Chicken Nachos

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 1/2 cups monterey jack cheese or 1 1/2 cups tex-mex cheese, shredded, divided
• 8 ounces baked corn tortilla chips (or scoops)
• 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 sweet red pepper, diced
• 1 cup corn kernel (optional)
• light sour cream, for serving

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f butter a large rimmed baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
• 2 in a small saucepan, combine flour, chili powder and oregano. whisk in milk and garlic; bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly.
• 3 reduce heat and boil gently, whisking for about 2 minutes or until thickened. remove from heat; whisk in tomato paste and 1 cup of cheese.
• 4 spread tortilla chips on baking sheet. drizzle sauce over chips and top with chicken, tomatoes, red pepper and corn, if using; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• 5 bake for about 10 minutes or until chicken is hot and cheese is melted. serve with sour cream on the side.