Loaded Nachos

SERVES 8

Ingredients  

½ Tablespoon olive or avocado oil

500g beef, turkey, or chicken mince

Mingle taco seasoning

1 cup refried beans

¼ cup water

Choice of nacho chips, I like the gluten free nacho cheese bag option

1 small bag mozzarella cheese

1 cup pico de gallo, strained if needed

½ cup red onion, diced

½ cup fresh chopped corriander

½ cup pickled jalapenos, chopped, or 1 fresh jalapeno chopped

1 avocado, chopped or guacamole dollops

½ cup sour cream or greek yogurt dollops

Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. I used foil

• Add a layer of tortilla chips to baking sheet and set aside.

• Add oil to a fry pan over medium heat. Once hot add your mince meat and taco seasoning and saute until meat is cooked through. Add refried beans and water. Stir to combine and heat until warm. Remove from heat.

• Add chips to the oven for 4-5 minutes to toast.

• Carefully add ½ of the cheese on top and under the chips and kind of toss them around. The cheese will begin to melt a bit and that’s perfect.

• Spread ground meat mixture on the chips as well, being sure to spread it out and add some on different layers.

• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.

• Bake about 5-6 minutes until cheese has melted.

• Remove from oven and add all the toppings. Enjoy immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 452kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 776mg | Potassium: 278mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 5g