Chicken Enchilada Nachos
I wanted to make chicken enchiladas but couldn't find a recipe that I had the ingredients for. So, I made this up using what I had on hand. It is mildly spicy. Add more peppers/cayenne or hot sauce to liven it up a bit.
Author: The Chef
Cuisine: American
Recipe type: Main dish
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter, divided
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 chile pepper, seeded and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half, cubed
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon seasoned salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- ½ cup shredded pepperjack cheese
- 2 cups tortilla chips, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons pico de gallo, or to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute onion, jalapeno pepper, chile pepper, and garlic until fragrant and lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add chicken broth, chicken, chili powder, seasoned salt, cumin, and cayenne pepper; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in the center about 5 minutes.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave, 15 to 20 seconds. Stir flour into melted butter until smooth.
- Mix flour-butter mixture and sour cream into chicken mixture; cook and stir until sauce is thickened, 2 to 4 minutes. Add pepperjack cheese to sauce and stir until melted, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Spread chips onto a serving platter; top with sauce and pico de gallo.
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Chicken Enchilada Nachos: https://trib.al/rgheyk1
Posted by Allrecipes on Sunday, May 5, 2019
