Cheesy baked Mexican beef and beans

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Servings

    5 - 6

  • Calories

    440 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Mexican

Cheesy baked Mexican beef and beans

Recipe video above. A bubbly casserole of sorts, this Mexican beef and bean is like a baked version of chilli con carne with lots of melty cheese - but faster to make. Think of it like your ultimate all-purpose Mexican beef - stuff in tacos, DIY burrito wraps, dunk with corn chips - like nachos! 

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Ingredients

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  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red onion , finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , finely minced
  • 1 green capsicum / bell pepper , cut into 1cm / 1/2" cubes (or other colour)
  • 500g/ 1 lb beef mince (ground beef) (Note 1)
  • 400g/ 14oz can red kidney beans or black beans , drained (or other beans)
  • 1 cup tomato passata (Note 2)
  • 1/3 cup pickled sliced jalapeño (Note 3)
  • 1 1/2 cups colby cheese , shredded (or other cheese, Note 4)

Mexican spice mix:

  • 1 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika (sub normal paprika)
  • 1 tsp garlic powder (sub onion powder)
  • 1 tsp onion powder (sub garlic powder)
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (sub black pepper)
  • 1 tsp cooking/kosher salt
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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F (180°C fan).
  2. Sauté - Heat the olive oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium high heat (or other oven-proof pan). Cook onion, garlic and capsicum for 3 minutes.
  3. Cook beef & spices - Add beef and cook, breaking it up as you go, until you no longer see raw meat. Add spices, then cook for 1 minute.
  4. Beans & tomato - Add kidney beans and passata. Stir, then bring to a simmer.
  5. Cheese it! Scatter the jalapeño across the surface, top with cheese.
  6. Bake 15 minutes (no lid) then remove from the oven.
  7. Serve! Scoop into bowls and serve with corn chips or tortillas with your favourite Mexican fixings (guacamole or avocado sauce pico de gallo or restaurant style salsa, fresh coriander/coriander, sour cream). Dunk like nachos, make DIY burritos or tacos!

Notes

  • Servings - This will serve 5 to 6 people depending on how you serve it. As a burrito or taco stuffing, it will easily serve 6 if not 7 people, once you factor in the toppings. If served with corn chips for dunking, it will probably serve 5 (because corn chips is less bulk than tortillas).
  • Meat - Recipe will work great with chicken, turkey or pork. Actually,even lamb!
  • Passata - this is a thick smooth tomato puree, see here for more information. Substitute with crushed tomato or what's called "tomato sauce" or "tomato puree" in the US (eg. Hunts).
  • Pickled jalapeno is terrific here for something a little tangy and a bit of spiciness. Feel free to omit.
  • Cheese - any good melting cheese can be used here, except if using mozzarella I'd add a handful of parmesan on top because mozzarella, while an excellent melting cheese, doesn't actually have that much flavour (this recipe relies on cheese for extra flavour boost for a quick recipe).
  • Leftovers will keep for 3 days in the fridge or 3 months in the freezer.
  • Nutrition per serving, assuming 6 servings, beef and bean only (ie not toppings).

Nutrition Information

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Calories 440cal (22%) Carbohydrates 19g (6%) Protein 28g (56%) Fat 28g (43%) Saturated Fat 12g (60%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 12g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 88mg (29%) Sodium 994mg (41%) Potassium 702mg (20%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 1492IU (30%) Vitamin C 32mg (36%) Calcium 294mg (29%) Iron 4mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5- 6

Amount Per Serving

Calories 440 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 440cal 22%
Carbohydrates 19g 6%
Protein 28g 56%
Fat 28g 43%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 12g 60%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 88mg 29%
Sodium 994mg 41%
Potassium 702mg 15%
Fiber 6g 24%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 1492IU 30%
Vitamin C 32mg 36%
Calcium 294mg 29%
Iron 4mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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