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Cheesy Beef Lentil Nachos
Spicy
High Protein
Quick
Cheesy Beef Lentil Nachos

with Lime Crema and Guac

10 min
Difficulty: 2/3
Mexican

Ingredients: Ground beef • Roma tomatoes • Tortilla chips (whole grain corn, white corn, corn masa flour, water, vegetable oil, salt, calcium hydroxide) • Sour cream (milk ingredients, modified milk ingredients, modified cornstarch, sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, carrageenan, locust bean gum, guar gum, microbial enzyme, bacterial culture, propylene glycol alginate, xanthan gum) (milk) • Mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, water, cream, salt, fructose, calcium chloride, bacterial culture, microbial enzyme, microbial rennet, citric acid, sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, cellulose, natamycin) (milk) • Red lentils • Chipotle sauce (water, canola and/or soybean oil, sugars (sugar, fancy molasses), tomato paste, vinegar, salt, dehydrated garlic, chili powder, sour cream powder [modified milk ingredients, bacterial culture, lactic acid, citric acid, tocopherols, ascorbyl palmitate], modified corn starch, frozen egg yolk, lactic acid, buttermilk powder, onion powder, mustard flour, ancho chili pepper, smoked paprika, concentrated lemon juice, paprika oleoresin, polysorbate 60, caramel, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, soy lecithin, xanthan gum, calcium disodium EDTA, spices, spice extract) (milk, soy, egg, mustard) • Limes • Guacamole (hass avocado, tomato, onion, sea salt, garlic, cilantro, cilantro essential oil) • Jalapeno pepper • Enchilada spice blend (spices, sugar (sugar, maltodextrin), salt, garlic powder, tomato powder, paprika powder, citric acid, canola oil, oleoresin paprika, silicon dioxide) (sulphites) • Green onion.

Allergens

Soy
Mustard
Wheat
Milk
Sulphites
Crustaceans
Egg
May contain traces of allergens
Peanuts
Sesame
Tree nuts
Fish
Gluten

Utensils

Parchment Paper
Baking Sheet
Measuring Spoons
Zester
Small Bowl
Medium Pot
Measuring Cups
Medium Bowl

Tags

30-min-or-less
Spicy
High Protein
Quick
Ingredients
Red Lentils

Red Lentils

0.5 cup

Enchilada Spice Blend

Enchilada Spice Blend

8 g

Chipotle Sauce

Chipotle Sauce

4 tbsp

Tortilla Chips

Tortilla Chips

170 g

Mozzarella Cheese, shredded

Mozzarella Cheese, shredded

0.75 cup

Guacamole

Guacamole

3 tbsp

Sour Cream

Sour Cream

2 unit(s)

Green Onion

Green Onion

2 unit(s)

Tomato

Tomato

2 unit(s)

Lime

Lime

1 unit(s)

Jalapeño

Jalapeño

1 unit(s)

Ground Beef

Ground Beef

250 g

Salt

Salt

0.25 tsp

Pepper

Pepper

0.125 tsp

Sugar

Sugar

2 tsp

Oil

Oil

1.5 tbsp

Preparation
1
Cook lentils

  • Before starting, preheat the oven to 425˚F. 
  • Wash and dry all produce.
  • Heat a medium pot over medium.
  • To the pot, add lentils, chipotle sauce, half the Enchilada Spice Blend and 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 cups) water. Bring to a boil over high.
  • Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low.
  • Cook for 15-17 min, stirring occasionally, until lentils are tender and water has been absorbed.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Season with salt and pepper.

2
Prep and cook beef

  • Thinly slice green onions.
  • Cut tomato into 1/4-inch pieces.
  • Zest, then juice lime.
  • Thinly slice jalapeño into 1/4-inch rounds, removing seeds for less heat. (TIP: We suggest using gloves when prepping jalapeños!)
  • Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high. When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then beef. Season with salt and pepper.
    Cook for 4- 6 min, breaking up beef and stirring often until beef is cooked through.** 

3
Bake tortilla chips

  • On a parchment-lined baking sheet, arrange tortilla chips.
  • Drizzle with 1 1/2 tbsp (3 tbsp) oil, then season with remaining Enchilada Spice Blend. Season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat.
  • Bake in the middle of the oven for 2-3 min, until warmed through.

4
Pickle jalapeños

  • To a small pot, add jalapeños, 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) lime juice, 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) water and 2 tsp (4 tsp) sugar. Season with salt.
  • Bring to a simmer over medium-high. Cook for 1-2 min, stirring often, until sugar dissolves.
  • Remove from heat. Transfer jalapeños, including pickling liquid, to a medium bowl.
  • Set aside in the fridge to cool.

5
Assemble nachos and make crema

  • Sprinkle cheese, tomatoes and half the green onions over tortilla chips.
  • Return tortilla chips to the middle of the oven and bake for 3-4 min, until cheese has melted.
  • Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sour cream, 1 tsp (2 tsp) lime zest, 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) lime juice and 2 tsp (4 tsp) water.
  • Season with salt, then stir to combine.

6
Finish and serve

  • Remove nachos from the oven and dollop chipotle lentils and beef over top. 
  • Drizzle lime crema over top.
  • Sprinkle with pickled jalapeños and remaining green onions.
  • Serve with guacamole on the side.

7

If you've opted to add ground beef, heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high. When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil, then beef. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 4- 6 min, breaking up beef and stirring often until beef is cooked through.** 

8

Top nachos with beef.

Nutrition per serving

1290

kcal

Calories

74

g

Fat

22

g

Saturated Fat

110

g

Carbohydrate

19

g

Sugar

15

g

Dietary Fiber

55

g

Protein

130

mg

Cholesterol

1590

mg

Sodium

2

g

Trans Fat

1450

mg

Potassium

600

mg

Calcium

7

mg

Iron

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