Taco Bowls
I absolutely love Mexican inspired food. If you've been following me for a while you will know that I absolutely love dishes, both sweet and savoury, that a packed with flavour, colour and textures. I find these the most satisfying meals. These Taco bowls, or Taco salad if you prefer, meet all of these criteria. Packed full of veggies but super flavourful and the bonus, it's quick to make.
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Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 Tbsp Mexican Spice Mix
- ½ tsp Chili powder or 1 x small chili de-seeded and finely chopped
- 500 grams Mexican Corn Mix* Substitution in notes
- 400 grams 1 x Can of black beans, drained or 400g of dried black beans soaked and cooked
- Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper to taste
Optional extras
- 2 Avocados (½ per person) or guacamole
- Fresh Salsa** or chopped tomatoes
- 1 Lettuce (of your choice) Roughly chopped
- Fresh coriander or parsley for garnish
- Fresh lemon/lime wedges for garnish
- Corn chips I use an organic gluten free version
Instructions
- Drain the beans and/or corn and set aside
- Prepare your sides/extras, such as the salsa, lettuce and herbs and set aside
- In a large pan, add the olive oil, Mexican spice mix and chili powder and bring to medium heat
- Add the corn mix and beans, or the individual ingredients, stir through the spices and cook for around 5 - 10 minutes until tender (cooking time will depend on if you're cooking from frozen)
- Season with salt and pepper and taste. Then remove from the heat
- Serve with optional extras as mentioned or sides of your choice
Notes
*If you can't find this mix or similar, feel free to combine 1 x 400g can of whole kernel corn (drained) or frozen corn, 1 x 400g, can of red Kidney beans (drained) and half a red pepper, chopped.
**This simple salsa consists of finely chopped fresh tomatoes, finely chopped red onion, salt and a squeeze of lime/lemon juice. Feel free to add fresh, chopped coriander or parsley and finely chopped chili if you wish.
Since I only cook for two, we always have leftovers the next day. Add it to a wrap and you have a super yummy lunch dish too.
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