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Close up of Mexican beef mince in a blue pan, topped with fresh coriander and avocado cubes.

Mexican Beef Mince

Robyn
Minced beef is cooked with beans and corn in a Mexican spiced tomato sauce to create this budget family dinner. Its great for meal prep and freezer friendly too.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course dinner
Cuisine International, Mexican
Servings 8 People
Calories 169 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil / olive oil ($0.06 / £0.03p)
  • 1 brown onion, finely chopped ($0.53 / £0.12p)
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed ($0.30 / £0.05p)
  • 1 green capsicum / pepper, finely chopped ($1.73 / £0.55p)
  • 500g (1 pound) beef mince ($6.50 / £2.60)
  • 420g (14oz) tinned / canned black beans ($1.00 / £0.61p)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin ($0.10 / £0.04p)
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander ($0.14 / £0.05p)
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano ($0.09 / £0.03p)
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree / paste ($0.03 / £0.03p)
  • 400g (14oz) tinned / canned chopped tomatoes ($0.97 / £0.32p)
  • 400g (14oz) tinned sweetcorn ($1.10 / £1.10)
  • (350ml) (1½ c) water
  • salt ($0.01 / £0.01p)
  • black pepper ($0.03 / £0.03p)

Instructions
 

  • In a large saucepan, fry the onion in the oil over a medium heat for 5-7 minutes until soft.
  • Add the crushed garlic and chopped green pepper / capsicum and cook for 2 minutes,
  • Add the minced beef and turn the heat up to high. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring, breaking the beef up with a spoon.
  • Lower the heat to medium, add the tomato puree, ground cumin, ground coriander, dried oregano and stir and cook for 1 minute.
  • Tip in the chopped tomatoes, water, black beans, sweetcorn and season with salt and pepper.
  • Simmer for 15 minutes until the sauce has thickened and the beef is cooked through.
  • Serve straight away, or cool then place in the fridge for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

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Notes

Estimated cost: Australia $12.59. Per serve (8 servings) = $1.58
UK: £5.57. Per serve (8 servings) = £0.70p
Beef mince - ground beef. I prefer to use lean beef mince to make this recipe.
Oil - Olive oil or neutral oil.
Garlic - 2 cloves of fresh garlic or 1 teaspoon minced jarred garlic.
Tomato puree - tomato paste. Adds depth to the tomato flavour in addition to using canned tomatoes.
Spices - ground cumin, ground coriander and dried oregano.
Green capsicum / pepper - use red or yellow capsicum / peppers if you prefer. Here in Australia green capsicum are often cheaper so when using them in a dish like this mince recipe I often go for green.
Tomatoes - I often use chopped tomatoes for their ease, but plum tomatoes would work, use a spoon to chop them up once they are in the pan.
Beans - I use tinned black beans or tinned kidney beans.
Sweetcorn - tinned corn or 250g (1 ¾ c) frozen corn.
Water - I often make this Mexican minced beef with water, however if you have any beef or chicken stock, this would make it a richer mince.

Nutrition

Calories: 169kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 17gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 324mgPotassium: 547mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 155IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 54mgIron: 3mg
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