Botanas translated from Spanish means snack. It’s more than a snack for us – it’s a
main course. This botanas recipe is similar to nachos. I first made it in the early 1970’s.
It came from the local newspaper in Wyandotte, MI.
Ingredients
Base
1 12 oz or 16 oz bag tortilla chips
1 lb. dry beans (pinto or black or your favorite) cooked, seasoned and mashed into
refried beans or your favorite canned refried beans, thinned with a little water to make
them pourable
1 lb. shredded cheese – Monterey jack, pepper jack or cheddar
Toppings
Various sliced or chopped veggies including:
Onions
Peppers – sweet or hot, red or green
Tomatoes
Avocadoes
Black Olives
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Place the tortilla chips in a large broiler pan. Pour the warm slightly soupy beans over
the chips, sprinkle the cheese over the beans. Place in a 400 degree oven for 10
minutes until the cheese melts.
Cover the top with the fresh veggies of your choice and serve immediately with your
favorite salsa.