Ingredients

  • 10 -12 low-fat tortilla chips or 10 -12 non-fat tortilla chips
  • 12 cup frozen veggie crumbles (or frozen cooked lean ground beef, if you aren't vegetarian)
  • 12 cup black beans (fat free if you want) or 12 cup refried black beans (fat free if you want) or 12 cup refried beans (fat free if you want)
  • 2 tablespoons light cream cheese (Neufchatel tastes better!) or 2 tablespoons neufchatel cheese (Neufchatel tastes better!)
  • 1 roma tomato, juice and seeds removed, diced
  • hot sauce (to taste)
  • 12 red onions (optional) or 12 white onion, diced (optional)
  • 1 -2 jalapeno, diced (optional)
  • 12-1 green peppers (optional) or 12-1 red pepper, chopped (optional)
  • 12-1 cup black olives (optional) or 12-1 cup green olives, sliced (optional)
  • romaine lettuce, shredded, to taste (optional)
  • sour cream, to taste (optional)
  • salsa, to taste (optional)
  • cumin, to taste (optional)
  • kosher salt, to taste (optional)

Method

  • Place chips and veggie crumbles in microwave-safe bowl.
  • Heat until crumbles are thawed.
  • Add black beans or refried beans and cream cheese.
  • Heat until warmed through, about 2 minutes.
  • Add optional toppings, and heat if desired, depending on kinds of optional toppings you add.
  • Season with cumin and kosher salt to taste.
  • You may, of course, sub mozzarella or other cheese for the cream cheese.
  • I just happen to keep Neufchatel on hand since it's lower in fat but doesn't taste like the fat has been removed.
  • You could easily make this in the oven.
  • Usually, I don't want to deal with preheating the oven when I'm desperate enough to resort to microwaves, so I usually don't use it.