Cheesy Mexican Beef

Name: Cheesy Mexican Beef
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 small red onion, sliced; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 red pepper, de-seeded & diced; 1 green pepper, de-seeded & diced; 400g 5% fat beef mince; 1.5 tbsp Mexican seasoning; 1 beef stock cube; 50g low fat cheddar; Salt & pepper; 260g easy cook rice; 400g tin chopped tomatoes

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:30min

This brilliant, tasty one-pot dish will help you cut down on your washing up as well as your calories.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:50:00 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories457.6 kcal (23%)

Total Fat9.3 g (13%)

Carbs60.3 g (23%)

Sugars5.4 g (6%)

Protein30.7 g (61%)

Sodium1259.1 mg (63%)

Fiber2.1 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 tspextra virgin olive oil

400g5% fat beef mince

1 ½ TbspMexican seasoning

1beef stock cube

50glow fat cheddar

salt

pepper

260geasy cook rice

400gtin chopped tomatoes

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat, add the onion, garlic & red & green peppers & fry for a minute.

Step 2

Add the beef to the pan & cook for a few minutes until nice & brown.

Step 3

Add the rice, chopped tomatoes & Mexican seasoning to the pan. Crumble the stock cube into a jug & add 500ml boiling water from the kettle. Stir until the cube is dissolved, then add the stock to the pan too. Lower the heat to low, cover the pan with a lid & simmer for 20 minutes or so, stirring frequently so it doesn’t catch on the bottom of the pan, until the rice is cooked & all the water is absorbed.

Step 4

Season with salt & pepper to taste. Top the rice with cheese & pop the lid back on for a minute or so for it to melt, then serve.