Kids' Nachos

These nachos make an inexpensive, quick and easy-to-prepare snack or meal. Perfect for kids' teatimes on those days when they need something fast and nutritious.

It's light on vegies, so I like to include some raw carrot and cucumber fingers on the side; or raw peas, snow peas or broccoli heads depending on the season and cost!

A nice dollop of sour cream or my own preference, greek yoghurt (cheaper and healthier!) makes a wonderful dipping sauce for the vegies and also a nice topping for the nachos.

Corn chips (or sliced up pita bread, dried in oven)**
Baked beans (buy the plain-pack budget kind for this dish! They're usually no more than $0.99 (New Zealand Dollars!) for a 385g tin. And when mixed with the corn chips and cheese, no-one will taste the difference.) A 38sg tin feeds three kids or two teenagers :)
Grated cheese
Thick plain yoghurt or sour cream (optional)

Arrange the corn chips on a plate - a shallow dessert plate is what I find works best. Top with baked beans, and microwave for two minutes on high. Depending on your microwave, you might like to stir once during cooking. *

Top with grated cheese, and a dollop of sour cream if your kids like it!

**Top tip: Buy your corn chips in the largest bag you can find, and seal them in single-serve portions in freezer bags, in the cupboard. Each portion will stay fresh until required.

*Alternately, heat the baked beans on the stove pot in the saucepan, and finish the dish (with cheese, but without sourcream) with a few minutes under the grill - long enough to warm the corn chips and melt the cheese.