Barbecue Ranch Chicken Nachos
Ingredients
- Organic corn chips
- 4-5 Boneless skinless chicken breasts, amount depends on how many you're feeding, preferably from a farmer you know and trust to raise his chickens humanely — if you don't have a good local source for safe, healthy meat, you can order it here. (Tip: Make extra of this chicken and freeze some for a quick dinner another day!)
- Chicken broth — see Bone Broth for Rookies for help OR you can buy some awesome bone broth here if you don't want to make it.
- A few cloves of garlic and/or 1 onion for extra flavor, chopped (or dried garlic/dried onion)
- 1 Tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
Sauce:
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup barbecue sauce --click here for my recipe
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- Chopped fresh or dried herbs if desired: parsley and/or cilantro
- Cheddar Cheese, shredded
- Lettuce, cut into shreds or bite-sized pieces
- Tomatoes, cut into bite-sized pieces
- Extras if desired: chopped green onions, black olives, avocado, jalapeno, or limes
Instructions
- Start by throwing some frozen boneless, skinless chicken in a crock pot in the morning with some bone broth from the freezer. (You always have a bunch of that in the freezer, too, right?) Also add the onions and/or garlic if you want to, for extra flavor. About an hour before it's time to eat it should be falling apart, so just shred it with a fork and stir in the cumin and sea salt. Mix the sauce ingredients together and do your chopping. Preheat the oven to 350*, and now it's time to assemble:
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper for easier clean-up, trust me.
- Spread out the nacho chips then spread the chicken over the chips. Then dollop the sauce around the whole pan and sprinkle the cheese around. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the chips are getting a little brown on the edges.
- Sprinkle on any of the extras that your heart desires. I only had some parsley and cilantro from our pots on the deck. Add some lettuce, then throw on tomatoes (preferably fresh from your garden or farmer's market). Add extra sauce on the side for dipping too. Squeeze some lime juice over the top if you love it as much as we do!