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Slow Cooker Vegetarian Nachos

Harriet
An easy vegetarian nachos recipe with less than 10 minutes prep time, you won’t find anything easier than this. Filling and full of flavour your meat-eating friends will love it too.
4.67 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes
Course Mains, Snacks
Servings 6 very generous servings
Calories 321 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow cooker

Ingredients
  

For the Sauce

  • 1 x 400 gram (14 ounces) can black beans
  • 1 x 400 gram (14 ounces) can red kidney beans
  • 1 x 400 gram (14 ounces) can chickpeas
  • 1 x 400 gram (14 ounces) can brown lentils
  • 1 x 375 gram (13.22 ounces) bottle nachos salsa sauce (mild, medium, or hot) <-- see notes
  • ¼ cup water to rinse the sauce from the nachos sauce bottle
  • 2 small red chilli finely sliced
  • 1 medium red onion finely diced
  • 2 level teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1 level teaspoon paprika
  • 1 level teaspoon chilli powder
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • White pepper to taste optional

Serve with your desired quantity of:

  • Corn chips any variety that will suit your diet
  • Sour cream or natural yogurt
  • Crumbled feta or grated cheese
  • Fresh coriander (cilantro leaves)
  • Finely sliced spring onions or diced red onions
  • Diced tomato
  • Lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Empty the cans of beans, chickpeas and lentils into a strainer, and rinse under a cold tap. Drain well and place into the bowl of the slow cooker.
  • Tip in the nachos sauce, rise the bottle with ¼ cup of water and add that to the beans.
  • Add the chillies, onion, cumin powder, paprika, chilli powder, lemon juice and salt.
  • Stir very well, place the lid on and turn the slow cooker to high. Cook for 2 hours.
  • Remove the lid and give a quick stir, cover and cook for another 30 minutes.
  • Taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary. Squeeze in a little extra lemon juice to taste.
  • Serve over corn chips. Enjoy as is or, top with sour cream, cheese, coriander leaves or spring onions.

Notes

1. If you can’t find nachos sauce use a 400-gram (14 oz) can diced (chopped) tomatoes.
Please note. The calorie count is for the bean topping only and does not include the corn chips and additional toppings.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving (does not include toppings)Calories: 321kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 23gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 397mgPotassium: 905mgFiber: 26gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 253IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 7mg
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