Mexican-style beef and quinoa bowls

This Mexican-style beef dish contains flu-fighting garlic, fragrant coriander and spicy jalapenos to create a low-salt dish that is full of flavour.

Serves: 6

Time to make: 3 hrs 45 mins

Hands-on time: 20 mins

Ingredients

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1 tablespoon olive oil
1.4kg beef blade roast, trimmed of fat, cut into 3cm chunks
1 large brown onion, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, crushed
30g sachet reduced-salt taco seasoning
3 wide strips orange peel
2 cups reduced-salt beef stock
400g can no-added-salt chopped tomatoes
3 cups cooked quinoa
400g can no-added salt black beans, rinsed, drained
2 x 250g punnets cherry tomatoes, halved
1 large avocado, chopped
¹⁄³ cup pickled sliced jalapeños, drained
½ cup fresh coriandercilantroX leaves, to serve

Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 160°C. Heat half the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish with fitted lid over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add beef and cook, stirring, for 2–3 minutes or until browned all over. Transfer beef to a bowl.

2 Heat remaining oil in same dish. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 2–3 minutes or until onion has softened. Add seasoning and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add orange peel, stock, tomatoes and ¾ cups water, stirring to combine.

3 Once mixture comes to the boil, return beef to dish, cover and cook for 2 hours. Remove lid and cook for a further 1–1¼ hours or until beef is tender. Using two forks, shred beef.

4 Divide quinoa among six serving bowls. Top each with beef, black beans, tomatoes, avocado and jalapeños. Serve garnished with fresh coriander.

HFG tip

If you can’t find beef blade roast, any other cheap cut of beef, such as gravy, shin or skirt, will also work well in this slow-cooked dish.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 529cal

Kilojoules 2212kJ

Protein 50.9g

Total fat 19.1g

–Saturated fat 5g

Carbohydrates 32.7g

–Sugars 7g

Dietary fibre 10.6g

Sodium 506mg

Calcium 73mg

Iron 8.1mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.