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Cheesy Mexican Beef Tortilla Tower
Cheesy Mexican Beef Tortilla Tower

Cheesy Mexican Beef Tortilla Tower

with Avocado & Sour Cream

It’s all hands on deck, this recipe is designed to be cooked by grown-ups and kids together! Let’s work side-by-side to stack up this almighty tortilla tower, layered with a cheesy, beefy filling which acts like the perfect glue to hold it all together. Cut yourself a big slice - you’ve earned it after all that hard work!

Tags:
Family
Allergens:
Milk
Wheat
Gluten

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total40 minutes
Cooking Time20 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

1 sachet

Vegetable Stock Powder

1

Avocado

250 g

Beef Mince

1 packet

Shredded Cheddar Cheese

(Contains: Milk; )

1 sachet

Tex-Mex Spice Blend

1 packet

Sour Cream

(Contains: Milk; )

6

Mini Flour Tortillas

(Contains: Wheat, Gluten; )

1 packet

Tomato Paste

1

Carrot

Nutrition Values

Calories865 kcal
Energy (kJ)3620 kJ
Fat51.4 g
of which saturates22.8 g
Carbohydrate48.8 g
of which sugars11.6 g
Dietary Fibre11 g
Protein44.5 g
Cholesterol50.8 mg
Sodium1400 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.

Cooking Steps

Get prepped
1

• Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. • Grate carrot.

Little cooks: Grate the carrot, but watch out for your fingers!

Start the filling
2

• Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. • Cook carrot, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes. • Add beef mince and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until just browned, 3-5 minutes.

Finish the filling
3

• Stir in tomato paste, Tex-Mex spice blend, vegetable stock powder and the water. • Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until thickened, 2-3 minutes. Season to taste.

Bake the tower
4

• Place one mini flour tortilla on a lined oven tray. Top the tortilla with some filling, spreading out in an even layer. Sprinkle with some shredded Cheddar cheese. • Repeat until all the tortillas and filling are used up. (If cooking for 4, build two towers). • Bake until the top tortillas is golden, 10-12 minutes.

Little cooks: Take the lead and help assemble the tortilla tower!

Prep the avocado
5

• Meanwhile, slice avocado in half, scoop out flesh and roughly chop. • In a medium bowl, mash avocado with a drizzle of olive oil until smooth. Season to taste.

Little cooks: Help scoop out and mash the avo!

Serve up
6

• Using a bread knife, cut cheesy Mexican beef tortilla tower into wedges (like a cake!) and divide between plates. • Serve with mashed avocado and sour cream. Enjoy!