High Protein Chicken Tinga Nachos
Bold, flavorful chicken tinga nachos come together quickly for an easy meal or game day appetizer in just 15 minutes, thanks to leftover crockpot chicken tinga! Make these next time you’re craving savory, spicy loaded nachos. Oh, and this recipe has 132 grams of protein total (33 grams per serving)!
Ingredients
- 6 ounces tortilla chips
- 4 ounces shredded Mexican blend cheese
- 12 ounces leftover shredded chicken tinga cold
- ¼ cup crumbled queso fresco
- Fresh cilantro roughly chopped
Lime Crema
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ½ to 1 medium lime juiced
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 2 to 3 dashes hot sauce optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Spread the tortilla chips out in a single layer with some overlap. Top evenly with shredded Mexican cheese and chicken tinga, then bake for 10 minutes until the cheese is gooey.
- Top with crumbled queso fresco, lime crema, and fresh cilantro and serve immediately.
Lime Crema
- Add the Greek yogurt, lime juice, salt, and optional hot sauce to a small bowl. Mix until well-combined, adding more lime juice if needed so the consistency is thin enough to drizzle.
Notes
Make a single layer of chips - The best nacho platters have cheese and toppings on every single chip. Whenever we make nachos, we spread the chips out into a single layer with some overlap to get optimal coverage.
Use chicken from the fridge - Chicken tinga is saucy, and if you put hot chicken tinga on the nachos before they bake they could end up soggy. Make sure to use cold, leftover chicken tinga from the fridge so that it warms up just the right amount as the nachos bake.
Add hot sauce to the crema - We love adding a few dashes of hot sauce to the lime crema for extra flavor and heat. We highly recommend this if you’re a hot sauce fan!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 466kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 603mg | Potassium: 453mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 451IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 332mg | Iron: 2mg
