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a photo of a dish of One-Pan Easy Mexican Nachos

One-Pan Easy Loaded Nachos


Epic, incredibly tasty, and made in just one pan — these oil-free nachos are a healthier take on a party classic. With a rich lentil bolognese-style sauce, creamy cashew queso, and all your favourite toppings, this makes a brilliant shared dish that’s easy to prepare and full of flavour.

Takes 20 minutes

Serves 3

Ingredients
 

For the Sauce:

  • 1 large bunch spring onions scallions
  • 400 g tin kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • 400 g tin cooked lentils drained and rinsed
  • 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
  • 30 ml 2 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
  • 15 ml 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 8 g 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 8 g 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 8 g 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

For the Quick Cashew Cheese (Queso):

  • 175 g about 1 cup cashew nuts
  • 2.5 g 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 15 ml about 1 tbsp lemon juice (juice of ½ lemon)
  • 2.5 g ½ tsp salt
  • 2.5 g ½ tsp black pepper
  • 175 ml about ¾ cup water

To Finish:

  • 200 g about 7 cups corn chips
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 30 ml juice of 1 lime
  • 15 g fresh coriander cilantro, roughly chopped
  • 1 red chilli thinly sliced
  • A few spoonfuls of pickled red onions or chipotle chillies

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven: Set the oven to 200°C (392°F).
  • Prepare the sauce: Finely slice the spring onions. In a large casserole dish, combine the sliced spring onions, kidney beans, lentils, chopped tomatoes, tamari, maple syrup, cumin seeds, smoked paprika, and ground cumin. Season with salt and black pepper. Mix well and bake for 15 minutes.
  • Make the cashew cheese: While the sauce is baking, blend the cashew nuts, garlic powder, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, and water in a blender or food processor until silky smooth.
  • Prepare the toppings: Peel and thinly slice the avocado. Roughly chop the coriander and thinly slice the red chilli.
  • Assemble the nachos: Remove the sauce from the oven and stir in half of the corn chips. Drizzle over some of the cashew cheese. Top with sliced avocado, lime juice, sliced red chilli, chopped coriander, and a few spoonfuls of pickled red onions or chipotle chillies.
  • Serve: Serve immediately and enjoy this one-pan feast while still warm!
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2 Comments

  1. Minnie says:

    5 stars
    Love this one. Great flavours and so easy, my 10yo made it! Wish you had a book for these speedy, easy recipes, I have other books of yoursni love!

    1. The Happy Pear says:

      So lovely to hear and wow, hats off to your 10 year old! We love keeping things simple and tasty. Great idea on a book for speedy recipes… you never know what might be next 😉 Thanks so much for the support!💚

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