Na'cho average nachos recipe
By Chatelaine
Na'cho average nachos recipe
Photo by Roberto Caruso
Why waste calories on chips when baked tortillas are just as good? We also added lots of tasty, high-fibre refried beans and fresh toppings like avocado and chilies.
Ingredients
-
6
whole-grain
tortillas
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1 tbsp
canola oil
, divided
-
1
garlic clove
, minced
-
1/2 tsp
cumin
-
398-mL can
black
beans
, drained and rinsed
-
1/2 cup
water
-
1/2 tsp
salt
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1/2 cup
reduced-fat
cheddar
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1
ripe
avocado
, peeled and diced
-
1/2 cup
low-fat
sour cream
-
1
tomato
, diced
-
1
green onion
, thinly sliced
-
1/4 cup
chopped pickled
jalapenos
-
1/4 cup
cilantro
Instructions
- POSITION racks in top and bottom thirds of oven. Preheat to 400F. Stack tortillas and slice into 8 wedges each. Arrange on 2 baking sheets, then brush both sides of tortillas with 2 tsp oil. Bake in top and bottom thirds of oven, switching and rotating sheets halfway through, until golden, 5 to 6 min. Transfer to a rack. Preheat broiler.
- HEAT a medium saucepan over medium- high. Add remaining 1 tsp oil, then garlic and cumin. Stir constantly until fragrant, 1 min. Add beans and water. Continue cooking until beans are soft and most of liquid is absorbed, 5 to 7 min. Mash with a potato masher until creamy and thick. Stir in salt.
- ARRANGE baked tortillas on an ovenproof plate or dish. Layer with 1/4 cup cheddar, then beans and remaining 1/4 cup cheddar. Broil in top third of oven until cheese is melted, 1 min. Top with avocado, sour cream, tomato, green onion, jalapeno and cilantro.
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Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 242,
- Protein
- 10 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 25 g,
- Fat
- 12 g,
- Fibre
- 8 g,
- Sodium
- 499 mg.
- Excellent source of
- Folate
