Red, White and Blue Nachos Recipe

Spice up your 4th with these TexMex Nachos

Ingredients:

• 6 cups blue tortilla chips
• 3 cups diced or shredded cooked chicken
• 2 cups (8 oz.) Monterey Jack cheese
• 2 tbsp Tex Mex rub, divided
• 1 small red bell pepper
• 1 lime
• 2 tbsp snipped fresh cilantro
• ¼ cup sour cream and 1 tsp additional rub (optional)

 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Arrange tortilla chips in a slightly overlapping layer on Large Round Stone with Handles.
2. In Classic Batter Bowl, combine chicken, cheese and 1 tbsp of the rub; mix gently using Small Mix 'N Scraper®. Sprinkle chicken mixture evenly over tortilla chips. Bake 5-7 minutes or until cheese is melted; remove from oven to Stackable Cooling Rack.
3. Meanwhile, dice bell pepper with Santoku Knife. Cut lime in half crosswise. Juice half of the lime using Citrus Press into Small Batter Bowl; add bell pepper and remaining rub and mix well.
4. Snip cilantro in mincing cup of Herb Keeper using Kitchen Shears. Slice remaining lime in half using Simple Slicer on the # 3 setting; cut slices in half using Utility Knife.
5. Spoon bell pepper mixture over nachos; sprinkle evenly with cilantro. If desired, combine sour cream and additional rub in re-sealable plastic bag; trim corner to allow sour cream to flow through. Pipe sour cream mixture over nachos. Garnish with lime slices.

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