Healthy Mexican Mince - Nachos Style Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tsp canola oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 250 g lean beef mince
- 1 medium zucchini, grated
- 2 medium carrots, grated
- 400 g can no-added-salt red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 400 g can no-added-salt diced tomatoes
- 1 tbs sweet chilli sauce
- 2 tbs paprika
- 1 tbs ground cumin
- 1 tbs ground coriander
- 1 tbs chilli flake, optional
- See serving suggestion
Method
- Heat oil in a large frypan and fry onion, garlic and mince for about 5 minutes, till onions are clear and meat is browned.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes with the lid off, stirring occasionally
Serving suggestion:
Use scissors to cut up a tortilla or flat bread into triangle shapes. Cook in the oven (10 minutes at 180° C) or in a sandwich press until golden and crunchy. Top these crispy triangles with a spoonful of Mexican Mince, a sprinkle of reduced-fat cheese and a spoonful of low-fat natural yoghurt. Add spring onions and chilli flakes for extra spice.
See the Mexican Toastie, Burrito and Loaded Potato recipes for more ideas about what to do with this basic mince.
Double the recipe and freeze individual servings for an easy dinner another day.
Healthy tip!
Vegies are a great source of healthy nutrients. Try to include extra vegetables at lunch and dinner.
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Comments (6)
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Really good!! Another one I’ll be cooking again
Shaun McCartney
Posted on: 16 Oct 21 -
I tried making the chips using both tortilla bread and pita bread. The pita bread was the favourite.
Katrina Murphy
Posted on: 01 Jun 20 -
everyone enjoyed this
Anonymous
Posted on: 13 Mar 19 -
Loved it and will be making this up on a regular basis. Delicious and I loved heating up the Pita Bread. Thumbs up!!
Anonymous
Posted on: 29 Jun 18 -
Hi Sandra, the reason we don't have nutrition information for this recipe is because we don't have exact amounts in the "serving suggestion" bit. If you send an email to nutrition@livelighter.com.au I can send you the nutrition information panel for the mince. Cheers, -AF
LiveLighter
Posted on: 19 May 15
