Chilli Beef Quesadillas Dinner
to Mexican Beef and Herby Rice Lunch
We’ve given classic cheese-filled quesadillas a little twist by packing them with smoky chilli beef, colourful peppers, and a tomatoey filled sauce. Oven-baked until the cheese is bubbling and golden, they work brilliantly with crunchy cucumber. A fun recipe to make with the kids, serve up everything in the middle of your table and tuck in for a traditional communal-style dinner. Buen provecho! The Nutritional Values for the lunch portion are as follows; Serving Size: 401g KJ: 2437 Kcal: 581 Fat: 26g Sat Fat: 10g Carb: 56g Sugar: 25g Protein: 31g Salt: 1.66g
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.
Ingredients
480
British Beef Mince
1
Onion
1
Green Pepper
(May contain Celery)
1
Garlic Clove
1
Carrot
1
Lime
1
Mexican Style Spice Mix
30
Tomato Puree
390
Finely Chopped Tomatoes
1
Beef Stock Powder
½
Cucumber
(May contain Celery)
1
Coriander
4
Super Soft Tortillas with Whole Wheat
(Contains Cereals containing gluten)
60
Mature Cheddar Cheese
(Contains Milk)
75
Soured Cream
(Contains Milk)
1
Steamed Basmati Rice
Not included in your delivery
100
Water
Nutritional information
Utensils
Instructions
Heat a splash of oil in a large frying pan over high heat. When hot, add the minced beef and cook until browned, 3-4 mins. Break the mince up with a spoon as it cooks. Meanwhile, halve, peel and chop the onion into small pieces.Halve the pepper and discard the core and seeds. Chop into1cm pieces. Grate the garlic (or use a garlic press). Trim and coarsely grate the carrot (no need to peel). Zest the lime, then cut into wedges.
Once the beef is browned, add the onion, pepper and carrot. Cook, stirring, until softened, 2-3 minutes. Stir in the garlic and Mexican spice mix and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.Reduce the heat to medium, then add the tomato puree, chopped tomatoes, beef stock and water (see ingredients for amount). Season with salt and pepper, stir to combine and simmer until thick and tomatoey, 10-12 mins. Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 200°C.
Meanwhile, trim the cucumber then quarter lengthways. Chop widthways into small pieces.Roughly chop the coriander (stalks and all). Transfer the cucumber chunks to a medium bowl with a pinch of salt and pepper, a drizzle of oil and a squeeze of lime juice. Stir in half of the coriander. Set aside.
Lightly oil a large baking tray. Lay 1 tortilla per person on the baking tray (use 2 trays if necessary). Reserve 2 portions of the beef chilli for lunch and allow to cool. Share the remaining mince between the tortillas. Grate on half the cheddar cheese and top with another tortilla. Press the tortillas gently. Brush the tops with oil. Bake the quesadillas until the cheese has melted and the tortillas are golden, 5-8 minutes.
Carefully slice the quesadillas into quarters and divide between your plates. Top with a dollop of soured cream and serve with the cucumber salsa. Enjoy!
When you're ready to pack lunch, in a medium bowl, mix the steamed basmati rice (no need to heat it!), remaining coriander, lime zest and a pinch of salt. Share between 2 plastic containers. Top with the chilli you reserved earlier, a lime wedge and grate on the remaining cheddar cheese. Refrigerate. At lunch, enjoy cold, or alternatively, remove the lime wedge and heat up in a microwave until piping hot. Add lime juice to taste.
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