Whether you’re making them for dinner or as an appetizer, chicken nachos are always a great idea.

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Chicken nachos are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

We start these chicken nachos by adding salsa and chipotle pepper in adobo to juicy, shreddedrotisserie chicken.

Southern Living Chicken Nachos on the pan ready to serve

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It’s a quick way to add loads of flavor to a store-bought protein.

you could of course cook andshred chickenyourself.

Then pile tortilla chips high with two kinds of cheese and several fresh toppings.

Southern Living Chicken Nachos preparing the pan with foil

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Serve them straight from the pan for the simplest dinner option tonight.

Line a large rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.

If chicken is cold, heat in microwave on HIGH, stirring every 45 seconds, until hot.

Southern Living Chicken Nachos stirring together the salsa, chipotle, and chicken

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Top with half of the chicken and half of the pepper Jack and cheddar cheeses.

Top with remaining chips.

Add remaining chicken and cheeses.

Southern Living Chicken Nachos spreading half of the chips onto the baking sheet

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Serve with lime wedges.

Keep the chicken, toppings, and chips separate to everything stays at its best.

Then assemble just before heating and serving.

Southern Living Chicken Nachos topping with half of the chicken and cheese

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Southern Living Chicken Nachos topping with second half of chips

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Southern Living Chicken Nachos topping with remaining chicken and cheese

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Southern Living Chicken Nachos baking the nachos until the cheese has melted

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Southern Living Chicken Nachos after topping with the fresh toppings

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Southern Living Chicken Nachos ingredients

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Southern Living Chicken Nachos after adding the toppings

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