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Nacho Pie
From GMA's Food Editor and author, Sara Moulton
Thursday, October 20, 2005

Sara Moulton knows saving time in the kitchen is important to modern famlies. She prepared this fast, healthy entree on Good Morning America.

Sara says: "Everyone loves nachos, but we wondered how to transform this all-American barroom staple made of tacos and melted cheese into a respectable (and less fattening) dinner entree. 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 saute 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. Serve with a tossed green salad."

Hands-on time: 10 minutes
Total preparation time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 1/2 cups sliced green bell peppers

1 1/2 cups sliced onions

One 16-ounce jar chipotle salsa

One 10-ounce package frozen corn

1 cup black beans

One 11 1/2-ounce can tomato-vegetable juice

One 5-ounce bag tortilla chips, coarsely crushed

8 ounces pepper Jack cheese, coarsely grated (about 2 cups)

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 peppers and onions 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 over the chips. Top with the remaining chips and cheese. Bake until the edges begin to bubble, about 30 minutes.

Makes 6 servings.

Recipe copyright © 2005, Sara Moulton from her cookbook, Sara's Secrets for Weeknight Meals.