Make room for mushrooms

The Big Blend bymeadow Mushroomsis all about helping Kiwismaketheir meals better in one easy step. Just blend meat with mushrooms. It really is that simple. Byblending mushroomsin with mince, you can create better value, morenutritious, moredelicious and moresustainable versions of your everyday favourites, like these delicious Nachos.

MEADOWMUSHROOMS BLENDEDCHILLINACHOS

Serves: 4; Prep time: 10 min; Cook

time: 40min

Ingredients

■ 1Tbsp olive oil

■ 1onion, peeledanddiced

■ 1 capsicum, chopped

■ 2 cloves garlic, peeledandfinely chopped

■ 1-2 tsp mincedchilli, optional

■ 500g50/50meadow Mushrooms& beefminceblend

■ 1 tsp groundcumin

■ 1 tsp groundcoriander

■ 1 tsp paprika

■ 1x400gcanchoppedtomatoes

■ 1 x400gcan kidney or pinto beans, drained ■ Corn chips

Toserve

■ selection of toppings such as guacamole, grated cheese, sour cream, salsa

Method

Heat the oil in frying pan over a mediumheat and stir fry the onion, capsicum, garlic and chilli with a sprinkle of salt for 5minutes.

Finely chop themushrooms(or blitz in the blender) to replicate mince, then add to the pan with the mince, cumin, coriander andpaprika and raise the heat a little, cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.

Stir in the tomatoes, rinsing the can with half a can of water and adding this, bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer andcook for 10minutes then add the beans and simmer for 10 minutes.

Arrange a layer of corn chips on a plate and spoon over the Mexican mince mixture.

Topwith grated cheese and grill until cheese hasmelted.

Finish offwith your toppings of choice.