Back in the olden days when I was just a young pup of about 19, I landed my first waitressing gig.
It was at a great little place in Boston called the Sunset Grill & Tap.
They were famous for their hamburgers…
their beer (this was back before the whole microbrew craze and we were famous for having over 100 beers on tap and over 400 more in bottles – oh and being only 19 I didn’t know what any of them tasted like, of course, no really…)
and their NACHOS!
The nachos…oh the nachos…the nachos were amazing…
First off, the nachos are enormous! I mean huge. 4 college football players would have issues finishing the plate.
And they were topped with yummy goodness…
Cheddar Cheese, Salsa, Ground Beef, Tomatoes, Sour Cream, Lettuce, Olives, all on top of tri color corn chip delight.
Here, I’ll show you…
That’s Brady, a few years back, sitting behind a plate of Sunset’s nachos. Doesn’t he look like Cooper now? Creepy huh?
That’s me and Keegan on that same visit to Sunset, and yes, I’m enjoying one of those beers I never got to try…just go with me on this one.
So I was in Boston last weekend and didn’t make it to the Sunset for my favorite nachos so I decided to whip up a plate of these at home. I made mine out of ground chicken to lighten things up a bit, well as much as you can lighten up nachos that is…Let me first apologize for these pics. I broke my camera so I had to take these with my iPhone…The pics may be slightly sad but the nachos were awesome. I though the hubs was going to cry…he may have shed a tear he liked them so much.
Serves 6 Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes
1 lb ground chicken
1 packet taco mix
3/4 cup water
large bag of tortilla chips
2 cups of cheddar cheese
1 tomato chopped
1 small red onion chopped
1 avacado chopped
4 T chopped cilantro
1 head of iceberg lettuce, sliced
chopped olives
sour cream
sliced jalapenos
Preheat your oven’s broiler. In a large skillet brown your chicken over medium high heat. When it’s cooked through season with taco mix and 3/4 cup water. Cook for an additional 5 minutes. Place a single layer of tortilla chips on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with half of your cheese. Place under the broiler for 3 minutes. Remove from oven and top with more chips, chicken mixture and remaining cheese. Place back under the broiler for another 5 minutes. 
Remove from oven and transfer to a serving dish. Top with lettuce, tomato, olives, avacado, cilantro, onions, jalapeno, and sour cream. Serve ‘em up hot and gooey! I like to add tobasco to mine too.
Do you have a favorite restaurant dish that you’d like to recreate?
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mmmmmmmmm…..nachos!! There was a place that we used to go to when I was in college called Brewski’s.. they had amazing nachos too! I think it’s been over a year since I’ve had nachos…now I must make them! These look so good…is it wrong to want that whole plate for breakfast???
omygosh! This is perfect for that ground chicken in my freezer! If only I had a plate of those for breakfast this morning…. Beats the heck out of peanut butter toast!
I’ve got to remember this place the next time that I’m in Boston. Thanks for sharing! And btw….I’m going to hook you up with that dip recipe soon. Stay tuned!
Have a great Wednesday….
Candace
I love nachos made with chicken.
Nachos rock! They are also fun to make!! It’s something that everyone in the family can enjoy to some degree. Everyone puts their own topping on, thanks!
Nachos make me stop dead in my tracks, every single time.
I think nachos is one of the best foods ever.
Yum! I love loaded up nachos! I’ve been making a big sheet pan of them for dinner often lately. We all love it!
I love a big plate of nachos! Now you have me craving them; yum! It sounds like quite the yummy restaurant.
If I ever wind up being executed, I will def. be requesting nachos as part of my last meal. I love them that much.
I love nachos! Especially with the works like these!!! Did u see my vlog I did? Watch it so you can really *feel* like you know me! LOL!!!!
So I used to go to this little dive bar type place in manchester, CT, called the Hungry Tiger. No idea if it’s still there. It’s like a block of main street. Anyway, they had the Best Chicken Nachos EVAH! Yum!
Alex, I don’t know why I can’t find an email address for you… I replied to something you commented on and realized just now that it got sent to no-reply!! lol I’m not that computer savvy, sorry. ANYWAY..Thanks to the love of my life, I finally have a button! It’s on my site just under the contact info… if you put it on yours, let me know how it works for you (and thank you for displaying it too, if you do)! Thank you for asking about one..it got me motivated to do it!
Who doesn’t love nachos? We sure do and this looks like a very yummy version. I notice that my grands order them when we go out, and they are so easy to make at home. Thanks for sharing your Alex. I’m going to try them soon.
YUM!! I love nachos. I have never tried them with chicken, but after seeing this recipe it is a must on my list!! Thanks so much!! Now I have a huge craving for chicken nachos!!
Damn, those Sunset nachos look hellaciously good!
those look so good!
And of course you never had any of those beers! LOL
OMGosh I think Rick would shed a tear with those also
. YUMMY!!!!
I love a big plate of nachos! Now you have me craving them; yum! It sounds like quite the yummy restaurant.