Tex-Mex chilli bake
Baked potatoes topped with spicy kidney beans and sour cream
Jacket potatoes split and piled with a spicy kidney bean and capsicum chilli, topped with sour cream and served with a crunchy mixed salad. A filling supper for two.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
For the seasoning
For the topping
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 400°F. Brush 2 long potatoes with 1 tsp oil and pierce them all over with a skewer.
Step 2: Bake for 50–60 minutes until tender (or microwave for 8–10 minutes, turning once).
55 minStep 3: Meanwhile, heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, add 1 tsp garlic paste, 2 onions and 1 red capsicum and sauté for 4 minutes until tender.
4 minStep 4: Add 3 tomatoes and 2 tbsp tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in 1 red chilli, ½ tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp ground cumin, ½ tsp dried oregano and ½ tsp salt.
2 minStep 5: Add 7 oz kidney beans and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
5 minStep 6: Cut the baked potatoes in half, place them on serving plates and top with the bean mixture.
Step 7: Put 1 tbsp 4 tbsp sour cream dip on each half and serve hot with 1 cup mixed chopped salad.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 17 g
- Carbs
- 85 g
- Fat
- 15 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does tex-Mex chilli bake take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 60 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of long potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of garlic paste?
- 1 crushed garlic clove per ½ tsp.
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