Nacho Ordinary Vegetarian Nachos!

This recipe LITERALLY took me from start to plate, 15 minutes! And on a Friday night when you just want to plop down on the couch with a Corona and put your feet up, there is nothing better than that!

This recipe is also full of veggies and healthy, low-fat protein-specifically, soy protein! If you have never tried the soy crumbles, this is a perfect recipe to test it with. It is simply amazing the texture and taste of the soy crumbles-they take on the flavors of whatever you're cooking with and have the same texture as any other ground meat (just look at the pictures, you would have never known if I wouldn't have told you!)

Ingredients & Recipe:

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• 1 red, orange or yellow bell pepper, chopped in large chunks
• olive oil, S & P
• 1 tsp. chili pepper
• 1 package of soy crumbles, like Morningstar Farms or Smart Ground
• 1 (10 oz.) can of Original Rotel, Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies
• 2 green onions, diced finely
• Tortilla chips/Corn chips
• 1 cup of shredded cheese (cheddar, Monterrey jack, your pick!)

Begin by heating a deep saute pan over medium heat. Chop your bell pepper while you wait for the pan to heat up. Drizzle in a few tablespoons of olive oil, add your bell pepper, chili pepper, a dash of S, and saute it for 3-4 minutes, stirring once in a while with a wooden spoon.

Next, add in the entire bag of frozen soy crumbles to the pan- use the wooden spoon to break up the pieces and incorporate into the peppers. Add a dash of salt, continue to stir and saute until crumbles are well heated through. Now add the can of tomatoes, and again, stir and saute until well heated through.

Assemble a bowl or plate with chips. Just before you are ready to serve, stir in almost all the green onions to the mixture, leaving a few on the side for garnish. Spoon some of the mixture over the chips, top with shredded cheese, garnish with green onions and enjoy!

You Could Also Try...

• Top your nacho with fresh chopped tomatoes, olives or lettuce, add a spoonful of sour cream.
• Turn your nacho into a salad by substituting a bed of greens instead of chips.
• Not into the soy crumbles thing? Use ground turkey or chicken, or ground beef.