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Cheesy Beef Quesadillas & Salsa for Dinner
Cheesy Beef Quesadillas & Salsa for Dinner

Cheesy Beef Quesadillas & Salsa for Dinner

with Tex-Mex Beef & Herby Rice for Lunch

Cook once, with a twist for lunch. Cook an amazing dinner as usual, then put a new twist on the recipe to create something different for lunch the next day! Start with easy oven-baked quesadillas for dinner, then pop the extra beef mixture and some quick herby rice in a container to enjoy for lunch the next day. Extra delicious!

The Nutritional Values table below is only for the dinner portion. The Nutritional Values for the lunch portion are as follows: 2880kJ Energy, 25.7g Fat, 12.9g Saturated Fat, 64.8g Carbohydrate, 25.2g Sugars, 45.3g Protein, 1400mg Sodium.

Keep an eye out...Due to sourcing challenges over the Christmas period, some of the fresh ingredients you receive may be different to what’s pictured. Don’t worry, your recipe will be just as delicious!

Allergens:
Gluten(Wheat)
Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Always read product labels for the most up-to-date allergen information. Visit hellofresh.co.nz/foodinfo for allergen and ingredient information. If you have received a substitute ingredient, please be aware allergens may have changed

Total40 minutes
Cooking Time
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

1

onion

1

capsicum

2 clove

garlic

½

lemon

2

carrot

1 packet

beef mince

1 sachet

Tex-Mex spice blend

2 sachet

tomato paste

1 tin

chopped tomatoes

1 sachet

beef-style stock powder

8

Mini Flour Tortillas

(Contains: Gluten(Wheat); )

2 packet

Shredded Cheddar Cheese

(Contains: Milk; )

1

tomato

1

cucumber

1 packet

Greek-Style Yoghurt

(Contains: Milk; )

1 bunch

herbs

1 packet

Microwavable Basmati Rice

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

½ tsp

brown sugar

¼ cup

water

Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Energy (kJ)2750 kJ
Fat14.5 g
of which saturates6.3 g
Carbohydrate82.6 g
of which sugars16.9 g
Protein44.8 g
Sodium2150 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Baking Paper
Baking Tray
Large Non-Stick Pan

Cooking Steps

Get prepped
1

Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Finely chop the brown onion. Cut the capsicum into 1cm pieces. Finely chop the garlic. Zest the lemon to get a pinch, then slice into wedges. Grate the carrot (unpeeled).

Cook the veg
2

In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over a medium-high heat. Cook the onion and capsicum, stirring, until softened, 2-3 minutes. Add the carrot and cook, stirring, until softened, 2 minutes. Add the beef mince and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until just browned, 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and Tex-Mex spice blend and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.

Make the sauce
3

Reduce the heat to medium, then add the tomato paste, chopped tomatoes (see ingredients), brown sugar and beef-style stock powder. Stir to combine. Cook until just heated through, 2 minutes.

Bake the quesadillas
4

Lay 1/2 the mini flour tortillas (see ingredients) over two oven trays lined with baking paper. Reserve 2 portions (about 1 cup) of the beef mixture for lunch, then divide the remaining beef mixture between the tortillas and sprinkle with the shredded Cheddar cheese (reserve 50g for lunch!). Top with the remaining tortillas. Press down on the tortillas gently with a spatula. Brush or spray the tortillas with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake the quesadillas until the cheese has melted and the tortillas are golden, 5-8 minutes.

Serve dinner
5

While the quesadillas are baking, cut the tomato and cucumber into 1cm pieces. Transfer to a medium bowl, then add a drizzle of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. When the quesadillas are done, cut them into quarters and divide between plates. Top with the Greek-style yoghurt and serve with the cucumber salsa.

Make lunch
6

When you're ready to pack lunch, add the water and a pinch of salt to the reserved beef mixture. Stir to combine. Roughly chop the herbs. In a second medium bowl, combine the microwavable basmati rice (no need to heat it!), herbs and lemon zest, then season with salt. Divide between two microwavable containers. Top with the Tex-Mex beef chilli, a lemon wedge and the reserved Cheddar cheese. Refrigerate. At lunchtime, remove the lemon wedge. Microwave the Tex-Mex beef rice bowl until piping hot, 2-3 minutes. Squeeze over lemon juice to taste.