Chipotle Chicken Nachos ~The Kitchen Witch

I want to put it out there that I run in FABULOUS circles. I mean, how many other 48 year old ex police officers turned crisis workers who sideline as Kitchen Witches and have cried over green onions on a reality TV cooking show, can also say they're friends with a rapper?

I can.

I work with a well known local hiphop artist named SirReal who is part of the community ed team I manage. In that light, we're fortunate that he shares his music and inspiring message of hope in many of our workshops for youth. But what does that have to so with Chipotle Chicken Nachos?

Though I knew Sirreal was an amazing lyricist and musician, I didn't know he also used to be a chef. I found that out last spring when I had his family over to my house for dinner and he did all the cooking! One of the best things he made involved a simple chipotle sauce that I just HAD to have!

And so on the launch week of his AMAZING new single about the effects of bullying and how we can each stand up and make a difference, I came up with a dish to go with the song: Words Like Weapons. (click the link to listen, share, and download - the song is just great)

This easy to make dish is perfect for Game Day and will revolutionize the way you think about nachos!

Enjoy the recipe, and check out Words Like Weapons

As always, join me in the Kitchen Witch cottage and cook along!




Chipotle Chicken Nachos
Visit the printable recipe here: Chipotle Chicken Nachos

Ingredients

• 1, 156 tin chunks of chicken or 1 cup cooked shredded chicken
• 1, 540 ml tin black beans, well drained
• 1, 341 tin drained corn
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1-2 canned chipotles with adobo sauce 
• 2 cups Kraft Mexicano shredded cheese
• 2 diced tomatoes
• 2 diced green onions
• 1/4 cup diced cilantro

Directions

1. Place the sour cream in a blender and then add the chipotle peppers and pulse and blend until smooth.
2. Add the chicken corn, and black beans to a skillet and add the chipotle sauce. Stir it all together over medium high heat and bring to the boil.
3. Place your favorite tortilla chips onto a large platter and sprinkle with the shredded cheese. Pour the hot chicken chipotle sauce over all, and then top with diced tomatoes, green onion, and cilantro.

Author:

Lyndsay Wells is a professional trainer, writer, and program developer with a passion for food and cooking. She is an award winning recipe developer, a former website ambassador for Kraft Foods Canada, the $20,000.00 winner of the online competition "The Real Women of Philadelphia" and a finalist on the Food Network Canada show Recipe to Riches. Lyndsay believes cooking should be approachable and easy and has great tips and ideas for putting together sophisticated looking dishes that cooks of all levels can accomplish.