Cottage Cheese Nachos

Recipe courtesy me

Serves 1

Ingredients

1-2 TBSP fat free cottage cheese
1 lb of lean ground beef
1 pack of low sodium taco seasoning
1 can of your favorite beans
Your favorite tortilla chips
**Optional: your favorite cheese and salsa, OR 1 can of Rotel and 1 box of velveeta (extra naughty)**

Directions

Cook ground beef until no longer pink, add a packet of low sodium taco seasoning, and throw beans in for a few minutes before taking off the heat. Mix ingredients and enjoy :)
Top with desired toppings~
If using the rotel and velveeta, cut the velveeta into little chunks and microwave until gooey, then add the rotel. Be warned, velveeta can explode in the microwave if heated too long... ;)

**My favorites: I use low sodium black beans, and unsalted tortilla chips mixed with a few salted ones**

Very fast and yummy Chili

Recipe from Alton Brown
Cook time: 35 min 
  Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 3 pounds stew meat(beef, pork, and/or lamb)
• 2 teaspoons peanut oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 (12-ounce) bottle of beer, preferably a medium ale
• 1 (16-ounce) container salsa
• 30 tortilla chips
• 2 chipotle peppers canned in adobo sauce, chopped
• 1 tablespoon adobo sauce (from the chipotle peppers in adobo)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

Directions

Place the meat in a large mixing bowl and toss with the peanut oil and salt. Set aside.
Heat a 6-quart heavy-bottomed pressure cooker over high heat until hot. Add the meat in 3 or 4 batches and brown on all sides, approximately 2 minutes per batch. Once each batch is browned, place the meat in a clean large bowl.
Once all of the meat is browned, add the beer to the cooker to deglaze the pot.
Scrape the browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Add the meat back to the pressure cooker along with the salsa, tortilla chips, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, tomato paste, chili powder, and ground cumin and stir to combine. Lock the lid in place according to the manufacturer's instructions. When the steam begins to hiss out of the cooker, reduce the heat to low, just enough to maintain a very weak whistle. Cook for 25 minutes. Remove from the heat and carefully release the steam. Serve immediately.

**My variation: Use the leanest beef/lamb  you can find and exclude the pork. Make sure to cut any visible fat off the meat. I use olive oil instead of peanut oil. If you don't know how to use a pressure cooker, this recipe is worth figuring it out, trust me !!!

I also use my fav Salsa...scroll down and low carb beer**

Delicious!!!