The concept of a slider is a small taste of a wonderful dish. These Salsa Chicken Fiesta Sliders fit the bill. They are a wonderful combination of shredded chicken, jalapeno and tomatoes with a hint of lime and cilantro! They will simply slide right down and the whole platter will disappear before your eyes! Easy to make with leftover cooked or a rotisserie chicken!

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons salted butter
3 scallions onion, minced
1 stalk celery, minced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 jalapeno pepper, minced
1- 10 ounce can diced tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 /2 teaspoons Xtra spicy No salt seasoning or Tex Mex/Southwest blended seasoning
1 ½ cups cooked chicken, shredded
1 tablespoon minced Cilantro
1 package scoop style tortilla chips (48-50 chips)
1 /3 cup Asiago cheese, grated
Lime wedges

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees

In a medium sized saucepan melt butter then add minced onion, celery and garlic. Fine chop jalapeno pepper and include seeds for more heat, or don't for less. Cook vegetables in butter for about five minutes until they are softened. Add the diced tomatoes and stir. Season with salt and spicy seasoning. Bring to a boil for several minutes. Reduce heat and cook until shredded chicken gets soft and the liquid is absorbed. Mix in minced cilantro.

Place the tortilla scoops on a foiled lined cookie sheet and bake for 5 minutes @ 400 degrees. When crisp set remove and using a teaspoon spoon the chicken mixture sauce into each one. Place back in hot oven and bake 2-3 minutes.

To serve place baked scoop tortillas on a serving platter. Top with freshly grated Asiago Cheese. Serve with lime wedges.

Number of Servings: makes 60 sliders; serves 6-8

When I think "slider" I think of a mini burger of some kind. The term "Tapas" is what you use to describe a "small taste of something". These look tasty, but I would call them "Chicken Fiesta Bites", or Bite-size Chicken Fiesta Nachos, something like that. Left by: Laura (30 Oct 2010)

This is a no-fail recipe for a tasty appetizer! Left by: Linda (19 Oct 2010)

I would eat that! Very nice recipe and looks like it would be easy to prepare. ***** (5 stars) Left by: Lesley Pew (19 Oct 2010)