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Beef Enchiladas
By kerbear1985
Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4
- 175g chopped onion
- 450g beef mince
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 900ml passata
- 2 teaspoons chilli powder
- 1 (300g) packet corn tortillas
- 125ml fresh salsa
- 100g chopped black olives
- 275g grated Cheddar cheese
- 125ml soured cream
- 5 tablespoons chopped spring onion
Chilli con carne
By Dominique Guibourg
Slice the onion finely and cut the red peppers (or carrots) into cubes
- 2 large tins of red kidney beans
- 600 to 700g of minced beef
- 5 onions
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 red peppers or 2 carrots
- Two large tins of peeled tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato concentrate
- 1 tsp chilli powder (or cayenne pepper)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 small tin of sweetcorn
- bouquet garni or stock
- oil
- salt
Cactus salad with kidney beans
By Cactus La Napolea
- Cut the cactus leaves into strips and then into small dice, put them in a saucepan of boiling salted water and co...
Red Hot Chili verrines
By Joebot
Chop the red pepper into thin strips, place in a large bowl with the chorizo, red onion, chopped finely, the tomato...
- 12 cocktail tomatoes (slightly larger than cherry tomatoes)
- One third of a spicy chorizo sausage
- 1/2 red onion,
- One third teaspoon of chili powder
- 1 tablespoon of green Tabasco (it is less strong than the red tabasco so if you are using the red one you will need to slightly reducing the dose)
- 1/4 red pepper,
- 2 tablespoons olive oil,
- a lime
Classic chilli con carne
Approved byThe ChefBy bruno38
Peel the onions and garlic
- - 750g minced beef
- - 300g tinned red kidney beans
- - 2 large onions
- - 1.5 tbsp sweet chilli
- - 1 tbsp ground cumin
- - 1 tbsp oregano powder
- - 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (Van Hooten for example)
- - 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
- - 8 cloves of garlic
- - 500g of tomato puree
- - 25cl beef stock
- - Olive oil
- - Salt and pepper
Quick and Easy Guacamole
By MrsLuptonJones, Me & Mr Jones
It's Sunday morning and I'm feeling lazy but need a snack that is tasty but requires absolute minimum effort
- 1 avocado
- 5 small vine tomatoes
- 1-2 tablespoons coriander leaves
- 1-2 teaspoons lime juice
Pico de Gallo
By marisha.tardif
A quick, easy appetizer or snack to whip up on lazy, warm summer days
- Main ingredients
- 2 large vine-ripened tomatoes
- 1/4 cup of chopped onion, either red or white (more can be added to taste)
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Half of a medium-sized jalapeno, de-seeded, or adjust to desired hotness.
- 3 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lime juice, or adjust to taste
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- To serve:
- Tortilla chips
- Avocado
Mexican vegetable soup
By zoelwilson
A warming, delicious vegetable soup
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 potato (diced)
- 1 courgette (chopped)
- 1 carrot (chopped)
- 400g tinned tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1 fresh chilli
- 1l vegetable stock
- 4 tbsp fresh coriander (chopped)
Beef Chili Dish
By kenzofish
Simple and tradiitional recipe
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 700g minced beef
- 1 large onion, peeled and roughly chopped
- 5 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
- 2 red or yellow peppers, deseeded and roughly chopped
- 3 red or green chillies, deseeded (optional) and finely chopped
- 2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 400g tin of kidney beans, drained
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp brown sugar
Quick Guacamole
By AngelaH
For a quick tasty and healthy snack while you're on the move
- 2 spring onions, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 avocado
- 4 cherry tomatoes, chopped
- Juice of half a lime
- salt & pepper
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Fajita Seasoning
- Serves: 4
- 2 teaspoons chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon dried onion
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic granules
- 3/4 teaspoon cumin
- 3/4 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 450g chicken breast, sliced
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 1 green pepper, sliced
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Pink Lady® apple & chicken...
- for the chicken:
- 2 large skinless boneless chicken breasts (about 350g)
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- Salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tsp olive oil
- for the guacamole:
- 2 ripe avocados
- 1 small clove garlic, crushed
- Juice of ½ a lime, or to taste
- A shake of chilli sauce, i.e. Tabasco (optional)
- A tablespoon of finely chopped coriander
- Salt & freshly ground black pepper
- for the quesadillas:
- 6 large soft tortillas (wraps)
- A small tin of sweetcorn, drained (120g)
- A handful of cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 3 spring onions, chopped
- 250g mature cheddar cheese, grated
- 2 Pink Lady® apples, cored & thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp creme fraiche or sour cream
- A little vegetable oil for frying
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Mexican Pasta bake with a nacho...
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 knob butter
- 500g cooked spicy sausage
- 1 sachet of taco or burrito seasoning
- 100ml of water
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 pinch chilli powder
- 1/2 tub Philidelphia
- 200ml soured cream
- 200g penne pasta
- 75g grated Mexican or Cheddar cheese
- 75g Nachos Smashed up
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Fajitas
- • 1 red pepper
- • 1 medium red onion
- • 1 skinless boneless chicken breast
- • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- • a small pinch of ground cumin
- • 2 limes
- • olive oil
- • freshly ground black pepper
- • 4 flour tortillas
- • good-quality low-fat natural yoghurt to serve
- • guacamole to serve
- • Cheddar cheese to serve
- For the salsa
- • ½-1 fresh red chilli, to your taste
- • 15 ripe cherry tomatoes
- • a small bunch of fresh coriander
- • freshly ground black pepper
- • 1 lime
- • extra virgin olive oil
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Warm cherry tomato and sweetcorn...
- 1 tin sweetcorn
- 1 punnet cherry tomatoes
- Handful of fresh chopped corriander
- 1 tbsp olive oil or butter
- Black pepper
- 1 small onion
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Mexican Tostadas
- 2 red onions
- 2 limes
- seasoning
- 1 1/2 tbsps sunflower oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2tsp ground cumin
- 1tbsp tomato puree
- 1tbsp chipotle paste
- 400g kidney bean tin
- 4 corn tortillas
- 80g radishes
- large handful fresh coriander
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Fajitas
- ½ lime
- ½ green pepper
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tomato
- ½ green chilli
- 25g Cheddar cheese
- Small bunch coriander
- 2 tortillas
- 1 x 10ml spoon oil
- 1 x 15ml spoon guacamole
- 1 small chicken breast (or 3-4 thighs)
- salsa (optional)
- ½ onion
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Carne Asade Fries
- 2 cups cooked shoestring french fried potatoes
- 8 oz cooked fajita beef or chicken
- 1 T sour creme
- 1 T guacemole
- 1 T salsa
- 1 T pico di gallo
- 1 T feta cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded cheese
- 1 t hot sauce (your choice)
- 4 oz cooked black beans
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Salsa
- Fresh tomatoes (5 or 6 large)
- Handful cilantro
- Quick splash red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 3/4 green bell pepper or 1/2 large pablano
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 3/4 onion
- 2 jalapenos
- dash cumin
- dash freshly ground black pepper
- salt to taste
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Fajitas
- Fajita Mix Chicken
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Guacamole
- 2 large avocados
- Juice and bits of 1 lime
- 1tsp salt
- 1/2 red onion, finely diced
- Bunch of fresh coriander
- 2 diced tomatoes
- 1 clove of garlic, mashed
- Cayenne pepper (to taste)
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