fabulous chicken ranch nachos *that don't stick on your hips*

one of our favorite mom and pop pizza places (End Zone Pizza) got us turned on to what they call "chix ranch nachos." i'm not a ranch sort of girl, honestly, but these nachos are fabulously yummy...

a few weeks ago, i really had a taste for these nachos... but we didn't want to pay almost $8 for a Styrofoam container of mouth-watering nachos...
but i thought to myself, "really how hard can it be to make the nachos??? i could come up with the ingredients and put them together, i think..." so we stopped at the store and picked up some ingredients...

the nachos are FABULOUS... seriously...you will not be able to stop eating them... :) we slow down at the last bit, but they are so, so good...

and i'm gonna show you how to make them for YOU! :)


you will need: tortilla chips, ranch dressing, some kind of breaded chicken (i got Tyson chicken breast fillets), chopped onions (vidallia for us), and some shredded cheese (mozzarella/italian blend and mexican blend works perfectly)...

before you start making these nachos, cook your breaded chicken breast... after it's finished cooking, after it cools a bit, cut it into pieces/squares that are about the size of a medium/large crouton. also, while you're cutting, chop up some onion (we love our vidallia's here....they're perfect for this dish). i used a quarter of a pretty good sized onion. set the onions and chicken aside for a step in the future :)

as for preheating your oven, i just keep the temp set at what temperature i cooked the chicken...i think it was around 400*

i line a cookie sheet (large sized in the pic) with foil (makes for an easy clean up) and then pour your chips on to the cookie sheet... it's ok for the chips to overlap...but make sure you don't ignore the "under" chips :) then, squirt your ranch dressing all over your chips... this is a little too much ranch...but they were still good :)

next, place your chopped onions and cubed breaded chicken on top of the chips and ranch dressing... no rhyme or reason...just scatter them :)

next, put your shredded cheese all over the chips... we like A LOT of cheese, so we probably put around 1 1/2 or 2 cups on...

pop this finished masterpiece into the oven for about 20-25 minutes, or until the cheese is melted to your liking :) we like ours a little browned :)

here they are :) yummy, yummy goodness :) ENJOY them with a napkin nearby :) they are so, so good :) and yes, really, they don't stick to your hips :) maybe somewhere else, but not on your hips :) *giggle* but really, it's worth it :)

(End Zone puts jalapeno peppers on their recipe....not our cup of tea, but it may be for you :))