This is my healthy twist on nachos. I am trying to incorporate healthier meals and more vegetables into my life. I have replaced the ground beef with ground turkey, miniature peppers for chips and added some black beans.
Yes, it still has wonderful, gooey, sharp cheddar cheese and I may or may not add some sour cream. It’s baby steps around here right now. I have noticed my healthy twists go over a little better when I spice them up, so I piled jalapenos on top.
Here is something I learned later in life that I wish I learned sooner: grate your own cheese. I ALWAYS grate my own cheese. Cheese that is already grated has a flour/wax like coating to prevent it from sticking together. It affects the taste and the melting quality greatly- I promise. Your cheese dishes will be elevated immediately just by grating your own cheese.
You can easily make this vegetarian by leaving out the ground turkey. If you choose this route, I would could cook the taco seasoning with the beans for a few minutes.
The cook time is important, only 10 minutes at 400 degrees. If you cook it longer, the peppers will get mushy and the crunch is the one of the best things about this dish.
And of course I would pair this with a couple of skinny margaritas (tequila, fresh lime juice, fresh orange juice and agave nectar). If you happen to be allergic to tequila like me (it’s a real thing, google it), then swap it out for rum.
A healthy twist on nachos. A couple of swaps and throw on some spicy peppers and you will have a new dish on your weekly rotation.
