Catfish Out of Water

I have been craving peanut butter lately. I can't exactly explain it. Maybe it's the crummy weather and needing a comfort food. Maybe it's the rapid 30 degree shifts in temperature overnight. Or maybe it's just stress eating! Because life also happens. But all that I want lately is peanut butter and bananas. Luckily I have a whole casserole of Quiche w/ Apples, Bananas, & Truffle Gruyere. So, instead of eating peanut butter straight out of the jar, I'm going to go the ever-so-slightly classier route of tossing it into a heaping plate of quiche nachos!

So, on top of peanut butter and crumbled up quiche, I added in the last bit of my Slow Cooker Black Beans w/ Calabaza & Habaneros, cheddar cheese, Potluck Avocado Dip w/ Greek Yogurt & Walnuts, and a hefty dollop of hot sauce. It might sound like an odd combination. It may even be an odd combination. But the sweet, savory, and spicy combination is fantastic. And I wouldn't want anything else in the world today!

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Variations of Quiche Nachos

It's no secret that I'm a fan of nachos. It's one of those great lazy day comfort foods that instantly hits the spot. This may actually be the first time that I've turned quiche into nachos, though. I quite often turn them into breakfast burritos. But maybe I am missing out in the nachos department!

Especially since it's quite difficult to have eggs in nacho form. You almost have to add them on afterwards because nachos take longer to cook than eggs typically do. The same kind of problem happens with pizza. But adding pre-made quiche negates this problem! Because the egg there is meant to be slow cooked in cream. Which also reheats incredibly well in the oven.

Nachos w/ Brown Rice, Black Beans, & Enchilada Sauce

Burrito w/ Banana & Black Truffle Quiche

Nachos w/ Calabaza Black Beans & Brown Rice

Nachos w/ Banana Truffle Quiche & Peanut Butter

These quiche nachos combine apple, banana, and black truffle gruyere, slow cooker black beans with calabaza squash, peanut butter straight out of the jar, cheddar cheese, and avocado dip with hot sauce to top it all off. Is that a bit much? Possibly. Is it absolutely delicious and entirely worth it? Also yes. So raid your refrigerator and the best parts of your pantry and drench it all in hot sauce and cheese!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Main Course

Cuisine French, Latin American, Mexican

Servings 2 serving

Equipment

• Baking Sheet
• Oven

Ingredients

  

Black Beans

• 1 ½ c. calabaza squash roasted & puréed
• 1 ½ lbs. black beans ~3 cups
• 3 habaneros minced
• 6 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 red onion minced
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. pepper
• 2 tsp. coriander
• 2 tsp. cumin

Banana Quiche

• 4 bananas sliced
• 2 apples sliced
• dash olive oil for coating pan
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/3 yellow onion diced
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. dijon mustard
• 1 c. Greek yogurt
• dash cayenne pepper
• dash cumin
• dash coriander
• dash nutmeg
• dash salt
• dash pepper
• 3/4 c. truffle gruyere & cheddar cheese or cheese of choice, grated

Avocado Dip

• 6 avocados
• 6 cloves garlic
• 6 limes juiced
• 2 c. walnuts
• 1/4 c. olive oil
• dash salt
• dash pepper

Nachos

• ~1/3 c. black beans
• ~1/3 c. quiche (1 slice)
• ~2 handfulls tortilla chips
• 2 tbsp. peanut butter
• 1/2 c. cheddar cheese grated
• 1/3 c. avocado dip (optional, omit or substitute sour cream)
• dollop hot sauce (optional)

Instructions

 

Prepare Ingredients

• Slow Cooker Black Beans take 8 hours to cook. I recommend starting it the night before so that it cooks overnight or in the morning before going to work so that it's ready when you get home. It's also a good quick and easy recipe to start ahead of time and reheat later on.
• Cook Quiche w/ Apples, Bananas, & Truffle Gruyere. This takes about an hour and requires a baking dish and oven. You can easily toss any leftovers that you have on hand into a burrito for the same kind of effect! It's a great way to put a spin on leftovers and make what seems like an entirely new meal.
• I also topped this burrito with Potluck Avocado Dip w/ Greek Yogurt & Walnuts. This is entirely optional. You can easily substitute sour cream, Greek yogurt, or omit entirely depending on personal preference. Although this avocado dip is my new favorite thing and I highly recommend giving it a try. It's kind of a mix between hummus and guacamole. And is absolutely delicious!

Cook Nachos

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Meanwhile, lay out tortilla chips across a baking sheet.

  Cover until you can't see the baking sheet any longer. They should be touching, but not overlapping too much. You really just want to be able to add toppings to every chip without it getting too much on the baking sheet!

  Exactly how much chips you use is largely a matter of personal preference as well. I've never sat there carefully measuring chips! Roughly two handfuls usually equates to about a serving. I tend to cook far more than I actually need, though. So, as always, adjust to personal preference!
• Spread the toppings evenly across the tortilla chips.
• Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
• Bake for 15 minutes, or until the cheese melts and the chips begin to toast.
• Once the nachos are done cooking, remove from the oven and top with avocado dip and hot sauce.
• Serve immediately. Once the nachos begin to cool down, the tortilla chips will absorb too much moisture and soften. Once this happens, there isn't a lot that you can do to crisp them up again!

Tips, Tricks, & Notes

• I also have an entire article on The Fundamentals of Making Nachos with suggestions on settling the microwave vs. oven debate and give tips on serving size, topping order, and potential ways of reheating.