Tacky Mexican beef and bean bake

A bubbly casserole of types, this Mexican beef and bean is sort of a baked model of chilli con carne with a number of melty cheese – however quicker to make. Consider it like your final all-purpose Mexican beef – stuff in tacos, DIY burrito wraps, dunk with corn chips – like nachos!

Tacky Mexican beef and bean bake

I can’t keep in mind how this Mexican beef and bean dish first got here to be. All I do know is that when it got here out of the oven in all its bubbly, melty tacky glory, I needed to get caught into instantly however paralysed with indecision for the way. So many choices!

Like chili, with a heat tortillas on the aspect for dunking??

OR with corn chips, deconstructed nachos type?

Making stuffed tortilla pillows?? Which, I realised, is only a burrito truly. 😂 *Mild-bulb-moment* DIY burritos! Add a pile of heat tortillas, bitter cream + guacamole or fast avocado sauce for dunking. Everyone make your individual!

All-inclusive-taco filling? So juicy and tacky already, it’s like ole’ basic beef mince taco filling + taco sauce + cheese, all rolled into one. Effectivity, for the win!

Then one other light-bulb second. That is like the final word all-purpose Mexican beef filling!! It’s nearly a bit regarding how excited I used to be after I got here to this conclusion. Good meals has a behavior of doing that to me. 🤭

What you want for Mexican beef and beans

Right here’s what you could make this Mexican beef and bean bake:

It is a informal, rustic dish – which implies, a number of flexibility. I’m not so relaxed with substitutions for some recipes, so take it when you possibly can! 😂

• Floor beef / beef mince – Or hen, turkey or pork. Any of those would work. (Even lamb truly).

• Crimson onion – Or peculiar brown / yellow onions.

• Inexperienced capsicum (bell pepper) – Or different color capsicum, or different sauté-able greens like diced zucchini/courgette, carrot, inexperienced beans (chopped), corn. Even a cup of diced combined frozen greens would work right here!

• Crimson kidney beans – Or black beans (on theme with Mexican meals), or some other beans of alternative. Or, extra greens.

• Tomato passata – That is pureed, strained tomato that’s easy, slightly than lump like canned tomato. Substituted with crushed canned tomato, or what’s known as tomato sauce or tomato puree within the US (eg Hunts).

• Pickled jalapeno – Provides a sprinkle of spiciness plus tang as a result of it’s pickled which is good on this beefy dish. Canned chopped inexperienced chillies could be a superb sub right here (however this can be a US factor, hoping it turns into a staple right here in Australia one among lately!).

• Garlic – Can’t be versatile right here! 🙂

• Cheese – Positively not versatile right here! Properly, not versatile in regards to the inclusion of some type of melting cheese. I’ve opted for Colby – provides flavour, melts nicely, will get a pleasant little bit of golden color on the floor, not too greasy. Be happy to make use of any of alternative. For those who use mozzarella, I’d counsel including a sprinkling of parmesan on prime (as a result of mozzarella, whereas it melts superbly, doesn’t have a a lot flavour).

The Mexican spice combine

And right here’s what you want for the home made Mexican spice combine. Some Mexican recipes I share have an extended record of spices. For me, that is in regards to the minimal you possibly can go with out the flavour lacking one thing. All staple spices! (You’ll be able to substitute smoked paprika with plain).

How one can make Tacky Mexican beef and beans

It’s like chili cone carne – however quicker to make as a result of by ending it off within the oven with a beneficiant sprinkling of cheese, we are able to skip the range simmer.

1. Sauté the onion, garlic and capsicum first. Use an ovenproof skillet. Pictured is my much-loved 26cm / 10.5″Lodge forged iron skillet (my important kitchenware record is right here!).

2. Cook dinner the meat, breaking it up as you go.

3. Toast the spices with the meat. Good method to carry out flavour in spices plus get higher flavour into beef mince / floor beef – FAST. 🙂

4. Add beans and tomato passata, give it combine then carry to a simmer.

5. Prime with cheese then bake for quarter-hour simply to soften the cheese.

6. Take away from oven and begin the agonising technique of deciding easy methods to serve it! Tacos? Corn chip dunking? Burrito stuffing? ENCHILADAS? Nachos?? #FirstWorldProblems

Sides / toppings

Pictured in put up for serving in all of the above listed types are:

• Guacamole, and generally avocado sauce (primarily a easy, quicker model of guac)

• Pico de gallo (contemporary tomato salsa). Additionally this pureed tomato salsa could be nice.

• Bitter cream (sub yogurt)

• Contemporary coriander/cilantro

• Tortillas – small ones and bigger enchilada measurement ones (for making small burritos).

• Corn chips – for dunking

Different wonderful choices contains:

– Nagi x

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Tacky baked Mexican beef and beans

Writer: Nagi

Prep: 15 minutes

Cook dinner: 30 minutes

Major

Mexican

Servings5 – 6

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Recipe video above. A bubbly casserole of types, this Mexican beef and bean is sort of a baked model of chilli con carne with a number of melty cheese – however quicker to make. Consider it like your final all-purpose Mexican beef – stuff in tacos, DIY burrito wraps, dunk with corn chips – like nachos! 

Directions

• Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F (180°C fan).

• Sauté – Warmth the olive oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium excessive warmth (or different oven-proof pan). Cook dinner onion, garlic and capsicum for 3 minutes.

• Cook dinner beef & spices – Add beef and prepare dinner, breaking it up as you go, till you now not see uncooked meat. Add spices, then prepare dinner for 1 minute.

• Beans & tomato – Add kidney beans and passata. Stir, then carry to a simmer.

• Cheese it! Scatter the jalapeño throughout the floor, prime with cheese.

• Bake quarter-hour (no lid) then take away from the oven.

• Serve! Scoop into bowls and serve with corn chips or tortillas together with your favorite Mexican fixings (guacamole or avocado sauce pico de gallo or restaurant type salsa, contemporary coriander/coriander, bitter cream). Dunk like nachos, make DIY burritos or tacos!

Recipe Notes:

Servings – It will serve 5 to six folks relying on the way you serve it. As a burrito or taco stuffing, it is going to simply serve 6 if not 7 folks, when you issue within the toppings. If served with corn chips for dunking, it is going to most likely serve 5 (as a result of corn chips is much less bulk than tortillas).
1. Meat – Recipe will work nice with hen, turkey or pork. Really,even lamb!
2. Passata – this can be a thick easy tomato puree, see right here for extra data. Substitute with crushed tomato or what’s known as “tomato sauce” or “tomato puree” within the US (eg. Hunts).
3. Pickled jalapeno is terrific right here for one thing a bit tangy and a little bit of spiciness. Be happy to omit.
4. Cheese – any good melting cheese can be utilized right here, besides if utilizing mozzarella I’d add a handful of parmesan on prime as a result of mozzarella, whereas a superb melting cheese, doesn’t even have that a lot flavour (this recipe depends on cheese for further flavour increase for a fast recipe).
Leftovers will hold for 3 days within the fridge or 3 months within the freezer.
Diet per serving, assuming 6 servings, beef and bean solely (ie not toppings).

Diet Info:

Energy: 440cal (22%)Carbohydrates: 19g (6%)Protein: 28g (56%)Fats: 28g (43%)Saturated Fats: 12g (75%)Polyunsaturated Fats: 2gMonounsaturated Fats: 12gTrans Fats: 1gLdl cholesterol: 88mg (29%)Sodium: 994mg (43%)Potassium: 702mg (20%)Fiber: 6g (25%)Sugar: 5g (6%)Vitamin A: 1492IU (30%)Vitamin C: 32mg (39%)Calcium: 294mg (29%)Iron: 4mg (22%)

Key phrases: Mexican beef and bean, mexican casserole, Gradual Cooker Mexican Beef

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