Every Saturday night is movie night with the kids. For about the last 12 months (or so it seems) their meal of choice is nachos. Saturday night is the night I like to have off in the kitchen and do a quick takeaway style meal from anything like nachos to hot dogs or hamburgers. But the kids still insist on nachos. (Which, by the way, consists of corn chips and grated cheese.)
I thought I’d try mine a little different last weekend. I usually do a ‘fully loaded’ style nachos with corn chips smothered in cheese, guacamole, sometimes taco seasoned ground beef, salsa and sour cream. I thought I’d bake the corn tortillas which were cut into triangles and went searching in my pantry for ingredients for a suitable bean style dip. I opened a small can of baked beans and spooned in some store bought salsa, zapped it in the microwave. A spoonful of sour cream and I was done. It was so easy and so delicious and no where
near as many calories as I used to scoff down.
I was lucky to have a bit of sour cream in the fridge but its not something I normally have. A spoonful of Greek yoghurt would work just as well. This was really tasty and no one would know it was a can of baked beans and salsa from a jar.
Spicy Bean Dip with Baked Tortilla Chips
- 1 small can baked beans in tomato sauce
- 2 tbs salsa in jar (or homemade)
- 3 corn tortillas, cut into triangles
- oil spray
- all purpose seasoning or taco seasoning
- Mix baked beans and salsa together and warm in a saucepan or microwave. Spoon into serving dish.
- Spray tortillas with oil spray and sprinkle with seasoning.
- Bake in oven until golden and crispy.
Serves 1.
These tortilla chips are good with any dip. It pays to have a few good basic ingredients in the pantry to whip these type of dishes up in no time at all.
