Healthy Vegan Nachos
Craving nachos? Here’s how to make a giant plate of nachos for dinner without throwing your healthy eating goals out the window!
Let’s be honest, sometimes you have days when you need to eat a plate of nachos for dinner. I’m not going to go into specifics. Maybe you’re busy, or maybe you’re stressed, or maybe you’ve just got a big ol’ craving for nachos. No judgment. So let’s talk about how to make a big plate of nachos that won’t leave you feeling like you just gained 5lbs in an evening. Did you know that an order of Nachos at Chili’s will set you back 1,200 calories and 81 grams of fat? Yep.
The critical thing here is selecting your ingredients. (I don’t really have to explain how to microwave nachos, right?) By choosing ingredients that are high in fiber and protein, and a little lower in fat, we can really turn the nacho train around. The trick is to find baked tortilla chips that don’t have tons of fat in them. (Look for whole grain and/or baked.)
PrintHealthier Nachos
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: Serves 2
- Category: Dinner
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: Nachos
Description
Craving nachos? Here’s how to make a delicious plate of nachos for dinner without throwing your healthy eating habits out the window!
Ingredients
- 3 cups baked tortilla chips
- 1 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoons diced red onion
- 1/4 cup salsa
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1 jalapeno, chopped
- 1 bell pepper, seeded and chopped
Instructions
Top the tortilla chips with all the toppings and enjoy!
While this wasn’t exactly kale salad, it did the trick. I had to work late, and Alex and I had to do a little apartment hunting, so the evening was a little hectic. Sometimes nachos are the best we can do. You know how it is.
What’s your favorite thing to add to nachos?
These nachos rule and anytime I have a healthy excuse to eat nachos for dinner I’m in!
These nachos look delicious! I am a huge fan of having guacamole on nachos all the way I think it is part of what makes it so yum!
Omg <3 I love Nachos- are those Way Better Chips? So yummy!
Yup nachos are basically my weakness. Well, anything with cheese to be honest…
I used to make nachos ALL the time growing up. They were my post play time snack 🙂 The only other thing I would add to your awesome plate would be either guacamole or a nice scoop or plain Greek yogurt!!
um.. yum! my husband would love it if i planned a nacho dinner 🙂
Oh my goodness girl, I am like nacho crazy. Though I luckily don’t like sour cream, I still like all the other “naughty” stuff. Bring on the cheese n’ chili!