Mexican Beef and Potato Bake
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
45 mins
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Total Time
55 mins
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Servings
2 people
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Calories
517 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Mexican
Mexican Beef and Potato Bake
Description
Mexican Beef and Potato Bake brings together spiced lean beef mince mixed with diced vegetables like red bell pepper, onion, carrot, and kale, cooked gently with fajita seasoning and a tomato-based sauce. Large-cube potatoes are roasted separately with olive oil, salt, and pepper until tender, then layered over the seasoned beef mixture in a baking dish. Mature cheddar and crumbled feta cheese add a rich, creamy topping that melts nicely under heat. Once baked, the dish is served with optional sour cream, diced avocado, and freshly chopped cilantro, contributing cool and fresh elements that balance the savory, slightly spicy filling.
The texture offers the tender meat filling with chunky roasted potatoes that maintain some bite, while the cheese topping adds creaminess. The inclusion of kale provides subtle greens without overpowering the dish. This bake works well for a satisfying dinner due to its combination of components cooked in stages and then combined for final baking.
To suit personal spice preferences, the fajita seasoning amount can be adjusted. The recipe encourages incorporating any preferred vegetables, and kale can be omitted if desired. For a lighter topping, Greek yogurt can substitute sour cream.
Advance preparation is possible by cooking the beef mixture beforehand and assembling with roasted potatoes and cheese just before baking to serve.
Ingredients
- 450 g potato chopped in to large cubes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 250 g Lean beef mince
- 1 garlic crushed, clove
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 0.5 onion diced
- 1 carrot peeled and grated
- 40 g kale de-stalked and chopped
- 2 tablespoon fajita seasoning
- 300 g tomato canned, chopped
- 75 ml water
- 1 vegetable stock cube
- 30 g cheddar cheese grated, mature
- 15 g feta cheese crumbled
- 25 g cilantro finely chopped, fresh
- 2 tablespoon sour cream (optional)
- 0.5 avocado diced (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your over to 200°C/180°C(fan)/400℉/Gas 6.
- Put 450 g Potato onto a baking tray and drizzle with 1 tablespoon Olive oil and 1 pinch Sea salt and ground black pepper and mix well. Put into the oven for 35 minutes (mixing half way through).
- Chop 0.5 Onion and 1 Red bell pepper and grate 1 Carrot. Heat 1 teaspoon Olive oil in a large pan and add 250 g Lean beef mince and brown (around 4 minutes).
- Add the pepper, onion, 1 Garlic clove, carrot and 40 g Kale to the beef, stir and gently cook for a further 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle in 2 tablespoon Fajita seasoning and stir. Add 300 g Chopped tomatoes, 75 ml Water and 1 Vegetable stock cube and mix well. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Spoon the cooked beef mixture into a baking dish and top with the cooked potatoes.
- Sprinkle with 30 g Mature cheddar and 15 g Feta.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes or until the cheese had melted.
- Serve with 2 tablespoon Sour cream, 0.5 Avocado and 25 g Fresh coriander (cilantro).
Notes
- Prepare the beef and vegetable mixture ahead of time to save cooking time when ready to bake.
- Adjust the fajita seasoning level to control the dish's spiciness according to taste.
- Kale can be omitted or substituted if not preferred, and additional vegetables can be added based on availability.
- Use Greek yogurt as an alternative to sour cream for a lighter topping.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 2people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 517 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1portion | |
| Calories | 517kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 41g | 82% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 99mg | 33% |
| Sodium | 1090mg | 45% |
| Potassium | 2070mg | 44% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 10405IU | 208% |
| Vitamin C | 148.4mg | 165% |
| Calcium | 325mg | 33% |
| Iron | 12.9mg | 72% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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