remove the chicken from the skillet onto a plate. Use two forks to shred the chicken. Pour the chipotle sauce from the skillet onto the chicken and mix until all the chicken is well coated.
Place tortilla chips on an oven safe plate. Top with the shredded honey chipotle chicken. Add diced tomatoes, diced avocados, corn, sliced serrano, and shredded cheese.
Place the plate or casserole under broil in the oven for a few minutes until the cheese has melted.
Serve the honey chipotle chicken nachos immediately.
Recipe by Cooking with a Wallflower at https://cookingwithawallflower.com/2020/05/17/honey-chipotle-chicken-nachos/