Mexican-style chilli nachos (ve)

Paper trays with nachos, chilli, kidney beans, sweetcorn, sliced red chilli, coriander, lime wedges, and a drizzle of white sauce. A small dish of white sauce sits nearby on a bright blue background.

A speedy grab-and-go recipe with beans and lentils. This plant-powered chilli is a firm favourite in our school workshops and can be used as a topper for nachos, rice, or jacket potato.

Ingredients

Servings: 10

For the chilli

  • 15 ml
    oil
  • 220 g
    onion diced
  • 160 g
    red pepper sliced
  • 3 g
    mild chilli powder
  • 3 g
    ground cumin
  • 5 g
    smoked paprika
  • 8 g
    garlic granules
  • 45 g
    tomato puree
  • 125 g
    dried soya mince 125g dried = 375g frozen or rehydrated
  • 30 ml
    reduced salt soy sauce
  • 30 ml
    white wine vinegar
  • 125 g
    brown lentils, dried weight
  • 500 g
    chopped tomatoes
  • 900 ml
    reduced salt vegetable stock
  • 190 g
    sweetcorn tinned or frozen
  • 250 g
    tinned kidney beans drained weight

For the Mexican-style yoghurt

  • 500 g
    plant-based yoghurt
  • 30 ml
    lime juice 30ml = 1 lime
  • 1 g
    ground or fresh coriander
  • 3 g
    garlic granules
  • 1.5 g
    salt

To serve

  • 500 g
    tortilla chips

Optional toppings

  • sliced chillies, jalapeƱos, red onion

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil and cook the onion for a few minutes until soft. Then add the red pepper and cook for 2 minutes.

  2. Add the chilli, cumin, paprika, and garlic granules and cook for a further 30 seconds, stirring. Then add the tomato puree and cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring.

  3. Stir in the soya mince until the mince is coated by the tomato paste, and then add the vinegar and soy sauce and stir well.

  4. Add the brown lentils, chopped tomatoes, and vegetable stock (you may want to reduce the amount of stock if you are using rehydrated or frozen soya mince).

  5. Stir to combine, bring to the boil and then simmer gently for 35 minutes, or until the lentils are completely cooked. Add more stock if required. Add the sweetcorn and kidney beans, bring back to a simmer and cook for a further 10 minutes.

  6. Layer the tortilla chips between your 10 individual serving dishes and top with the chilli. Drizzle with the Mexicanstyle yoghurt to serve, and add toppings if using.

For the Mexican-style yoghurt

  1. To make the Mexican-style yoghurt, put the plant-based yoghurt into a mixing bowl and then add the lime juice, ground or fresh coriander, garlic granules, and a touch of salt. Mix this all together until you have a creamy sauce that can be served on top of your nachos.

  2. This is a versatile dish and can be served in many ways. Instead of tortilla chips, try adding 900g of cooked rice to serve as a burrito in wraps, or use as a topping for jacket potatoes or loaded fries.

Notes

Key facts per serving

Cost: 80p
Fibre: 10g
Protein: 18g
Saturated fat: 1.4g

Other nutrition facts: contains calcium, iron & zinc

Allergens: gluten & soyaĀ 

CO2 emissions: 0.77kg, lowĀ 

Tags

Cuisines: Mexican
Keywords: beans, Lentils
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