Mexican Ground Beef Casserole with Rice (Beef mince!)

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A big juicy pot of beef and rice loaded with Mexican flavours! The rice is tender and perfectly cooked, and the tomato sauce is generously flavoured with a Mexican Spice mix. A quick dinner made in...

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 500g (1 lb) ground beef (mince), lean
• 1/3 cup tomato paste
• 1 1/4 cup long grain white rice, uncooked (Note 1)
• 5 cups (625 ml) chicken broth/stock, low sodium
• 400g (14oz) can corn kernels, drained (Note 2)
• 400g (14oz) can black beans, drained (or other beans)
• 1 capsicum/bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup green onions/shallots
• 2 cups (200g) cheese, shredded (anything that melts! Note 3)

MEXICAN SPICES

• 5 tsp cayenne pepper (Note 4)
• 5 tbsp dried oregano
• 3 tsp cumin
• 3 tsp coriander
• 3 tsp onion powder
• 2 tsp paprika
• 5 tsp salt

Instructions

1

Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook 1 1/2 minutes until onion is translucent.

2

Add beef and cook, breaking it up as you go, until you no longer see raw meat (about 2 minutes).

3

Add Mexican Spices and cook for 30 seconds.

4

Add capsicum and cook for 1 minute.

5

Add tomato paste and broth, stir to mix in.

6

Add rice, corn and black beans.

7

Stir, bring to simmer then cover and lower heat to medium low (simmering gently). Cook 15 minutes.

8

Remove lid, quickly stir through green onion and HALF the cheese.

9

Smooth top then sprinkle on remaining cheese. Cover and leave for 1 minute just to melt cheese.

10

Remove from stove and serve immediately, garnished with more green onion if desired.