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Kofta Nachos for Cinco de Mayo

A tasty Middle Eastern twist on a Mexican favorite

Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican, Middle Eastern
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1 bag tortilla chips
  • 1 cup Monterrey Jack cheese (plus extra if you love it super cheesy like us)
  • 1/4 lb ground beef
  • 1/2 tsp Middle Eastern meat spice (found at local grocer sometimes called 7 spice)
  • 1 tbsp white onion, diced
  • 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
  • 1 cup foul mudammas, mashed (found at local middle eastern grocer)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice (or more to taste)
  • 2 tbsp red onion, chopped
  • pickled turnips (handful)
  • jalepenos (handful)
  • lebneh (large dollop)
  • salt (to taste)

Instructions

Kofta Ground Beef

  1. Mix ground beef, spice, diced onion, couple dashes of salt and 1 tbsp parsley until well combined.

  2. In a medium skillet over med-low heat cook kofta mixture until golden brown, breaking into small pieces with your wooden spoon.

Foul Refried Beans

  1. Cook beans in a small saucepan over medium heat in their liquid for a few minutes, allowing them to simmer.

  2. Place beans in a medium bowl and mash with a fork until it's somewhat smooth but still chunky. 

  3. Add olive oil, lemon juice and salt to taste. Mix well.

Assembly

  1. Place a layer of tortilla chips on a big oven safe dish or pan and sprinkle with some cheese. Top with little blobs of bean mixture and sprinkles of ground beef, turnips, and jalepenos. Keep adding more chips, cheese and toppings. Place in the oven at 400 degrees for about 10 min or until cheese melts. Reserve red onion, parsley and lebneh til the dish is out of the oven. Sprinkle onion and parsley on top and place a dollop of lebneh on the edge of the dish. Enjoy!