Tex Mex Mac N Cheese with Meatballs

Name: Tex Mex Mac N Cheese with Meatballs
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g 5% fat mince beef; 250 g dried macaroni; 1 tin chopped tomatoes; 1 tin black beans; 1 white / yellow onion; 1 yellow pepper diced; 1 red pepper diced; 1/2 tub fat free cottage cheese; 1/2 tub Philadelphia lightest; 2 beef oxo cubes; 2 garlic cloves; 2 tsp paprika; 2 tsp cumin; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp coriander; 1/2 tsp turmeric; Salt and pepper; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 2 tsp mixed herbs; 60 g cathedral city light; Chopped spring onion to serve

miss_bees_kitchen @miss_bees_kitchen

West Yorkshire

This recipe came about because I didn’t want the burgers I had prepared, and I wanted pasta!

miss_bees_kitchen @miss_bees_kitchen

West Yorkshire

This recipe came about because I didn’t want the burgers I had prepared, and I wanted pasta!

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Ingredients

6 servings

500 g5% fat mince beef
250 gdried macaroni
1 tinchopped tomatoes
1 tinblack beans
1white / yellow onion
1yellow pepper diced
1red pepper diced
1/2 tubfat free cottage cheese
1/2 tubPhiladelphia lightest
2beef oxo cubes
2garlic cloves
2 tsppaprika
2 tspcumin
1/2 tspcinnamon
1 tspcoriander
1/2 tspturmeric
Salt and pepper
1 tspchilli flakes
2 tspmixed herbs
60 gcathedral city light
Chopped spring onion to serve

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Steps

1

Mix the mince beef with salt and pepper to taste, 1 tsp paprika and 1 tsp cumin, then roll into small balls
2

Sauté the diced onion and garlic with some salt until translucent, add the diced peppers and soften
3

Add the remaining spices and herbs and cook through for 2 minutes until fragrant
4

Add tinned tomatoes and then refill the tin with water and add that too
5

Add both oxo cubes and stir until dissolved
6

Add the black beans and cook for 5 mins
7

Add the dried pasta and stir often until 50% cooked
8

Then add the cottage cheese and Philadelphia and stir through until combined
9

Simmer and reduce for 5 minutes stirring often
10

Meanwhile brown the meatballs
11

Place the meatballs on top of the pasta and sauce, and grate over the cathedral city cheese
12

Pop under the grill until melted and bubbly

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13

Sprinkle over chopped spring onions and serve