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Zesty Grilled Chicken Nachos

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20 min prep time
20 min total time
3 ingredients
6 servings

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A hearty warm dinner ready in just 20 minutes. Grilled chicken nachos - a perfect Mexican dinner.

Ingredients

1: (9-oz.) pkg. frozen southwestern-flavored cooked chicken breast strips, thawed

6: cups tortilla chips

8: oz. (2 cups) finely shredded Cheddar cheese

Steps

1 Heat gas or charcoal grill. Cut 18x18-inch sheet of heavy-duty foil. Spray foil with cooking spray. With 2 forks, shred thawed chicken.
2 Spread about half of chips evenly in center of sprayed foil. Top with half of the chicken and half of the cheese. Repeat layers. Wrap packet securely using double-fold seals, allowing room for heat expansion.
3 When grill is heated, place packet, seam side up, on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 10 to 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated and cheese is melted.
4 To serve, open packet carefully to allow steam to escape. If desired, top with chunky-style salsa, chopped tomato, diced avocado, chopped cilantro, sliced green onions, sour cream and/or guacamole.

1 Heat gas or charcoal grill. Cut 18x18-inch sheet of heavy-duty foil. Spray foil with cooking spray. With 2 forks, shred thawed chicken.
2 Spread about half of chips evenly in center of sprayed foil. Top with half of the chicken and half of the cheese. Repeat layers. Wrap packet securely using double-fold seals, allowing room for heat expansion.
3 When grill is heated, place packet, seam side up, on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 10 to 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated and cheese is melted.
4 To serve, open packet carefully to allow steam to escape. If desired, top with chunky-style salsa, chopped tomato, diced avocado, chopped cilantro, sliced green onions, sour cream and/or guacamole.

Expert Tips

Look for nonstick foil at your grocery store to use in recipes like this. You can omit the cooking spray, and the food cooked in the foil will not stick!

To bake nachos in oven, heat oven to 450°F. Wrap nachos in foil as directed in recipe; bake 10 minutes.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 serving

Calories: 500
Calories from Fat: 260

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 29g; 45%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Cholesterol: 60mg; 20%
Sodium: 740mg; 31%
Total Carbohydrate: 37g; 12%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16% Sugars 2g
Protein: 23g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 10%; 10%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 35%; 35%
Iron: 10%; 10%

Exchanges:

2 1/2 Starch; 2 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

2 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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