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BBQ Chicken Sheet pan nachos

Summer Sheet Pan BBQ Chicken Nachos

A quick and easy way to prepare nachos, especially with a rotisserie chicken, BBQ sauce, cheese, tortilla chips, and fresh summer veggies.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Course Appetizer, Entree, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 1 pan

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan with sides
  • 1 cuttiing board/chef's knife/paring knife
  • 1 oven

Ingredients
  

  • 1 12-16 o. bag tortilla chips
  • 2 C rotisserie chicken, shredded or cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1/4 C BBQ sauce- your favorite
  • 2 C cheddar or Colby Jack cheese, grated
  • 2 C Monterrey Jack cheese, grated

Optional toppings

  • 1/4 C cilantro, chopped
  • 1/4 C cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/4 C green onion, sliced thinly
  • 1/4 C red onion, sliced thinly
  • 1 small jalapeno, seeded and sliced thinly
  • 1 medium avocado, sliced or chopped
  • 1/2 C sour cream
  • 1/2 C salsa
  • 1/2 C guacamole
  • 1 C black beans, drained/rinsed
  • 1 C whole kernel corn - if canned, drained; if fresh, cut off of the cob
  • 1/4 C black olives, sliced
  • 2 slices bacon- cooked, drained and crumbled
  • 1/2 C bell pepper, any color- seeded and chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400°.
  • Measure and prep all ingredients you want to include in your sheet pan nachos.
    prepped ingredients for summer sheet pan nachos
  • Line a large baking sheet with sides, with parchment paper.
  • In a small bowl, mix the BBQ sauce and rotisserie chicken.
    rotisserie and BBQ sauce layer of sheet pan nachos
  • Add a single layer of tortilla chips to the pan.
    tortilla chips layer in sheet pan nachos
  • Top chips with half of cheese.
  • Cover with half of the chicken.
  • Repeat with another layer of chips, cheese and chicken.
    layers of chips, chicken and cheese for the sheet pan nachos
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes in preheated oven until the cheese is melted.
  • Remove from the oven and top with your favorite toppings.
    overhead view of sheet pan nachos with no sour cream drizzle
  • Optional, drizzle with more BBQ sauce. You can also add sour cream to a food storage bag and snip the corner of the bag to add a drizzle of the sour cream across the top of the finished nachos.
    sour cream added to a bag to snip and drizzle over sheet pan nachos
  • Serve immediately.
    close up of drizzled summer sheet pan BBQ chicken nachos
  • Amazingly I have saved leftovers by adding them to a paper plate and into a freezer bag. When ready to reheat, just remove from the bag and plate and add back to the oven or toaster oven.

Notes

Such a wonderful meal when casual gathering around the pool, board game night or summer gathering means something flavorful, quick and easy.
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