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Beef fajitas
Chill con carne wrapped in soft flour tortillas with cheese and veggies
- Difficulty: Easy
- Serves 4
Preparation
- Total time
- 40 Mins
- Preparation time
- 10 Mins
- Cooking time
- 30 Mins
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1 tbsp olive oil
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1 onion, finely diced
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250g lean beef mince
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1/2 green pepper, deseeded and finely diced
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100ml passata
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200g kidney beans
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2 tsp ground cumin
To serve
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8 flour tortillas
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Mixed salad leaves
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100g Cheddar, grated
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2 large tomatoes, seeds removed and finely diced
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Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the diced onion and cook for around five minutes, until softened.
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Add the beef mince, season and fry until cooked through.
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Stir in the diced pepper and the passata and cook for a further 2 minutes. Stir in the kidney beans and cumin. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until the beans are tender and you have a rich, thick sauce. Remove from the heat.
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Place the salad, cheese and tomatoes in separate bowls for everyone to help themselves.
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To fill a fajita, lay one of the tortillas on a plate. Add some salad leaves down the centre. Sprinkle over some tomato pieces, then some of the chilli, and finally some cheese.
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Tuck the bottom of the tortilla in, then fold the sides into the middle. Enjoy!
You will need
Large non-stick frying pan
Variations
Make vegan-friendly fajitas using Quorn mince and grated vegan cheese
Reviews
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Poppy Y
★★★★★A favourite in our house!
Reviewed on 05/08/20
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