Pork and Pinto Bean Nachos

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 ounce chips, 1/2 cup beans, 1/3 cup pork, and 1/2 cup topping)

Ingredients

• 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  jalapeño pepper, thinly sliced

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 500°.

2. 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 500° for 23 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160°. 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.

3. 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.

4. Preheat broiler.

5. For topping, combine plum tomato and the next 6 ingredients (through 1/4 teaspoon salt); toss well to coat.

6. 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 jalapeño. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

517

Fat:

26.9g (sat 6.8g,mono 12.4g,poly 3.3g)

Protein:

31.4g

Carbohydrate:

38.4g

Fiber:

8.9g

Cholesterol:

66mg

Iron:

3.3mg

Sodium:

991mg

Calcium:

248mg