Fajita Mince with Baked Potatoes

Cuisine: Mexican
Effort: Medium
Spice Level: Mild
Cook's Fave: Yes

Serves: 6, Calories: 529, Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients:

  • 3 peppers, roughly chopped.  150
  • 300g mushrooms, roughly chopped.  24
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped.  75
  • 3 tsp garlic purée.  51
  • 4 tsp paprika
  • 4 tsp mild chilli powder
  • 4 tsp cumin
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp veg oil.  124
  • 500g lean minced beef.  830
  • 1 Knorr beef stock pot.  60
  • 300ml full fat crème fraîche.  888
  • 6 Baking potatoes, 200g each.  972
  • 150g cheddar cheese (optional).  624

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C Fan/Gas Mark 6.
  2. In medium oven dish; Oil and salt whole potatoes, bake for 1 hr 30 mins, turning halfway. Or, bake wedges for 50 mins.
  3. In small Pyrex bowl; Combine chilli powder, paprika, cumin, salt and pepper.
  4. Meanwhile, in sauté pan; Sauté peppers, mushrooms, onion and garlic in oil and ½ spice mix, until softened. 15 mins.
  5. Stir in mince and ½ spice mix. Brown. 10 mins. Add stock pot.
  6. Stir in crème fraîche. Bubble.
  7. Serve with potatoes and optional cheese or swap baked potatoes for Spicy Potato Wedges.

Calories =

  • 3174 / 6 = 529 (without cheese)
  • 3798 / 6 = 633 (with cheese)

Tip: Use potatoes weighing approx 200g each = 162 cals.


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