Peri-Peri Chicken Nachos

Peri-Peri Chicken Nachos is a high-protein homemade fast food recipe ready in 50 min. It makes 4 servings, each 680 kcal with 52 g protein. Intermediate level, 16 ingredients.

Recipe by @courtneys_bites, adapted and measured by Cookpath.

  • 50 mintotal
  • Intermediatelevel
  • 680kcal a serving
  • 52 gprotein
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Peri-Peri Chicken Nachos

What is Peri-Peri Chicken Nachos

Tortilla chips layered with shredded peri-peri chicken, pepper, onion, cheddar, mozzarella, parmesan, jalapeno and salsa, baked until the cheese melts.

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How to make Peri-Peri Chicken Nachos

Tips from the cook

  • Add as much peri-peri sauce as you like.
  • Top with your desired amount of jalapeño.
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Peri-Peri Chicken Nachos substitutions

Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.

Tortilla chips0 option
    Onion2 options
    • Leek, white and light-green part 1:1 by volume

      Still an allium; raw dishes.

    • Fennel bulb, finely diced 1:1 by volume

      Sweet aniseed note; raw dishes.

    Cheddar3 options
    • Mozzarella or Swiss 1:1 by weight

      Milder than cheddar.

      Still contains dairy.

    • Dairy-free cheddar-style shreds (a labelled dairy-free product) 1:1 by weight

      The page says dairy-free cheese will never taste or melt like real cheese; soy/nut content varies by brand.

      Still contains soy.

    • Nutritional yeast 2 tbsp per 50 g

      Does not melt.

    Mozzarella1 option
    • Dairy-free mozzarella-style shreds 1:1 by weight

      Caprese/fresh; stretch and browning differ.

      Still contains soy and tree nuts.

    Parmesan2 options
    • Vegetarian hard Italian-style cheese (made with microbial rennet) 1:1 by weight

      Grana Padano is not suitable for egg-free (lysozyme from egg).

      Still contains dairy.

    • Nutritional yeast (fortified flakes) 1:1 by volume, less salty so add pinch of salt

      Does not melt; less sharp.

    Jalapeño1 option
    • Green bell pepper 1:1

      No heat.

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