Cheesy baked Mexican beef and beans

Name: Cheesy baked Mexican beef and beans
Ingredients: 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); 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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Total Time

45 minutes

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

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Ingredients

5 servings

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)
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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Step 1

Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F (180°C fan).

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 4

Beans & tomato - Add kidney beans and passata. Stir, then bring to a simmer.

Step 5

Cheese it! Scatter the jalapeño across the surface, top with cheese.

Step 6

Bake 15 minutes (no lid) then remove from the oven.

Step 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!