Spicy Black Bean Nachos - Guide Recipe
It’s tough to beat the combo of warm tortilla chips , melted cheese , and spicy black beans. In other words…NACHOS!
nachos / nah-cho-zz! / noun
1. tortilla chips topped with melted cheese and warm goopy beans
2. an increasingly popular exclamation used to denote an impending , much deserved reward; similar in use to Yes! or Right on!
We’re using chipotles in adobo to give the beans some real kick , and the result is a combo that can be described best with one word…
Nachos!
Spicy Black Bean Nachos
Ingredients;
- 1 can black beans
- 1/2 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 chipotles in adobo
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup water (or stock)
- 1 bag tortilla chips
- 4-5 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- oil
- jalapeno slices (optional)
- chopped cilantro (optional)
- Avocado Salsa Verde
- 4 tomatillos
- 1/2 onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 jalapeno
- 10-12 sprigs cilantro
- 1 avocado
- salt to taste
- Pico de Gallo (ingredients for a single batch , but I doubled it)
- 1 tomato
- 1/4 onion
- 1/2 jalapeno
- 10-12 sprigs cilantro
- juice of 1/2 lime
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions;
- Roughly chop 1/2 an onion and peel 2 garlic cloves. Saute the onion and garlic in a dollop of oil over medium heat for 5-7 minutes.
- Drain and rinse one can of black beans. Add the black beans to the onion mixture along with 2 chipotles in adobo , 1 Tablespoon adobo sauce , 1/2 teaspoon cumin , 1/2 teaspoon salt , freshly ground pepper , and 1/2 cup water (or stock). Simmer for a few minutes until heated through.
- Combine the bean mixture in a blender or food processor. Salt to taste (I added another pinch for this recipe).
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