BBQ Chicken Nachos

If you’ve ever been disappointed by restaurant nachos, you should definitely make your own at home. These BBQ chicken nachos are loaded with tender chicken, BBQ sauce, and a super simple homemade cheese sauce. I use several shortcuts like rotisserie chicken and store-bought sauce so they’re easy to make. You’ll never order nachos at a restaurant again!

Partially melted cheese, thoughtlessly assembled layers, cold toppings that are supposed to be hot, and stale chips are only a few offenses I’ve encountered. When you can’t pull a single chip from the pile because the cheese has melded a bunch of chips into one rubbery mess that’s when you lose me. I’m sure there are many reasons for these issues (stressed staff, busy kitchens, and too much time under a heat lamp are probably a few) and all of those reasons are reason enough to make your own nachos at home. In this case, BBQ Chicken Nachos, with all the toppings.

Ingredients

For the Cheese Sauce

2 cups shredded white cheddar cheese

1 teaspoon corn starch

1 cup heavy cream

1/4 teaspoon salt

For the Nachos

1 (11-ounce) bag tortilla chips

10 ounces shredded rotisserie chicken (see note)

1 cup BBQ sauce (I use Stubb’s Original)

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 large jalapeno, stem, seeds and ribs removed and finely chopped

1/4 cup finely chopped red onion

Juice of 1/2 a lime

1 tablespoon fresh parsley