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Loaded BBQ Chicken Nachos
5 from 3 votes

Loaded BBQ Chicken Nachos

Loaded with avocado chunks, juicy tomatoes and corn, and bbq sauce-smothered chicken! Perfect for parties, tailgating, game days, and more! 

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
18 mins
Additional Time
2 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 to 6
Calories: 1117 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces chicken thawed and diced into 1/2-inch pieces, shredded; or chicken nuggets
  • 1 cup BBQ sauce
  • 4 to 5 cups corn tortilla chips or enough to cover pie dish base with some overlapping
  • 6 ounces cheese divided, shredded
  • 1 tomato diced into 1/2-inch pieces, medium ripe
  • 1 avocado peeled, de-seeded, and diced into 1/2-inch pieces, medium, ripe
  • ½ cup corn fresh, frozen, or canned
  • ½ cup black beans jalepenos, black olives, and/or diced bell peppers, all optional
Garnishes (Optional)
  • cilantro
  • sour cream
  • salsa
  • Guac
  • Pico de Gallo

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 375F. Lightly spray a 9-inch round pie dish with cooking spray; set aside.
  2. Thaw and then dice the chicken nuggets into 1/2-inch pieces.
  3. Place nuggets in a medium bowl, cover with about 1 cup bbq sauce, and toss gently to evenly coat. Use enough bbq sauce so the nuggets are really juicy and well-coated. Set bowl aside while assembling the nachos; nuggets will soak up some of the bbq sauce.
  4. Add corn chips to prepared pie dish, arranging chips so the base of pie dish is completely covered. Chips need to overlap in places so there aren’t gaps. I made a double-layer of chips.
  5. Evenly sprinkle about 4 ounces cheese over chips.
  6. Evenly sprinkle the tomato, avocado, corn, and any optional toppings.
  7. Evenly sprinkle with the chicken nuggets. My nuggets were very moist and drippy, and I drizzled on of the residual bbq sauce from the marinating bowl.
  8. Evenly sprinkle with the remaining cheese, about 2 ounces.
  9. Bake for about 18 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly, melted, and nachos are done. Baking times may vary widely based on brand and type of cheese used, juiciness of nuggets, moisture level in tomato, avo, corn, if optional ingredients were used, climate and oven variance, etc. Watch your nachos, not the clock.
  10. Optionally, garnish and serve nachos with cilantro, sour cream, salsa, guac, pico de gallo. Nachos are best fresh and warm.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 1117kcal (56%) Carbohydrates 167g (56%) Protein 17g (34%) Fat 47g (72%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Polyunsaturated Fat 36g (212%) Trans Fat 1g (50%) Cholesterol 2mg (1%) Sodium 1480mg (62%) Fiber 17g (68%) Sugar 34g (68%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 to 6

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1117

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 1117kcal 56%
Carbohydrates 167g 56%
Protein 17g 34%
Fat 47g 72%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 36g 212%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Sodium 1480mg 62%
Fiber 17g 68%
Sugar 34g 68%

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