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Mexican bean and beef pies with kumara topping

  • Hands-on time: 50 mins
  • Time to make: 1 hr 5 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • spray oil
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 1 large carrot, trimmed, grated
  • 1 courgette, grated
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • I teaspoon ground paprika
  • 400g lean beef mince
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 400g can red kidney beans, drained, rinsed
  • 600g kumara, peeled, chopped
  • 4 cups salad greens
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180ºC. Spray a large saucepan with oil and place over a medium heat. Cook onion, carrot and courgette, stirring for 6-8 minutes or until softened. Add garlic, cumin and paprika. Cook, stirring for 1 more minute.

    2 Add mince and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon for 5 minutes or until browned. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add tomatoes, kidney beans and 1/3 cup water. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until thick. Remove and set aside.

    3 Meanwhile, steam, boil or microwave kumara for 4-5 minutes until tender then mash until smooth. Divide mince mixture among 4 x 1-cup-capacity individual ovenproof dishes or ramekins. Top each dish with one-quarter of the mashed kumara.

    4 Place dishes on a large baking tray and bake for 15 minutes or until top is golden. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes. Serve pies with salad greens.

    Variations

    • Replace beef mince with lean chicken mince.
    • Make it gluten free: Check ground spices and tomato paste are gluten free.

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