Originally published in the Today’s Parent January 2015 issue, this recipe has a triple-tested guarantee from the Chatelaine Kitchen.
Supper Nachos
By Chatelaine36
PREP TIME
30 min
TOTAL TIME
35 min
Makes
6 adult servings

Take the snack we all know and love from just an appetizer to a full-on meal with this easy Supper Nachos recipe.
Ingredients
- 8whole-graintortillas
- 4 tspcanola oil ,divided
- 1/2540-mL cannavy beans ,drained and rinsed
- 1garlic clove ,minced
- 2 tspgroundchili powder
- 1/2 tspgroundcumin
- 1/2 tspsalt
- 1454-g pkg leanground turkey
- 1156-mL cantomato paste
- 1/2 cupwater
- 1 cupgratedMonterey jack
- 1 cupshreddediceberg lettuce
- 1/2 cupsour cream
- 1tomato ,diced
- 1green onion ,thinly sliced
- 1/4 cupcilantro
Instructions
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- Position racks in top and bottom thirds of oven. Preheat to 400F. Brush both sides of tortillas with 3 tsp oil. Stack tortillas and slice into 8 wedges. Arrange on 2 baking sheets. Bake in top and bottom thirds of oven, switching and rotating sheets halfway through, until crisp and golden, 8 to 10 min. Transfer to a rack to cool. Preheat broiler.
- Mash beans with a potato masher in a medium bowl. Heat a medium non-stick frying pan over medium-high. Add remaining 1 tsp oil, then garlic, chili powder, cumin and salt. Stir until fragrant, 30 sec. Crumble in turkey. Cook, breaking meat up with a fork, until it’s no longer pink, 4 to 5 min. Add tomato paste, water and mashed beans. Cook until warmed through, about 2 min.
- Divide tortilla chips between 2 large casserole dishes or transfer all to a baking sheet. Spread tortillas out in one layer if possible. Spoon turkey mixture evenly over chips, then sprinkle with cheese.
- Broil in top third of oven just until cheese melts, 1 min. Serve topped with lettuce, sour cream, tomato, green onion and cilantro.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 452,
- Protein
- 28 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 38 g,
- Fat
- 22 g,
- Fibre
- 7 g,
- Sodium
- 804 mg.
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