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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Hi, Kristin! Thabk you for the recipe. I cooked it last night, it is delicious!
Delicious!! Thank you so much for sharing.
Hey there! I used to work at GC. small tip: leave the tortilla whole and do everything above. Then you can cut it up with a pizza cutter and then put it around the salad. Less hand work.
To all the fanatics of Granite City, I am pleased to tell you that the Chicken Caesar Chalupa’s are back! I just had them on Monday!
THANK YOU!!! GC’s Chicken Caesar Chalupa was my FAVORITE and I also listened in HORROR the last time we visited and they told me it was no longer on the menu. Can’t wait to try this!
Thank you for another great recipe! We tried this one for the first time tonight and my husband & I both loved it! Happy New Year, we look forward to trying all the new recipes you post this year since we usually love pretty much everything you post:) We’re both originally from Iowa by the way and I love telling people about your blog, you’re definitely my fav food blogger!
So Thank You for this recipe. My husband and I love going to Granite City for the buffalo chicken chalupa and they decided to take it off the menu. We were very upset about it until now with this recipe. We’re trying it tonight!!