Chilaquiles

sometimes you just want something different for dinner… and this was it… tortilla chips, salsa, an egg 🙂  all delicious together!

Chilaquiles
adapted from spoonforkbacon

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 sweet onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles, drained
2 1/2 cups prepared salsa
1 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
14-15 ounces  tortilla chips
3-5 eggs
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 bunch cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Place oil in a heavy bottom skillet and place over medium-high heat.
3. Saute onion and garlic for 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and continue to sauté for 2 minutes.
4. Stir in green chiles and continue to sauté for 2 minutes. Add salsa and broth and stir together.
5. Bring mixture to a boil and begin adding tortilla chips, a handful at a time, folding gently to coat every chip. Allow chips to soak up some liquid before adding more.
6. Repeat until all chips have been added and evenly mixed. Season with salt and pepper and gently fold together.
7. Crack eggs atop mixture, place in oven and bake for 12 to 15 minute or until all liquid has been absorbed and eggs have set.
8. Top with cilantro and serve immediately.

Cheesy Mexican Beef and Beans Casserole

I had a bag of tortilla chips and some ground beef. This casserole was ok the first night. Leftovers not so much. Next time I’d use a can of black beans instead of Refried.

Cheesy Mexican Beef and Beans Casserole
adapted from lynnskitchenadventure

1 pound ground beef
1 onion, finely chopped
1 package taco seasoning
1- 4 ounce can chopped green chilies
1- 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 -16 ounce can refried beans
12 ounces tortilla chips, crushed slightly
4 cups mexican blend cheese
sour cream and salsa for serving

directions
In a pan cook ground beef and onion until beef is browned and onion is tender.
Drain fat from pan
Stir in taco seasoning, chilies, tomatoes, and beans.
Place half of the tortilla chips into 9×13 pan.
Layer half of the meat mixture and half of the cheese on top.
Repeat layers, ending with cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until heated through.
Serve with sour cream and salsa.

Loaded turkey nachos

It was one of those nights I had ground turkey out and no plans for it! I took a look at skinnytaste for some ideas. I came across the nachos and thought why not? Can’t remember the last time I had nachos! Husband thought it was a fabulous idea! The recipe called for black bean dip which I had none of. So I found a recipe! These were pretty good definitely needed tomatoes though which we had none of!

Loaded Nachos with Turkey, Beans and Cheese
adapted fromskinnytaste

Ingredients:

baked tortilla chips (enough to cover bottom of cookie sheet)
1 package ground turkey breast
4 tsp cumin
4 tsp garlic powder
salt and pepper
spicy black bean dip (recipe below)
Shredded Mexican blend cheese
light sour cream
fresh cilantro
Sliced jalapeno

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425°. Place chips on large baking sheet.

Heat a large nonstick sauté pan over high heat. Add turkey. Season with cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper and sauté until cooked through, breaking up meat into small pieces with a wooden spoon. When cooked, add bean dip and mix well.

Spoon the turkey mixture over the chips and sprinkle the cheese on top. Bake until cheese melts, about 6 minutes.

Remove the nachos from the oven, top with sour cream, cilantro and jalepeños. Serve immediately.

black bean dip
adapted from eating well

INGREDIENTS

1 can black beans, rinsed
1/2 cup prepared salsa
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
Salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste

PREPARATION
Combine black beans, salsa, lime juice, cilantro and cumin in a food processor. Process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.