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Mexican Chilli Quinoa Bake

January 5, 2015

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I have a confession to make. Actually, two confessions:

1) I concocted this whole mexican chilli quinoa bake recipe purely so I could show off my beautiful new Le Creuset dish which was taking pride of place in front of the fireplace on Christmas morning. You know you’re getting old when cookware is your most exciting present πŸ˜‰

2) I used a sachet of spice mix for this recipe instead of, y’know, actual spices. I’m sure that breaks some kind of food blogger rule but, whatever, sometimes I get lazy. After all the craziness of Christmas/new year I make no apologies for that!

As a general rule, topping with cheese + baking makes pretty much any dish approximately 10x better and this mexican chilli quinoa bake is no exception. There’s virtually nothing that oozy, melty cheese can’t improve.Β The addition of quinoa makes it a little healthier (let’s just ignore all the cheese!) and more substantial. Feel free to skip it if you want – I know it’s still a bit of an uncommon ingredient but one that I am fully in love with nonetheless.

Mexican Chilli Quinoa Bake

Yield: 6 servings

Mexican Chilli Quinoa Bake

Ingredients

  • 200g dry quinoa, rinsed
  • 200ml vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp chilli oil (or any other oil)
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 red onions, finely chopped
  • 2 peppers, finely chopped
  • 500g beef mince
  • 1 sachet mexican spice mix
  • 500ml passata
  • 1 tin kidney beans
  • 500ml beef stock
  • 25g tortilla chips, crushed
  • 100g grated cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180Β°c.
  2. In a dry pan, toast the rinsed quinoa for about 5 minutes until all the water has evaporated and it has a nutty smell. Pour in the vegetable stock and simmer over a medium heat for 15-20 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pan and add the garlic, onion and pepper. Stir for a few minutes then add the mince and spices. Stir until the meat is browned. Add the passata, kidney beans and beef stock and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
  4. Add the cooked quinoa to the chilli and mix well. Pour into a deep baking dish and sprinkle cheese on top. Bake for 20-30 minutes until cheese has melted.
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8 Comments

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  1. Jennifer says

    January 5, 2015 at 9:57 pm

    This sounds delicious- nothing wrong with using a spice mix now and again either! Also I love that Le Creuset dish. I must be getting old too!
    Jennifer x
    Ginevrella | Lifestyle Blog

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    • Kirsty says

      January 11, 2015 at 2:12 pm

      I’m actually in love with all of their kitchenware, it’s pretty sad haha πŸ˜‰

      Reply
  2. Hannah @ Hannah Bakes Things says

    January 7, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    This looks so good! All my most exciting christmas presents were kitchen related as well, I didn’t even feel old, I was pretty excited to know that that’s what I’m known for amongst friends and family now and to have so many lovely new recipes I can try! πŸ™‚

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    • Kirsty says

      January 11, 2015 at 2:13 pm

      Yeah they’re great things to get as presents, especially as sometimes I don’t feel like I could justify buying them for myself!

      Reply
  3. Heather says

    January 10, 2015 at 10:54 am

    The Le Creuset dish is worth showing off! Sounds delicious, as always!

    Heather x
    http://heatherrrrm.blogspot.co.uk/

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    • Kirsty says

      January 11, 2015 at 2:13 pm

      It is, isn’t it?? Ah thank you πŸ™‚

      Reply
  4. Danni says

    January 10, 2015 at 7:26 pm

    Mmm this sounds delicious! πŸ˜€

    http://www.gingerbreadsmiles.co.uk
    xox

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    • Kirsty says

      January 11, 2015 at 2:15 pm

      Thanks Danni!

      Reply

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