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Easy beef and bean quesadillas

Serves: 6

Time to make: 40 mins

Total cost: $16.72 / $2.78 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

Equipment
frying pan or medium saucepan for the beef and bean mixture
frying pan or stove top grill plate to cook the quesadillas
cheese grater
can opener
knife for chopping
board for chopping
spatula for turning the quesadillas
spoon for the filling
Ingredients
400g lean beef mince
1 onion, chopped
420g can baked beans
420g can chopped tomatoes
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 large pinch chilli powder
½ teaspoon beef stock powder
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon tomato purée
1 teaspoon sugar
cooking spray
12 flour tortillas
½ cup grated cheese (optional)

Instructions

1 Heat the pan and add the mince, stirring until it is brown and crumbly. Add the onion and cook till soft.

2 Stir in the beans, tomatoes, spices, stock, Worcestershire sauce, purée and sugar, then mix well. Simmer the mixture until quite thick. Don't put on a lid.

3 Heat the frying pan or stove-top grill. Spray a tortilla lightly on one side with cooking spray. Spread the unsprayed side with meat mixture and a little grated cheese and place spray side down on the grill plate or in the frying pan.

4 Spray a second tortilla and place on top with the spray side facing up, so when you turn the quesadilla over the spray makes it go brown and crispy without sticking.

5 When brown on the bottom and slightly crispy, use a spatula to turn it over and cook on the other side. Cut into wedges and serve with a salad or eat as a snack.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 2245kJ

Calories 537cal

Protein 30.3g

Total fat 19.6g

–Saturated fat 6.6g

Carbohydrates 60.4g

–Sugars 9.3g

Dietary fibre 6.9g

Sodium 835mg

Calcium 225mg

Iron 4.5mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.