Beef Nachoes

Healthy NachosHealthy Nachos
AuthorChuckH
DifficultyBeginner

This a great recipe for a balanced snack during a game. It has a whopping 8 grams of fiber per serving. I adapted this from a chicken nacho recipe I found. I prefer beef so I made this recipe. Enjoy and share if you like it.

Healthy Nachos
Yields6 Servings
Prep Time20 minsCook Time10 minsTotal Time30 mins

Ingredients:

 6 oz 96% Lean Hamburger
 ½ cup CheeseI used a mixture of Colby & Monterey
 2 Chili Peppers Chipotle In Adobo sauce
 ½ cup Beans, Black, Cooked, No Salt Can replace with refried beans
 4 tbsp Salsa mild, medium, or hot
 ¼ cup Onion, Red, Chopped
 1 tbsp fresh chopped Cillantro
 1 Beanitos White Bean Chips
 1 Salt, Kosher, Coarse
 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  tsp Pepper, Black, Ground
 2 Fresh Jalepenos - sliced can be pickled if you prefer
 Guacamole and sour cream Optional - not included in the calories

Directions:

1

Cook ground beef on medium heat.

2

Preheat oven to broil.

3

Add lime juice, salsa, adobe chiles, salt, and ground pepper into blender and process until completely blended.

4

In a medium bowl add cooked beef, pour the chipotle sauce over beef and stir to coat. Set aside.

5

On a baking sheet spread out tortilla chips. Add 1/2 of cheese on top. Place in the oven for 1 minute to melt the cheese. Remove from oven.

6

Evenly spread beef mixture, black beans, corn, red onion, and jalapeno over nachos. Add the rest of the cheese on top.

7

Place back in the oven to warm all your ingredients. It should be 1-2 minutes.

8

Remove and top with chopped cilantro.

9

Add sour cream and guacamole if you desire.

Nutrition Facts

6 servings

Serving size

242


Amount per serving
Calories242
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 11g15%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 25mg9%
Sodium 445mg20%
Total Carbohydrate 22g8%
Dietary Fiber 8g29%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 13g

Calcium 18mg2%
Potassium 125mg3%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Notes:
  1. This recipe has less than 300 calories per serving. I usually have it with a serving of Beanitos Tortilla chips or in a toasted high fiber taco shell. 
  2. You and use jalapenos, p[ublanos, or Hatch chiles depending on the flavor and spiciness desired.  Hatch chiles are also called Anaheim, green, or New Mexico chiles.

Ingredients

 6 oz 96% Lean Hamburger
 ½ cup CheeseI used a mixture of Colby & Monterey
 2 Chili Peppers Chipotle In Adobo sauce
 ½ cup Beans, Black, Cooked, No Salt Can replace with refried beans
 4 tbsp Salsa mild, medium, or hot
 ¼ cup Onion, Red, Chopped
 1 tbsp fresh chopped Cillantro
 1 Beanitos White Bean Chips
 1 Salt, Kosher, Coarse
 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  tsp Pepper, Black, Ground
 2 Fresh Jalepenos - sliced can be pickled if you prefer
 Guacamole and sour cream Optional - not included in the calories

Directions

1

Cook ground beef on medium heat.

2

Preheat oven to broil.

3

Add lime juice, salsa, adobe chiles, salt, and ground pepper into blender and process until completely blended.

4

In a medium bowl add cooked beef, pour the chipotle sauce over beef and stir to coat. Set aside.

5

On a baking sheet spread out tortilla chips. Add 1/2 of cheese on top. Place in the oven for 1 minute to melt the cheese. Remove from oven.

6

Evenly spread beef mixture, black beans, corn, red onion, and jalapeno over nachos. Add the rest of the cheese on top.

7

Place back in the oven to warm all your ingredients. It should be 1-2 minutes.

8

Remove and top with chopped cilantro.

9

Add sour cream and guacamole if you desire.

Notes

Beef Nachoes
 

About the Author

ChuckH
I am a family physician who has served in the US Army. In 2016, I found myself overweight, out of shape, and unhealthy, so I made a change to improve my health. This blog is the chronology of my path to better health and what I have learned along the way.

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