Tara’s tortillas

Author: Healthy Food Guide reader recipe

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

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Serves: 3

Time to make: 10 mins

Ingredients

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6 flour tortillas
420g can chilli beans
½ cup grated cheese
½ cup chopped fresh coriandercilantroX
½ red onion, sliced

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Instructions

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1 Preheat sandwich press.

2 Spray olive oil on one side of each tortilla.

3 In a large bowl, combine chilli beans, cheese, coriander and onion.

4 Place oiled side of tortilla on the press, then carefully spoon chilli bean mixture onto tortilla. Fold.

5 Cook until crisp.

Recipe supplied by Healthy Food Guide reader, Tara Vishwanath (10)

HFG tip

Tara says: "This recipe is great… you can put other fillings inside the tortillas, too."
Did you know? In Mexico, bakery departments in supermarket stores make a huge variety of fresh tortillas in store, just like we have our bread section in New Zealand.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 500 cal

Kilojoules 2090 kJ

Protein 18 g

Total fat 14 g

Saturated fat 5 g

Carbohydrates 70 g

Sugar 14 g

Dietary fibre 7 g

Sodium 660 mg

Calcium 190 mg

Iron 2.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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