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Beef Chilli Loaded Fries with Beans & Tomato Salsa
A fusion of Mexican spices and classic American comfort. Fluffy baked chips are topped with chilli con carne, homemade with tender British beef, fibre-rich beans and Cajun spices. Top with tomato salsa and finish with a squeeze of zingy lime.
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
5 of 5 a day
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 unwaxed lime
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 2 spring onion
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 10g beef stock powder (Yeast Extract, Chicory Extract, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Onion Powder, Beef Stock Powder, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Powder.)
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 280g beef mince (british beef mince (10% fat))
- 1 tbsp Cajun spice mix (Cumin, Black Pepper, Sea Salt, Fennel, Green Cardamom, Coriander, Rubbed Oregano, Rubbed Thyme, Paprika Flakes, Cayenne Pepper.)
- 230g red kidney beans (Rehydrated red kidney beans, water, salt.)
- 1 pepper
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic clove
- 2 large potatoes
Nutritional Information
Calories: 700
Protein: 47g
Carbs: 76g
Fat: 22g
Ingredients
- 10g beef stock powder (use half) (Yeast Extract, Chicory Extract, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Onion Powder, Beef Stock Powder, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Powder.)
- 1 pepper (use half)
- 2 large potatoes
- 1 onion (use half)
- 140g beef mince (british beef mince (10% fat))
- 1 unwaxed lime (use half)
- 200g passata (use half) (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 230g red kidney beans (use half) (Rehydrated red kidney beans, water, salt.)
- 1 handful of fresh coriander (use half)
- 1 tbsp Cajun spice mix (use half) (Cumin, Black Pepper, Sea Salt, Fennel, Green Cardamom, Coriander, Rubbed Oregano, Rubbed Thyme, Paprika Flakes, Cayenne Pepper.)
- 2 garlic clove
- 2 spring onion
- 110g baby tomatoes (use half)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 878
Protein: 50g
Carbs: 116g
Fat: 21g
Beef Chilli Loaded Fries with Beans & Tomato Salsa
A fusion of Mexican spices and classic American comfort. Fluffy baked chips are topped with chilli con carne, homemade with tender British beef, fibre-rich beans and Cajun spices. Top with tomato salsa and finish with a squeeze of zingy lime.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Preheat the oven to 220C / fan 200C / gas mark 7
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper
- Pull out a large frying pan, a medium bowl, a sieve & a measuring jug
Make the fries
- Cut the potatoes into thin fries (peel optional)
- Place the fries onto the lined baking tray and toss with 1 tsp oil and a pinch of salt and pepper
- Roast for 25-30 mins, until soft and golden
Prep time
- Finely chop or crush the garlic. Finely dice the onion. Dice the pepper into 2cm chunks. Drain and rinse the beans
Build the dish
- Heat the large frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the beef, pepper and onion and cook for 5 mins, breaking up the mince with a wooden spoon, until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper
- Add the Cajun spice (use less for less heat) and garlic, then cook for 2 mins. Add the beans, passata, stock powder and 100ml water (50ml for 1 person)
- Bring to a boil and simmer for 8-10 mins, until the beef is cooked through and the sauce has thickened
Make the salsa
- Quarter the tomatoes. Thinly slice the spring onions. Finely chop the coriander. Quarter the lime
- In the medium bowl, mix together the tomatoes, spring onion, half the coriander and the juice from half the lime. Season with a pinch of salt
Finish & plate up
- Stir the remaining coriander through the chilli and season with salt and pepper
- Share the fries between plates, topped with the chilli con carne. Spoon over the salsa and garnish with the remaining lime wedges
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