Pork And Pinto Bean Nachos
- Meat:
- 1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- Beans:
- 1 can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 (15-ounce) cans pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 4 applewood-smoked bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
- Topping:
- 1 1/2 cups chopped plum tomato
- 1 cup diced avocado
- 1/2 cup chopped jicama
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Remaining ingredients:
- 6 ounces sturdy tortilla chips (8 cups)
- 1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) shredded reduced-fat Colby and Monterey Jack cheese blend
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced
- Preheat oven to 500u0b0.
- For meat, rub pork with 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and black pepper. Place pork in a shallow roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 500u0b0 for 23 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160u0b0. Remove from pan; cool 10 minutes. Shred pork with two forks to measure 2 cups; place in a small bowl. Stir in remaining 1 tablespoon oil, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons juice, and garlic.
- For beans, remove 2 chipotle chiles and 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from can; reserve remaining chiles and sauce for another use. Drop chiles through food chute with food processor on; pulse 3 times or until coarsely chopped. Add adobo sauce, water, and next 4 ingredients (through beans); process 5 seconds or until smooth. Stir in bacon.
- Preheat broiler.
- For topping, combine plum tomato and the next 6 ingredients (through 1/4 teaspoon salt); toss well to coat.
- Arrange tortilla chips in a single layer on a large rimmed baking sheet. Top evenly with bean mixture; top with meat mixture, and sprinkle with cheese. Broil 4 minutes or until cheese melts. Top evenly with topping, cilantro, and jalapeno. Serve immediately.
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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pork-pinto-bean-nachos (may not work)