Mexican Beef & Bean Street Corn Nachos

Mexican Beef & Bean Street Corn Nachos

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 5
This dish most recently appeared in My Family (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, December 22, 2019.

Ingredients

Corn

  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 2 tsp Mexican spices

Beef

  • 1 brown onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 pack beef mince
  • Remaining Mexican spices
  • 1 can kidney beans, drained & rinsed
  • 1 can chopped tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup hot water
  • 1/2 block cheese, grated

Guacamole

  • 1/2 avocado
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 clove garlic, minced

To Serve

  • 1 pack corn chips
  • 1/2 pack salsa roja
  • 4 Tbsp sour cream

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to high grill. Cook corn. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large oven-proof fry-pan on high heat. Cook corn for about 4 minutes, until starting to char. Add first measure of Mexican spices and a knob of butter and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes further, until corn is charred. Season to taste and stir through a pinch of chilli flakes. Remove from pan and set aside, covered to keep warm. Reserve pan.
  2. Prep & cook beef. Return reserved pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Cook onion for 3-4 minutes, until softened. Increase heat to high and add beef. Cook for 4-5 minutes. Add remaining Mexican spices and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds, until fragrant.
  3. Add kidney beans, canned tomatoes and hot water measure to beef. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5-6 minutes, until thickened. Season to taste and sprinkle with cheese. Grill in oven for 2-3 minutes, until golden.
  4. Make guacamole. In a bowl, mash avocado with lemon juice and garlic and season to taste.
  5. Serve corn chips topped with beef and beans, corn, guacamole, salsa roja and sour cream.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2930 kj
700 kcal
Protein 31.8g
Carbohydrate 43.9g
Fat 43.2g