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nachos guacamole recipe

Nachos with guacamole

A classic family favourite made better with homemade pita bread chips.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 people
Calories 2199 kcal

Equipment

  • Electric oven
  • Roasting tray

Ingredients
  

  • 5 18cm Pita bread
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1 400g Chilli beans can
  • 1 1/2 cups Corn kernels (Fresh, frozen or canned)
  • 1 cup Grated cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups Grated carrot
  • 1 1/2 cups Chopped tomatoes
  • 2 cups Shredded lettuce
  • 1/2 cup Reduced fat sour cream

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 140°C.
  • Cut the pita bread into eight wedges, then pull the sides of each wedge apart to create two chips per wedge.
    5 18cm Pita bread
  • Place pita chips in a large bowl and mix through the oil.
    2 tbsp Oil, 5 18cm Pita bread
  • Spread out evenly in one layer on roasting trays.
    5 18cm Pita bread
  • Cook in batches if you have limited oven space.
    5 18cm Pita bread
  • Bake chips for approximately 10 minutes or until crisp and lightly browned.
    5 18cm Pita bread
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool.
    5 18cm Pita bread
  • Heat chilli beans and corn, either mixed or separately.
    1 400g Chilli beans can, 1 1/2 cups Corn kernels
  • Sprinkle the cheese over the chips in the roasting tray and return to the oven for 2 minutes to melt.
    1 cup Grated cheese
  • Layer the chips with all the other toppings and place in the centre of the table.
    5 18cm Pita bread, 1 1/2 cups Grated carrot, 1 1/2 cups Chopped tomatoes, 2 cups Shredded lettuce, 1/2 cup Reduced fat sour cream

How to make toppings

  • Mix the chopped tomatoes with diced red onion and a little lemon juice or vinegar to make a tomato salsa
    1 1/2 cups Chopped tomatoes
  • Make easy guacamole with mashed avocado and lemon juice.
  • Spice it up with more chilli - raw, pickled, smoked or made into a chilli sauce.
  • Add chopped capsicum to the chilli beans

Notes

  • This is an excellent meal for children to select their foods. Serve everything in separate bowls and let them build their version.
  • For serving on individual plates, you can load up each plate with chips, beans and grated cheese. Grill for 2 minutes to melt the cheese. Be careful - the plates will get hot!
Keyword guacamole, nachos