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Hungry Girl Today: 09.14.10
CHEW THE RIGHT THING
BITE IT!
HG's Rockin' Roasted Corn Guac 'n Chips
You Make Me Wanna Scoop!
When we saw that Chili's had unleashed a fancy new guacamole on the
masses -- one loaded with fire-roasted corn, no less -- we just had to make
it over. We even whipped up some super-easy toasty chips. Get ready for
some serious dipping with our Rockin' Roasted Corn Guac 'n Chips!
Ingredients:
For Guac
1 cup frozen sweet yellow corn
One 15-oz. can early/young peas, drained
1/2 cup mashed avocado (about 1 medium-small avocado's worth)
1/4 cup plain fat-free Greek yogurt (Fage Total 0% is the best!)
4 tsp. lime juice
1/2 tsp. chopped garlic
1/4 tsp. salt, or more to taste
1/8 tsp. black pepper, or more to taste
1/8 tsp. ground cumin
1/8 tsp. chili powder
3/4 cup chopped cherry or grape tomatoes
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
Optional: chopped fresh cilantro, chopped jarred jalapeño slices
For Chips
Twelve 6-inch corn tortillas
3/4 tsp. salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to high heat on the stove. Add
corn and cook until thawed and slightly blackened, about 8 minutes. Set
aside to cool.
Place peas in a medium bowl and mash thoroughly with a potato masher or
fork. (Or puree peas in a small blender or food processor and transfer to a
medium bowl.) Add avocado, yogurt, lime juice, garlic, and dry seasonings.
Continue to mash until blended.
Stir in corn, tomatoes, and onion. If you like, mix in cilantro and/or jalapeño.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
To make the chips, divide tortillas into two stacks and cut each in half. Cut
each stack of halves into three triangles, for a total of 72 pieces.
Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick spray. Evenly lay about one-third of
the tortilla triangles flat on the sheet.
Cover triangles with a generous mist of nonstick spray, spraying for about 2
seconds. Evenly sprinkle with 1/8 tsp. salt. Flip triangles over and sprinkle
with another 1/8 tsp. salt.
Bake in the oven for 5 minutes. Carefully flip tortilla triangles over on the
sheets. Continue to bake in the oven until crispy, about 5 minutes longer.
Repeat baking process until all the chips are baked. (If you have extra
baking sheets and a large oven, feel free to do it all at once!)
Once cool enough to handle, transfer chips to a serving bowl. Serve with
chilled guac and enjoy!
MAKES 8 SERVINGS
Serving Size: 1/3 cup guacamole with 9 chips
Calories: 160
Fat: 4g
Sodium: 456mg
Carbs: 27.5g
Fiber: 4.75g
Sugars: 4.5g
Protein: 5g
POINTS® value 3*
HG Alternative! Prefer your guacamole without chips... with cut bell peppers
and jicama, maybe? (Yum!) Make the guacamole only; a 1/3-cup serving of
the guac itself has 76 calories, 2.25g fat, and 3g fiber (POINTS® value 1*).
FIGHT IT!
Chili's Fire-Grilled Corn Guacamole w/ Chips
Wish You'd Never Been Corn...
We've said it before: The appetizer menu at Chili's is scary! One could get
dizzy looking at that collection of deep-fried chicken, chili cheese fries, hot
cheesy dips, and other craziness. So when your eyes drift to this avocado dip
with charred corn bits, it might look pretty reasonable. There's no cheese, no
fatty meats, no creamy dressings... Score, right? Nope. First of all, the app
includes a big ol' basket of greasy chips. Secondly, although avocados are
full of healthy fats, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. And since
it's borderline impossible to stick to just a few chipfuls when faced with a
bowl of that chunky green goodness, it's safest to skip the restaurant version
and make our copycat recipe at home. Ours has everything that's awesome
about the original, including the neato scorched corn niblets and the crispy
chips, plus the addition of our secret ingredient. (Hint: It's peas.) Mash, mix,
dunk, and smile!
Serving Size: 1/4th of an order
Calories: 347
Fat: 21g
Sodium: 580mg
Carbs: 37.5g
Fiber: 6.75g
Sugars: n.a.
Protein: 4g
POINTS® value 8*
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