QUICK NACHOS

5 cups baked tortilla chips (about 4 oz.)

1 (16 oz.) can fat-free refried beans

1 cup warm Chile Con Queso Dip (see recipe under "CHIPS & DIPS")

2 cups iceburg lettuce; thinly sliced

1/4 cup green onions; sliced

1/4 cup fat-free sour cream

1. Place chips on a large serving platter. Heat refried beans according to label directions and spread warm beans over chips. Pour Chili Con Queso Dip over beans and top with lettuce, green onions and sour cream.

* NOTE: For this recipe canned refried beans were used, increasing the sodium significantly. If this is a problem for you, use your own refried beans recipe and leave out the salt.

Yields 4 servings

CALORIES: 335; PROTEIN: 19g; FAT: 3g; CARBS: 60g; FIBER: 8g; CHOL: 7mg; IRON: 3mg; SODIUM: 1,057mg; CALC: 199mg.

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