Pepper and Chicken Nachos

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Ingredients

  • 4 garlic cloves, pressed
  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp salt·
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 4 medium-size bell peppers cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 2 cups chopped, deli-roasted chicken
  • 1 (15 1/2 oz) can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (7.S-oz.) package sliced sharp Cheddar cheese

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat grill to 350°-400° Combine garlic and next 5 ingredients. Reserve 3 tbs garlic mixture. Pour remaining garlic mixture into a large shallow dish; add peppers, turning to coat. Cover and chiII 15 minutes. Turning once. Remove peppers from marinade, reserving marinade for basting.

2. Grill peppers, covered with grill lid, 8 to 10 minutes or until peppers blister and and are tender, turning occasionally and basting with marinade.

3. Preheat broiler with oven rack 4 inches from heat. Combine chicken arid peas with reserved 3 tbs garlic mixture. Place peppers in a single layer on a lightly greased rack in an aluminum foil-lined broiler pan. Quarter cheese slices. Top each pepper with chicken mixture and one cheese quarter.

4. Broil 4 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from oven.