Jacket potato with Mexican beef and beans

Ingredients

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Units: Metric Imperial (US)

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• 4 large (200g each) brushed  potatoes
  
• olive spray oil
  
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
  
• 2 celery stalks, finely chopped
  
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  
• 1 teaspoon cumin
  
• pinch chilli flakes
  
• 200g lean beef mince
  
• 400g can no-added-salt kidney beans, rinsed, drained
  
• 400g can no-added-salt chopped tomatoes
  
• ⅓ cup grated reduced-fat cheddar
  
• ⅓ cup low-fat plain yoghurt, to serve
  
• black pepper, to serve
  
• 2 cups baby rocketarugulaX, to serve

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Instructions

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1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Scrub potatoes and pat dry with paper towel. Prick all over with a fork. Wrap each in foil and place on a baking tray and bake for 1 hour, or until soft when pierced with a skewer. Leave cooked potatoes to cool for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, spray a non-stick frying pan with olive oil and set over medium heat. Add onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until soft. Add garlic and spices. Cook, stirring, until fragrant. Add beef mince and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, for 5 minutes, or until mince browns.
3. To make filling, put beans, tomatoes and 1/3 cup water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Partially cover pan and simmer for 20 minutes, or until filling sauce thickens.
4. Unwrap potatoes and discard foil. Score potato tops with a large cross and press sides to split. Spoon filling into potatoes, scatter with cheese and return to oven. Bake for 5-10 more minutes, or until filling is hot and cheese melts.
5. Top each potato with a dollop of yoghurt, season with black pepper and serve with rocket.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check spices are gluten free.

Nutrition info (per serve)

Calories 414 cal

Kilojoules 1730 kJ

Total fat 8 g

Saturated fat 4 g

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First published: Jul 2015

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