Veggie-Loaded Black Bean Nachos
with Mexican Crema & Monterey Jack Cheese
Cooking time
20 minutes
Servings
4
Calories
680 /serving
Nacho usual nachos! Oven-crisped and crackling, these homemade chips are loaded with hearty black beans, green pepper and tomatoes for a good dose of veggies. Melted Monterey Jack and thick daubs of crema are the cream on top.
We will send you:
- 2 Tomatoes
- 1 Green pepper
- 796ml Black beans (canned)
- 30ml Tomato paste
- 90g Grated Monterey Jack
- 60ml Crema
- 12 Wheat flour tortillas
- 22g Mexican Moments spices (salt, chili powder, garlic, sugar, paprika, tapioca starch, coriander seeds, black pepper, cumin, onion, oregano, citric acid, cellulose, lime oil)
Contains: Milk • Sulphites • Wheat
You will need:
Aluminum foil
Sheet pan
Oil
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Large high-sided pan
Strainer
Total Fat
19 g
Saturated Fat
8 g
Sodium
1580 mg
Total Carb
93 g
Sugars
6 g
Protein
28 g
Fibre
19 g
Preparation
Make the tortilla chips
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Stack the tortillas and cut into 8 wedges.
- On a foil-lined sheet pan, toss with a drizzle of oil and a pinch of salt.
- Bake, flipping halfway, 4 to 6 min., until crispy.
Start the vegetables
- Meanwhile, halve, core and small-dice the green pepper.
- In a large, high-sided pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high.
- Add the green pepper and sauté, 2 to 3 min., until partially cooked.
- Add 2 tbsp water and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 min., until slightly softened.
Mise en place
- Meanwhile, drain and rinse the black beans.
- Small-dice the tomatoes.
Finish the vegetables
- To the pan of green pepper, add the tomato paste and spices. Sauté, 30 sec. to 1 min., until fragrant.
- Add the black beans and 4 tbsp water. Cook, partially covered, 2 to 3 min., until warmed through; season with S&P.
Assemble & broil the nachos
- Switch the oven to broil.
- To the sheet pan of tortilla chips, add the vegetables.
- Top with the cheese and tomatoes.
- Broil, 1 to 2 min., until the cheese has melted.
Plate your dish
- Divide the nachos between your plates.
- Drizzle with the crema. Bon appétit!
