Preparation time
20 minutes
Ready in
30 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Makes
8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 can (186 mL/215 g) chipotles in adobo sauce
- 1 Ontario Greenhouse Tomato
- 1 lb (500 g) extra lean Ontario Ground Beef
- 1 Ontario Onion, diced
- 2 tsp (10 mL) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp (5 mL) each ground cumin and chili powder
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) approx. shredded sharp (aged) Ontario Cheddar Cheese
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) approx. guacamole
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) approx. light sour cream
- Tortilla chips
- Fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
Purée can of chipotles and sauce; set aside. Cut tomato in half crosswise; squeeze out seeds and dice.
In large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium-high heat, breaking up meat, until browned, about 4 minutes. Drain in colander. Return to skillet and stir in tomato, flour, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper; cook 1 minute. Stir in 2 tbsp (25 mL) puréed chipotles; cook 1 minute. Remove from heat.
To assemble individual appetizers, amounts will depend on size of serving dish: spoon about 1/4 cup (50 mL) warm beef mixture into dish. Sprinkle with 1 tbsp (15 mL) cheese; top with a dollop (about 1 tbsp/15 mL) guacamole, then smaller dollop (1 tsp/5 mL) sour cream. Garnish with a tortilla chip and cilantro leaf. Serve with small spoons.
Tip: Make beef mixture ahead to ease holiday entertaining.
Nutritional Information
- Protein: 15.0 grams
- Fat: 10.0 grams
- Carbohydrate: 6.0 grams
- Fibre: 1.5 grams
- Calories: 176