Nacho Average Super Bowl Nachos

These nachos won’t break the calorie bank – especially because they’re jam packed with good-for you-ingredients and tons of veggies, even the ‘Cheese’ sauce, made without any saturated fat. This is WAY BETTER, and definitely nacho’ average nacho recipe. They are gluten-free AND vegetarian.

Recipe Serves 2-4 Nacho Ingredients: 

• 1 Bag Sweet Potato Tortilla
• Chips
• ½ Cup Canned Small White Beans, drained and rinsed
• ½ Cup Canned Black Beans, drained and rinsed
• ¼ Cup Cremini mushrooms, finely chopped
• ¼ Cup Water or Vegetable Broth
• 1 Cup Tomato Mango Salsa (see recipe)
• 1 ½ Cups Cauliflower Cheese Sauce (see recipe)

Nacho Directions: 

• Arrange nachos on a large serving plate.
• Over medium heat, combine cannellini and black beans with mushrooms and water or vegetable broth. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Spoon over sweet potato chips. Layer with Cauliflower Cheese Sauce and Tomato Mango Salsa. Optional: Bake nachos before adding salsa for about 5 minutes to get the chips warm.

Tropical Tomato Mango Salsa Ingredients: Makes about 1 cup of salsa

• 1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and diced (if mango is unavailable, swap out
• 1 small can no sugar added pineapple, drained and diced
• 1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped
• 2 medium ripe tomatoes, diced
• 1 jalapeño, minced
• 3 Tbsp. fresh cilantro, chopped
• Juice of a fresh lime
• ½ teaspoon Kosher salt

Tropical Tomato Mango Salsa Directions: 

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and chill for an hour prior to serving. Enjoy on nachos, with fish, chicken or just about any of your favorite dishes.

Nacho’ Average Cauliflower ‘Cheese’ Sauce Ingredients: Makes about 1 ½ cups of ‘Cheese’ Sauce

• 1/2 Cup cauliflower florets, steamed or boiled until very tender
• 1 Cup Nonfat Greek yogurt
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt

Nacho’ Average Cauliflower ‘Cheese’ Sauce Directions: 

• In a food processor, combine cooked cauliflower and yogurt and pulse until smooth. If you have a stick blender, you can skip step 1 and do everything in the saucepan.
• Add seasonings and process again.
• Transfer to a saucepan and heat thoroughly, about 5-6 minutes. Pour over nachos and enjoy!