Recipe #27: leftover kebabs-cum-nachos

 Do you ever have friends over for dinner, prepare some nice appetizers and a main, only to be left with a fridge full of bits and bobs of leftovers? 

Well today I’m going to show you how to turn your leftover BBQ kebabs and nacho chips and dips appetizer into nachos that are reminiscent of 1990s “Mexican” restaurant fajitas!

Ingredients:


Directions:

First, we’re going to donate the mushrooms to another meal. Luckily I have someone nearby who wanted them for a pasta dish.

Next, chop up the leftover cold kebab beef, onions, and red peppers into bite-sized pieces:


The fact that the beef is too rare for my liking becomes irrelevant in the process of recooking that follows, and is, in fact, an advantage.

Heat some neutral flavoured oil in a nonstick pan and add the chopped kebab pieces when hot, then stir fry until nicely reheated and browned up:


Meanwhile, get your nacho chips ready and lay them out on a parchment paper-lined tray. I’m making a serving for one, so using the toaster oven, on which I am preheating the broiler at this point:


Add the stir fried kebab pieces on top of the nacho chips:


Add grated cheese (I’m using a sharp cheddar):

Place the tray under the broiler and broil until the cheese is melted and bubbling:


Eat straight out of the tray topped with sour cream, salsa and guacamole (also possibly leftover from the night before):


Enjoy your fajita-style nachos, and enjoy the well cleared out refrigerator!

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