Nachos is one of those universal foods that everyone loves, whether health conscious or not! But let’s face it – the calories in a pile of nachos goodness isn’t the best for our health. Does it stop us? Never! BUT it means we can’t eat nachos as often as we like. So I present to you….midweek Nachos Pie! All the flavour, much of the crunch, with far less calories to satisfy your Nachos craving any day of the week! This is like a mash up of lasagne and Nachos. Nachos flavoured ground/minced beef cooked with beans layered between tortillas, topped with corn chips, cheese and an avocado pico de gallo. I love that it can be sliced and served up like a pie!
You can be as generous as you want – or not – with the corn chips. With a dish like this, 6 or so corn chips per serving seems to go a long way and that is a LOT less than the 20 30 or so I’d ordinarily scoff down for Nachos! It’s also surprising how far this recipe goes. I used to think it was just for 4 – but really, it serves 6 quite generously. Or even 8 for ordinary people. I filled out the beef filling with red kidney beans but you can substitute with any type of beans you want. Or you could even cut down the amount of beef in this even further and add other vegetables – corn, diced zucchini and bell peppers (capsicum) would be fabulous in this! You will find the filling very saucy. The reason is that the extra sauce is used to top the final layer. The alternative is to make the filling and a separate sauce, but to me that’s just too much effort for midweek! So I make it all in one pan then use a slotted spoon to scoop out meat for the layers without too much sauce, then pour the sauce over the final layer. SO TASTY! I could eat this every night. I just adore Mexican food (real and Tex-Mex!). – Nagi x
LIFE OF DOZER
And…the usual Dozer shot. No Dozer! No Nachos for you!
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