This recipe is in some ways just a slow cooker version of one of the most popular recipes on the blog – Mexibake. The bonus is that I can quickly whip it up in the morning and it is ready when we get home from after school activities.
Slow Cooker Mexican Style
Ingredients:
- 500 grams beef mince (ground beef)
- 1 onion
- 1 red capsicum
- 1 green capsicum
- 2 carrots
- olive oil
- 410 grams diced tomatoes
- 1 packet Taco Seasoning Mix
- 500 mls pasta sauce
- 2 cups grated tasty cheese
- 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
- 5 tortillas
Method:
1. Grate carrot, chop capsicums and onions.
2. Heat oil in large frying pan. Once at a medium heat fry onion for a few minutes until soft.
3. Add meat to the pan and brown meat, ensuring that it is completely broken up.
4. Once meat is cooked, stir in capsicums and carrot. Cook for few minutes until temperature has reached medium again.
5. Add tomatoes and stir well.
6. Add pasta sauce and stir well.
7. Add taco seasoning and mix well. Let simmer for about 15 minutes.
8. In the slow cooker add about a quarter of the meat mixture.
10. Mix the cheeses together and sprinkle over the tortilla.
11. Repeat starting with the beef mixture until you have used up all of the meat mixture.
12. Cook on high for 3 – 4 hours or low for 7 – 8 hours.
13. Cut the slow cooker Mexican into wedges.
14. Serve with salad and enjoy!
- 500 grams beef mince (ground beef)
- 1 onion
- 1 red capsicum
- 1 green capsicum
- 2 carrots
- olive oil
- 410 grams diced tomatoes
- 1 packet Taco Seasoning Mix
- 500 mls pasta sauce
- 2 cups grated tasty cheese
- 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
- 5 tortillas
- Grate carrot, chop capsicums and onions.
- Heat oil in large frying pan. Once at a medium heat fry onion for a few minutes until soft.
- Add meat to the pan and brown meat, ensuring that it is completely broken up.
- Once meat is cooked, stir in capsicums and carrot. Cook for few minutes until temperature has reached medium again.
- Add tomatoes and stir well.
- Add pasta sauce and stir well.
- Add taco seasoning and mix well. Let simmer for about 15 minutes.
- In the slow cooker add about a quarter of the meat mixture.
- Place tortilla on top.
- Mix the cheeses together and sprinkle over the tortilla.
- Repeat starting with the beef mixture until you have used up all of the meat mixture.
- Cook on high for 3 - 4 hours or low for 7 - 8 hours.
- Cut the slow cooker Mexican into wedges.
- Serve with salad and enjoy!
Our Family Monthly Menu Plan.
Our monthly plan for the week:
Day Meal Type | Sat Self Serve | Sun Meat and Veg | Mon Slow Cooker | Tue Soup | Wed Left Overs | Thu Bulk | Fri Fun Night |
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Week Starting: 20th Oct | Sweet Chilli Chicken Wraps | Chicken Schnitzel and Steamed Veg Baking: Banana and Oat Muffins | Slow Cooker Bolognaise | Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup | Left Overs | Roast Vegetable Lasagne | Chicken Wings, Baked Potatoes and Corn |
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- Create weekly menu plans quickly, choosing as many meals per day as you would like to plan for.
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The most popular recipes from the blog have been included and more will be added on a weekly basis. The app will notify you when new recipes have been added, so you will be able to deliver plenty of variety in your family’s menu plans. Each recipe lists the ingredients required, easy to follow instructions and a photo from the blog.
Do you have a Mexican style meal you cook in the slow cooker?