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Cheesy Beef Quesadillas for Dinner
Cheesy Beef Quesadillas for Dinner

Cheesy Beef Quesadillas for Dinner

with Mexican Beef & Herby Rice for Lunch

Cook once, eat twice! This recipe makes a tasty dinner, plus we've given you extra ingredients to transform your cooking into a different and satisfying lunch for 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. It’s two meals for the effort of one!

The Nutritional Values table below is only for the dinner portion. The Nutritional Values for the lunch portion are as follows: 1970kJ Energy, 17.8g Fat, 9g Saturated Fat, 42.1g Carbohydrate, 10.5g Sugars, 33g Protein, 711mg Sodium.

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

Total45 minutes
Cooking Time
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

1 unit

onion

1 unit

capsicum

2 clove

garlic

1 unit

lime

2 unit

carrot

1 packet

beef mince

2 sachet

Tex-Mex spice blend

2 sachet

tomato paste

1 box

diced tomatoes

2 cube

beef-style stock powder

8 unit

Mini Flour Tortillas

(Contains: Gluten(Wheat); )

2 packet

Shredded Cheddar Cheese

(Contains: Milk; )

1 unit

tomato

1 unit

cucumber

1 tub

Greek-Style Yoghurt

(Contains: Milk; )

1 bunch

coriander

1 packet

Microwavable Basmati Rice

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

½ tsp

brown sugar

¼ cup

water

Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Calories4310 kcal
Fat41.8 g
of which saturates18.5 g
Carbohydrate92.3 g
of which sugars29.7 g
Protein62.2 g
Sodium2370 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

Chopping board
Grater
Knife
Large Non-Stick Pan
Baking Paper
Baking Tray

Cooking Steps

Get prepped
1

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

Cook the veg
2

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

Make the sauce
3

Reduce the heat to medium, then add the tomato paste, diced tomatoes (see ingredients list), brown sugar and crumble in the beef stock (2 cubes for 2 people / 3 cubes for 4 people). Stir to combine. Cook for 2 minutes or until just heated through.

Bake the quesadillas
4

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

Serve dinner
5

While the quesadillas are baking, cut the tomato and cucumber into 1cm pieces. Transfer to a medium bowl with a pinch of salt and pepper, a drizzle of olive oil and a squeeze of lime juice. Slice the quesadillas into quarters and divide between plates. Top with a dollop of Greek yoghurt and serve the cucumber salsa on the side.

Make lunch
6

When you're ready to pack lunch, add the water and a pinch of salt to the reserved beef mixture and stir to combine. Roughly chop the coriander. In a medium bowl, combine the microwaveable basmati rice (no need to heat it first!), coriander, a pinch of lime zest and a generous pinch of salt. Divide between two microwave-safe containers. Top with the beef chilli, a lime wedge and the reserved Cheddar cheese. Refrigerate. At lunch, remove the lime. Microwave the beef mince for 2-3 minutes or until piping hot. Add lime juice to taste.