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Nacho Pie

Everyone loves nachos, but I wondered how to transform this all-American barroom staple made of tacos and melted cheese into a respectable (and less fattening) dinner entrée.  Here’s how:  Use the nachos as a pie crust and cut back on the cheese in favor of bell peppers, corn, onions, and black beans.  In fact, almost any vegetable from the salad bar would work nicely in this recipe – mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, whatever. Just decide what you are in the mood for and sauté your choices in oil until they are crisp-tender.  You can crush the tortilla chips by putting them in a zippered plastic bag and rolling over them with a rolling pin or wine bottle.  

Suggested accompaniment: cole slaw

Makes 6 servings
Hands on time: 10 minutes
Total preparation time: 40 minutes

Ingredients
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups sliced green bell pepper
1 1/2 cups sliced onion
1 16-ounce jar chipotle salsa
1 10-ounce package frozen corn
One 15 1/2-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 ¼ cups tomato-vegetable juice
One 5-ounce bag tortilla chips, coarsely crushed or homemade tortilla chips (recipe below)
8 ounces pepper Jack cheese, coarsely grated (about 2 cups)
lime wedges, sour cream and cilantro leaves for garnish

Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a shallow 2 1/2-quart baking dish. Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat until hot. Reduce the heat to medium; add the pepper and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the salsa, corn, beans, and juice. Bring the mixture to a boil.

2.  Arrange half of the crushed chips in the bottom of the baking dish. Stir half of the cheese into the vegetable mixture and spoon the mixture over the chips. Top with the remaining chips and cheese. Bake until the edges begin to bubble, about 30 minutes. Serve hot with all the garnishes.

 

Homemade Baked Tortilla Chips

Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
Seven 6-inch corn tortillas

Directions
1. Place an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 F.

2. Combine the vegetable oil, cumin, chili powder, and salt in a small bowl and whisk until the salt has dissolved.  Brush one side of each tortilla with the oil mixture; cut each tortilla into 8 wedges

3. Arrange the tortilla wedges in one layer on 1 or 2 rimmed baking sheets.  Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until crisp and golden.  (If you need 2 baking sheets and both don’t fit on one shelf, switch the sheets midway through baking.) Set aside to cool slightly

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12 Responses to Nacho Pie


  1. Kate Mabry says:

    Hello Sara:

    You are very talented and your meals are many times very practical and usually the ingredients are available in my pantry. Thanks for your great vegan dishes.

    Keep up you excellent TV program!

    Kate

    • I’m not much of a Mexican food lover. NO CILANTRO, and not crazy for hot spicy food. I’m a New Englander of Irish decent. My daughter is engaged to a Texan who immigrated from Ecuador. I sent her your Nacho Pie recipe. It was a great hit! Thanks.

  2. Karla Meyer says:

    I tried the Nacho Bake from Sara’s Weeknight meals (season 3 – episode 309). It was amazing! It involved very little prep time and it baked fast! I try to cook meatless a few times a week so this is perfect! It was the first time I ate nachos and didn’t feel guilty! It was healthy and hearty! It is also includes ingredients I always have on hand! It is budget friendly!
    Thank you! I will definitely access your website more often.
    Thanks again,
    Karla Meyer

  3. Christine Asby says:

    Sara, i watched this episode a while back and save it. I made it for my vegan friends and it was a hit! I’m a meat eater and this nachos soo good without meat. Even I fell in love with it. I’ll keep making it over and over. Thanks, Sara.

  4. Jeffrey Dornblaser says:

    Though this recipe is geared for vegetarians, Could I use Meat For this recipe for a regular version?

  5. Betty says:

    Jus saw this & I hav got 2 make it–looks soo yummy==

  6. Georgannn says:

    Nacho pie looks. Wil make for a game.

  7. Louise says:

    This looks so delicious…I will be making this next week.
    Thank you!

  8. Thankyou for such a yummy Mexican-like vegetarian dish that I can share with my family.

  9. Caroline Campbell-Charles says:

    Loved watching you make these recipes. Thank you for airing Before the Super Bowl unlike many recipes that air the day of! Is there a recipe for the slaw? Thank you. I’ve been following you many years. Great episode!

  10. Katherine Leatherman says:

    Looks great! Love your show.

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