Raiding The Kitchen: Super Bowl Nachos From Pujols 5

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A pile of crispy chips smothered in cheese is enough to call a dish nachos, but when it's Super Bowl Sunday an extra punch to that plate of tortilla chips is necessary roughness. Whipping up a plate of the chicken nachos from Pujols 5 for your Super Bowl soirée is sure to kick your spread up a few notches. To see the Executive Chef at Pujols 5 put together the restaurant's hit appetizer check out the Featured Video tab. Here is the basic step-by-step instructions for making their nachos:

Ingredients

Refried black beans
Tortilla chips
Roasted corn salsa
Dominican Chicken (similar to this recipe, but leave out the rice)
Shredded Monterey Jack and Cheddar Cheese
Optional: pico de gallo, sour cream, green onions, roasted hot salsa, jalapeños.

Directions

Spread black beans on bottom of plate, add tortilla chips. Top with chicken, corn salsa, and cheese. Put in microwave for 4 minutes or until cheese is completely melted. Pop in the toaster oven (if you have one) for an additional minute. Top with whatever you like. Chef Casillas recommends pico de gallo, sour cream, black olives, green onions and a side of roasted hot salsa. Add jalapeños if you wish.

While we don't have the instructions for DeeDee Pujols' chicken recipe we do know that her secret spice is an achoite powder that you can get from a Mexican grocer. Happy snacking!

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