Lockdown Recipes: Beef Taco Casserole

As the lockdown continues, SERC staff and students have kept their cookery and baking skills as sharp as their kitchen knives with weekly food recipes designed to tantalise the taste buds.

This week’s recipe shows you how to make your own Beef Taco Casserole. This dish is best served with loads of Mexican style toppings, see the serving suggestions section and customise the dish as you wish. The recipe is as follows:

Ingredients (Serves 6-8) 

• 900g lean beef mince 
• 2 tsp chilli powder
• 1 ½ tsp cumin 
• 2 tsp garlic powder 
• 1 tsp paprika 
• ½ tsp salt 
• ½ tsp black pepper 
• ¼ tsp cayenne (optional) 
• 2 tbsp minced garlic 
• 1 medium white onion, diced 
• 2 green peppers, diced 
• 2 medium potatoes, diced (starchy varieties such as Maris Piper work best.)  
• 170g salsa
• 100g mild green chillies, well drained (to taste) 
• 100g black olives, sliced and well drained (to taste) 
• 400g tin chopped tomatoes, well drained 
• 2 medium free-range eggs, beaten 

Method 

• Preheat the oven to 180°C 
• In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef. While it’s browning, add in all the spices, minced garlic and white onion and mix well with the beef. 
• While it’s browning, add the green peppers, potatoes, salsa, green chillies, black olives and diced tomatoes to a large casserole dish. 
• Once the beef is mostly browned, transfer it to a strainer and strain out all the excess grease. Let it sit for a few minutes to ensure it’s all drained out. 
• Then, transfer the taco meat and onion mixture into the casserole dish, add the beaten eggs, and use a large spoon to stir in with the other ingredients. Once it’s well combined and evenly distributed, place it in the oven and bake for 45 minutes - 1 hour, or until the potatoes are baked all the way through when pierced with a fork. 
• Remove from the oven and serve.  

Serving suggestions 

Great served on a bed of green salad and/or with sliced avocado/guacamole/shredded lettuce/more black olives/sliced jalapenos/ sour cream/extra salsa etc. Also good with tortilla crisps and melted cheese.

These recipes would not be possible without the hard work of SERC’s catering staff, who strive to create excellent meals as well as maintaining a Microsoft Teams page for these recipes to be shared between staff and students. If you are interested in cooking at a professional level, please click here to view our full time Hospitality and Catering courses.  

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