One Pan Mexican Mince and Rice

This one-pan Mexican mince and rice meal is a favourite of my families. A favourite of mine too, mainly because it all cooks in one pan.

Actually hang on there are a few other reasons why I like this one-pan Mexican mince and rice recipe, besides the fact that it all cooks in one pan. I also like it because I can cook once but have enough for 2 slightly different meals. On the first night, I serve the Mexican mince and rice dish in a bowl with perhaps some guacamole. For night 2, I serve it as a filling for wraps, if we have eaten more than half on night one, then I bulk it out a bit with beans. My kids don’t mind black beans mixed into it.

So that’s 2 reasons I like this recipe, the third reason I like this recipe is because it is loaded with veggies, loads, and loads of veggies go into this one-pan Mexican mince and rice dish and my kiddos still gobble it down!

The big secret for upping the veggie content of this recipe is a savoury smoothie I make using tinned tomatoes and spinach! I use this trick along with a few others in my ultimate hidden vegetable lasagne Can you see all those veggies in the picture below, all of them end up cooked into this dish.

This one-pan mexican mince and rice dish are part of my allergy-friendly recipe collection, these recipes are free from the top 8 food allergens: Dairy, wheat, egg, soy, peanut, tree nuts, fish & crustaceans

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One-Pan Mexican Mince and Rice

Author Stacey

Yield 2 Family Meals

Ingredients

• 1 large Onion
• 500g mince
• Mexican seasoning 
• 2 carrots (200g)
• 2 x 400g cans tomatoes
• 1/2 bag of spinach, 80g (you can use frozen too)
• 1 Cup rice
• 1 Cup water
• 1 Cup Corn (frozen totally fine)

Instructions

1.  Saute onion, add mince and seasoning, cook until browned
2. add grated carrots, cook for a bit while you do the next step
3. Take 1 can of tomatoes and the spinach, blend them ie make a savory smoothie with them, (yes it will look gross but trust me)
4. Add the smoothie to the pan
5. Add the other can of tomatoes to the pan
6. Stir
7. Add the rice and water
8. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes
9. Add the corn
10. Cover and simmer for another 5-10 mins, liquid should be absorbed and rice tender

Notes

Serve as is, maybe with some guacamole, and salsa on topSave the leftovers. Serve the leftovers  as a wrap, with salad fillings, you can bulk it our further with beans if you ate a bit much the first night