Chipotle chicken nachos recipe
In this sharing dish, crunchy tortilla chips are topped with spicy shredded chicken and a charred corn salsa. It's also a great way of using up leftover Christmas turkey.
See method- Serves 6
- Takes 1 hr 15 mins
- 613 calories / serving
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
- 600g pack chicken thighs
- 2 tsp chipotle paste
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 limes
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 large garlic cloves, finely crushed
- 200g tin sweetcorn, drained
- 400g tin black beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 large, ripe avocados, peeled, stoned and flesh cut into 5mm chunks
- 1 small red onion, finely chopped
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 30g fresh coriander, finely chopped
- 200g lightly salted tortilla chips
- 150ml soured cream
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2555kJ 613.0kcal
- Fat
- 40g
- Saturates
- 10g
- Salt
- 0.7g
- Sugars
- 5g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 34.6gProtein 26.3gFibre 7.1g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C.
- In a large bowl, mix together the chicken thighs, chipotle paste, 1 tbsp vegetable oil, the zest and juice of 1 lime, cumin and garlic until evenly combined. Transfer to a baking tray in an even layer and bake for 40-45 mins until the chicken is tender, lightly charred and cooked throughout. Use 2 forks to shred chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- While the chicken cooks, heat the remaining 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Add the sweetcorn and cook for 5 mins, tossing occasionally, until charred and starting to pop. Transfer to a bowl, allow to cool slightly, then mix in the black beans, avocado, red onion, the juice of 2 limes, chilli and 20g of the coriander. Set aside to infuse the flavours.
- To assemble, layer the tortilla chips, chicken and charred corn mixture on a large serving platter, with dollops of soured cream and scatter over the remaining coriander. Cut the remaining lime into wedges. Serve the nachos immediately with lime wedges on the side.
- Tip: Swap your chicken for leftover turkey, simply toss it in the same ingredients and cook in the oven for 20 mins until piping hot.
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