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.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
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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
olive oil
½ tsp
brown sugar
¼ cup
water
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.