Tortilla Chips Baked With Chicken Avocado And Cheese Food

TORTILLA CHIP & PEPPER JACK CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH AVOCADO & JALAPENO RANCH RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put about half of the bag of chips into the food processor and blend. You should have 2-3 C crushed chips. (Reserve the rest of the bag in case you don't have enough.) Mix the shredded cheese and the crushed chips together. Whisk together the mayo, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, and lime juice. Dredge the chicken breasts into the mayo and then into the chip mixture, pressing down to make sure it's all coated. (Here's where you may need to grind extra chips for coating if you run out.) When all the chicken is coated, put it in the oven and bake for about 25-30 minutes or until the chicken is done all the way through and the chips are crispy. Blend the sauce ingredients together in a food processor and serve over the chicken.

CRISPY CHEESY TORTILLA CHIP PAN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sauce -- Make the avocado sauce ahead of time and set in the refrigerator to chill. I like to use my mini food processor for this, or a blender will work fine. Add the avocado, milk, lime juice, sour cream, jalapeno and cilantro. Blend until smooth. Check for seasoning salt and pepper and adjust as needed. Remove to a small bowl and cover and chill until ready to serve. This sauce is serve cold.
• Chicken -- Remove to the counter, along with the salsa and eggs. You want them to be room temp or at least have the chill taken off them.
• Tortilla Chips -- Add the tortillas to the food processor and grind until fine chopped. The finer chopped the easier it is. A rough chop or hand chop will not work.
• Dredging Stations -- 1: Flour, salt and pepper. 2: Eggs, lightly beaten mixed with salsa. 3: Ground tortilla chips.
• Cheese -- Cut a thin slice about 1/2 of the way through one side of the chicken breast (making a pocket) as you will be stuffing it with the cheese. Make sure not to cut all the way through to the other side. But make a nice slice so you can stuff it with a fair amount of cheese. About 2 tablespoons per chicken breast. Stuff the chicken breast and secure with a single toothpick.
• Chicken -- Dredge the chicken in the flour and make sure to shake off any extra. Next, dip in the egg and salsa mix and last into the tortilla chips.
• Saute -- In a large NON STICK pan (I prefer non stick for this, but one that is oven proof) and heat to medium high heat. Add enough oil to just lightly cover the bottom of the pan. Saute on each side until golden brown. I transfer the pan (if oven proof) to the oven, if not, transfer to a pie plate and finish cooking in a 400 degree oven until the juices run clear. Approximately 10 minutes. It really depends on the thickness of your chicken.
• Serve -- Garnish the chicken with the avocado sauce, some beans, rice, anything you want. The avocado sauce is really good with this. Even serve this over some crisp romaine, onion and black beans and use the avocado sauce as the dressing. You can really serve it lots of way.
• ENJOY!

TORTILLA CHIP CHICKEN WITH AVOCADO DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Prepare breast halves by trimming fat and slicing each in half lengthwise.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pulse tortilla chips in a food processor until coarsely ground; transfer to a shallow dish. Place flour in a second shallow dish, and in a third shallow dish, blend egg and salsa together with a fork.
• Dredge both sides of chicken in flour, then dip into egg mixture to coat. Transfer chicken to ground chips and pat them onto both sides; place on a baking sheet or plate.
• Heat oil in an overproof saute pan over medium-high. Saute chicken 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Carefully flip chicken, thenplace thepan in the oven to roast for 8-10 minutes, or until cooked through.
• While chicken is roasting, puree avocado, milk, and sour cream in a food processor or blender. Add remaining ingredients and pulse until smooth.
• Serve chicken with dip.

CHICKEN AVOCADO CHEESE BAKE

Steps:

• Using a meat mallet, or the bottom of a small heavy saucepan, flatten the chicken breast halves to 1/4-inch thickness.
• In a bowl, combine the cornstarch, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Dredge the chicken in the cornstarch mixture, then in the egg mixture, then in the cornmeal.
• Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and brown the chicken lightly on both sides (do not over-brown the chicken breasts!).
• Place the chicken in a shallow baking dish, and top with the avocado slices.
• Top with the grated cheese.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes, or until the chicken is done, and the cheese has melted.
• Serve with a dollop of sour cream and chopped green onions-- DELICIOUS!

HOMEMADE TORTILLA CHIPS WITH GUACAMOLE & CHARRED TOMATO SALSA

Steps:

• To make the tortillas, heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Brush both sides of the tortillas with the oil, then cut into triangles with scissors. Arrange in a single layer on 1 or 2 baking sheets and bake for 7-8 mins. Remove, sprinkle with salt and set aside.
• To make the guacamole, halve and stone the avocados, then spoon the flesh into a bowl. Pour over the lime juice and a sprinkle of salt, then crush with a potato masher until puréed but still chunky. Add onion, coriander, chillies and chipotle paste. Stir through and set aside until needed.
• For the salsa, place the tomatoes, cut-side up, in a shallow baking tray. Season, and place under the grill until blackened, about 15 mins. Meanwhile, in a dry non-stick frying pan, blacken the chillies and garlic. Keep turning to darken on all sides, about 10 mins. When done, peel the garlic and place in a food processor. Place the chillies in a plastic bag to steam for a few mins, then peel, deseed and stem. Add the flesh to the food processor along with the tomatoes, onion, coriander, lime juice and chipotle paste. Season and pulse until chunky.