Meow's Quick and Healthy Nachos for One (Vegetarian)
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Ingredients
| 10 to 12 | low-fat tortilla chips or | | non-fat tortilla chips | | 1/2 cup | frozen veggie crumbles (or frozen cooked lean ground beef, if you aren't vegetarian) | | 1/2 cup | black beans or | | refried black beans or | | refried beans (fat free if you want) | | 2 tbsp. | light cream cheese or | | neufchatel cheese (Neufchatel tastes better!) | | 1 | roma tomato, juice and seeds removed,diced | | Hot sauce (to taste) | | 1/2 | red onion or | | white onion, diced (optional) | | 1 to 2 | jalapeno, diced (optional) | | 1/2 to 1 | green pepper or | | red pepper, chopped (optional) | | 1/2 to 1 cup | black olives or | | green olives, sliced (optional) | | Romaine lettuce, shredded,to taste (optional) | | Sour cream, to taste (optional) | | Salsa, to taste (optional) | | Cumin, to taste (optional) | | Kosher salt, to taste (optional) |
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Instructions
Place chips and veggie crumbles in microwave-safe bowl. Heat until crumbles are thawed. Add black beans or refried beans and cream cheese. Heat until warmed through, about 2 minutes. Add optional toppings, and heat if desired, depending on kinds of optional toppings you add. Season with cumin and kosher salt to taste.
Author's Comments
I often make this (and endless variations) when I am tired or stressed, and want something that tastes "sinful." But this is not really sinful--I promise! This is a great creamy version of nachos, since cream cheese is included. Be warned that amounts are true approximations--I make this very much in a "dump" fashion and of course don't measure anything.
You may, of course, sub mozzarella or other cheese for the cream cheese. I just happen to keep Neufchatel on hand since it's lower in fat but doesn't taste like the fat has been removed. You could easily make this in the oven. Usually, I don't want to deal with preheating the oven when I'm desperate enough to resort to microwaves, so I usually don't use it.
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