Monday, December 14, 2015

Gluten Free Nachos

Being gluten free today doesn't mean you have to miss out on the foods you love. Mexican is a great choice when making gluten free dinners and lunches. All it takes is some careful ingredient browsing on the back of the packets and you can make a variety of Mexican dishes.You can get all ingredients for my version of nachos from your local supermarket.

Since my recipe is quite quick, easy and very basic, this blog includes some product reviews of the products I choose to use. You can most definitely make your seasoning for your mince from scratch however, I was short on time so choose to use a packet mix instead. The corn chips chosen for the recipe are available in the Crisps isle at the supermarket which means they are reasonably priced.

Product Review One- Tio pablo Chipotle de Plata Spice Mix
Tio pablo Chipotle de plata spice mix
One of two spice options available at my supermarket. I choose this seasoning as it said on the packet it was a spicy mix rather than mild. It does say on the packet that is designed for fajitas and bbqs however, I think it worked perfectly well in my nachos. It has a sweet, spicy and smokey flavour.

Product Review Two- Mexicano Corn Chips Natural
Mexicano Natural Corn Chips
The crackers were nice and crisp and had a light salty flavour. There wasnt much more to the taste of these crackers. I would recommend you enjoy them with some nice dip as the are a bit plain.


Recipe
Ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 500g premium beef mince
  • 400g diced tinned tomato
  • 2 teaspoons Tio pablo Chipotle de Plata Spice Mix
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 400g can red kidney beans, rinsed
  • Mexicano Natural corn chips
  • Diced Tomato, Grated tasty cheese, avocado, jalapeno plus anything else you would like to add
Method
1. Heat oil in a saucepan and saute onion until soft
2. Add mince and stir until well browned.
3. Add diced tinned tomatoes, salt and seasoning stir to combine
4. Simmer for 10 mins or until think
5. Add Red kidney beans and stir.
6. Place corn chips in a bowl, top with mince and other toppings of your choice.
7. Place in oven or under grill if using cheese and or you want to toast toppings.