Chicken Nacho Bake Made Over

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You can't go wrong with nachos. This twist on tradition manages to include crisp bacon and still be smarter than the original—with juicy chicken, brown rice and ripe tomato...read more

time

prep:

30 min

total:

30 min

servings

total:

4 servings

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What You Need

small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb.)

1/2

cup TACO BELL® Thick & Chunky Salsa

1/2

cup crushed baked tortilla chips

1/2

cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese

slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, chopped

small onion, chopped

cups grape tomatoes

cups cooked long-grain brown rice

1/4

cup BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream

Make It

HEAT oven to 400ºF.

PLACE chicken on foil-covered baking sheet; top with salsa. Bake 20 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF), topping with crushed chips and cheese for the last 5 min.

MEANWHILE, cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings from skillet. Add onions to skillet; cook and stir 5 min. Stir in tomatoes; cook 4 to 5 min. or until tomatoes begin to pop, stirring occasionally. Add rice; cook 2 to 3 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Stir in bacon.

TOP chicken with sour cream. Serve with rice mixture.

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Kraft Kitchens Tips

Makeover - How We Did It

We made over an easy meal that will save you 120 calories and 9g of fat, including 4g of saturated fat, per serving by decreasing the amount of bacon and preparing the recipe with baked tortilla chips, KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese and BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream. And as a bonus, these easy-to-make changes didn't sacrifice the flavor of the original recipe.

Special Extra

Garnish each serving with 2 tsp. chopped fresh cilantro.

Substitute

Substitute 2 cups halved cherry tomatoes for the grape tomatoes, and reduce the tomato cooking time to 2 to 3 min. or until tomatoes begin to pop, stirring occasionally.

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Rosiecheex

posted:6/29/2012

I really enjoyed this dish, my kids did too, they love nachos and this was a different spin on it. The rice was great too, I used a garlic flavored brown rice mix....it came out delicious.

thoroughbred101

posted:11/4/2011

An excellent option for chicken breasts. Easy clean up. Best with a liberal covering of fresh salsa and the chicken breast cut in half to keep it nice and moist.

stryffsa01

posted:9/21/2011

My husband and I thought it was good, but a bit bland. Next time I am going to sprinkle the chicken with taco seasoning while it bakes. I also added some red and green pepper with the onions- it was a good addition.

ncory

posted:3/9/2011

plain

foxe2

posted:1/30/2011

As always this was an awesome recipe! I never alter your recipes, they are already fabulous and I think it disrespectful to change them but, I ran out of brown rice and I improvised with Spanish rice in a box. Not as healthy as brown rice but very delicious. The crushed chip,bacon,salsa,grape tomato, sour cream combination was outstanding! Family has already asked again for it twice. I always expect the very best from Kraft and I have never been let down yet! Thanks for great products and terrific recipes!!!

btaylor31

posted:12/31/2010

This chicken is wonderful served on a bed of mixed salad. Yes ;-) Hot over crisp cold salad. For those not wanting to include the rice.

a cook

posted:11/22/2010

I substituted a can of chili ready diced tomatoes for the cherry tomatoes in the rice. It spiced it up a little. Without that I think it may have been a little bland. Other than that I followed the recipe, and the results were delicious. My husband said we have to make this again.

jroneslee

posted:11/19/2010

Great dinner recipe and the rice was awesome. We added chiles to the rice to spice it up a bit. Yum Yum

acidburns1582

posted:11/6/2010

Love this recipe. I was shocked when my 8-year-old not only ate it but asked for seconds! He's such a picky eater! I've since shared this recipe with a friend and her teenagers loved it as well. Great recipe!

a cook

posted:9/17/2010

This is a great recipe that my family loves.