Smoky Beef Nachos with Avocado & Sour Cream

Smoky Beef Nachos with Avocado & Sour Cream

Ready in 30 minutes • Serves 4
This dish most recently appeared in My Choice (3 Nights For 4) on Sunday, January 9, 2022.
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This is a recipe that just about everyone loves. With just a few steps, it quickly comes together, and in no time you'll have a platter of crunchy corn chips with hearty Mexican beef, cheese, creamy avocado and sour cream!

Ingredients

Beef

  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 500g beef mince
  • 1 drizzle of oil
  • 1 can kidney beans, drained & rinsed
  • 1 carrot, grated
  • 1 brown onion, finely diced
  • 1 pack smoky Mexican spices
  • 1 can crushed tomatoes
  • 250g XX frozen corn XX
  • 1 cup beef stock

Nachos

  • 3/4 pack corn chips
  • 90g Colby cheese, grated

Toppings

  • 2 Tbsp sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 pinch of chilli flakes, optional
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 avocado, diced
  • 1 baby cos lettuce, shredded

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to high grill.
  2. Finely dice onion, grate carrot and drain and rinse kidney beans and set aside. Grate cheese, shred lettuce and dice avocado and set aside separately.
  3. Heat oil in a large fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook beef and onion for about 5 minutes, stirring, until browned. Add carrot and smoky Mexican spices and cook for 1 minute, until fragrant. Add canned tomatoes, beans, stock and corn to pan and simmer on low for about 10 minutes, until starting to thicken. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Lay corn chips on an oven tray and sprinkle with cheese. Grill for 3-5 minutes, until cheese is melted and golden.
  5. Nachos topped with beef, lettuce, avocado, sour cream, chilli flakes and sweet chilli sauce.

Nutritional Information

Energy 3718 kj
889 kcal
Protein 44.4g
Carbohydrate 71.0g
Fat 45.7g