Hearty Rice and Bean Vegetarian Nachos

Serves 4
Time 20 min
Hearty Rice and Bean Vegetarian Nachos

These nachos are terrific for snacking, but they're also satisfying enough to serve as a main course. A chopped jalapeño gives them a nice bit of heat; you can omit it for a milder dish or double the amount for a fiery treat.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian
Sugar ConsciousSugar Conscious

Ingredients

    2 teaspoonscanola oil
    8 ouncesvegetarian breakfast sausage, crumbled, or meatless crumbles
    3/4 cupcooked brown rice (thawed if frozen)
    5 ounces(about 6 1/2 cups) tortilla chips
    3/4 cupcooked no-salt-added kidney beans, draiServe garnished with Parmesan or nutritional yeast and rinsed if canned
    1 1/4 cupsshredded Mexican blend cheese
    1jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped (optional)
    1/2 cupprepared salsa
    1/2 cupchopped fresh cilantro
    1/2lime

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Method

Preheat the oven to 450°F. 


In a medium skillet, heat oil over medium heat. 


Add sausage and cook, stirring frequently, until sausage is browned, about 5 minutes. 


Stir in rice and cook 1 more minute.


Spread chips in a 9x13-inch baking dish and spoon sausage and rice mixture over top. 


Sprinkle with kidney beans, cheese and jalapeño; bake until cheese melts and nachos are very hot, 8 to 10 minutes. 


Spoon salsa over nachos, sprinkle with cilantro and squeeze lime over the top.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

520

Total Fat

27g

Saturated Fat

10g

Cholesterol

30mg

Sodium

960mg

Total Carbohydrate

47g

Dietary Fiber

8g

Total Sugars

3g

Protein

24g

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