Baked Chicken Caesar Nachos are crispy, cheesy, and perfect for scooping up an ice-cold Caesar Salad. Serve as a shareable app or light dinner.
One of my husband’s favorite restaurants to hit up for their epic drink and appetizer happy hour specials was Granite City Brewery.
I say WAS because they recently closed! We were so bummed — especially because their Baked Chicken Caesar Nachos were one of our favorite dishes in town.
What’s a gal to do?
RECREATE!
Sliced tortillas are brushed with Caesar dressing then topped with shredded chicken and mozzarella cheese. Baked until hot and crispy, they’re the perfect vehicle for scooping up an ice-cold Caesar salad served in the center of the plate.
This crispy, cheesy, sizzling-salad meets chicken nachos is the perfect app to share, or enjoy as a light dinner!
Start by sauteing a couple chicken breasts seasoned with lemon pepper in nonstick spray until cooked through.
Shred the chicken with your fingers or a fork then and set aside.
Next slice a few large tortillas into 8 wedges each then place the wedges on half baking sheets lined with parchment paper or nonstick-sprayed foil.
Spray the tops of the tortillas with more nonstick spray then bake at 400 degrees until they’re lightly toasted and just starting to turn golden brown, 3-4 minutes.
Top each toasted wedge with about a teaspoon of prepared Caesar dressing.
I love Brianna’s Asiago Caesar, but feel free to use whatever’s your fave.
Next add a little bit of the shredded lemon pepper chicken.
Then finish with shredded mozzarella cheese.
Place the wedges back into the 400 degree oven for 4-5 minutes, or until the tortillas are golden brown, and the cheese is melted. YUM!
Arrange the wedges around crunchy romaine lettuce that’s been cut into bite-sized pieces and tossed with a little more Casesar dressing, then sprinkle chopped, fresh tomatoes around the whole thing.
Like I said, hot, cheesy, crispy, cold — the combination of flavors and textures in this easy dish are out of this world!
Serve as a starter for a dinner party, or a fun entree for 2 or 3. I hope you’ll give them a try!
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, ~1lb total, pounded to an even thickness
- Lemon pepper seasoning
- 3 large gluten free tortillas
- prepared Caesar dressing
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, seeded then chopped
- 4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped into bite-sized pieces
Directions
- Heat a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat then spray both sides of the chicken breasts with nonstick spray, season with lemon pepper seasoning, and saute until cooked through, 4-5 minutes per side. Let cool slightly, then shred with a fork or your fingers and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Line 2 half sheet pans with parchment paper or foil sprayed with nonstick spray. Slice the tortillas into 8 wedges each then spread out onto the prepared baking sheets. Spray the tops of the tortillas with nonstick spray then bake for 3-4 minutes or until the wedges are slightly toasted and just starting to turn golden brown.
- Spread ~1 teaspoon Caesar dressing on each of the toasted tortilla wedges then top with shredded chicken and a bit of shedded mozzarella cheese. Bake for an additional 4-5 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, toss romaine lettuce with enough Caesar dressing to coat then place in the middle of a serving platter. Surround the lettuce with the baked chicken caesar wedges then sprinkle with chopped tomatoes and serve.
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Oh yum! We can’t get past the Idaho Nachos at Granite City… they are always our go-to appetizer! :)
This looks fantastic! Will be trying this soon!
About the only thing I have ever tried to recreate is the chopped steak that Outback used to have. That and the way good steak places do baked potatoes.
I’m with you. Brianna’s is the best. No caesar can compare!
Oh my goodness! These sound perfect! My fiance would love these!! I can’t wait to make them! Thanks for another great one! :)
I did my best recreating a Seared Tuna Cherry Spinach Salad I get with my mom when we go to a restaurant in Traverse City. They use these amazing cherries as garnish and in the dressing. I’m still working on the dressing, they will not give it out1
this looks amazing – so glad i found your blog through your green monster smoothie on pinterest. :)
delicious! my hubby would love these. and i just realized i never really knew what a chalupa was until now… thanks, lady :)
Sounds really good! I bet my bf would love this :)
Perfect, I am making these for dinner tomorrow since I have all the ingredients (Caesar dressing is leftover from your chicken Caesar sandwich recipe!).
Thank you thank you thank you!! This was my favorite item at granite city. I can’t believe they got rid of it! I can’t wait to try the at home version!
I love standing over the kitchen counter and having a dinner like that!! I did that a few weeks ago. And this my friend is a winner of a dinner!
Fun! We love Granite City too! Will have to try these!
Another winner from Iowa Girl! ;)
Yes, she keeps pumping them out! Looks super yummy!