Nacho Usual Nachos

Mark Bittman is a food writer for NY Times Food & Dining section and cookbook author. I'm a fan.

Especially when he makes greek nachos.

Can't go wrong there.

excuse the crappy droid photo

Don't let the crappy photo discourage you.

Maybe look at Not Without Salt's depiction of Bittman's recipe.

Muccchhhh better.

Here's my lightened up version of Bittman's recipe. He used lamb, full fat yogurt and cheese, and EVOO to thin out the yogurt sauce. I used lean meat, nonfat cheese, and water in the place of oil. All the flavor, none of the fat!

Greek Nachos


Ingredients

• 6 large whole wheat pitas, cut into 1/8's
• Yogurt Sauce
• 1 cup nonfat plain greek yogurt
• 1/2 c. fat free feta crumbles
• 1 tbsp fresh chopped mint
• 1 small cucumber, diced
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 tbsp really fruity EVOO
• 1/4 c. water
• pinch of sea salt
• Beef
• 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 1 small red onion, diced
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 tbsp dried oregano
• Toppings
• 2 roma tomatos, diced
• 1 medium cucumber, diced
• 1/4 c. fresh mint, chopped
• 1/4 c. greek olives, drained, chopped

Instructions

• Arrange pita pieces on a baking sheet
• Place in a 375F oven for 20 minutes, flip pieces, then bake for another 20 minutes or until chip-y
• In a frying pan, brown beef with red onion and seasonings
• In a bowl, combine all yogurt sauce ingredients
• Think of this as your nacho cheese sauce... Aim for that consistency
• You could puree the feta and yogurt first if you want a smooth cheesey sauce, but I like this like tzatziki, so I preferred the chunks
• Don't skip the mint. It MAKES the recipe.
• On a platter or individual plate, arrange pita chips
• Sprinkle over meat
• Drizzle with yogurt sauce
• Top with toppings of your choice
• Never eat nasty yellow cheese nachos again!

Can't wait to have these again! They are also super super lean, so a nearly guilt free meal.