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One Pot Baked Beef

and Barbecue Beans

Beef up your winter menu
Ingredients
As the winter chill sets in, there’s nothing quite like cosying up with your loved ones
Serves 2 over a comforting, hearty meal.

400 g beef mince Chef Matt Conquest says his One Pot Baked Beef and Barbecue Beans recipe is the
perfect solution. The dish is not only simple to whip up but packs a healthy punch,
1 medium onion, diced
delivering a satisfying kick of spices to tantalise your taste buds. Best of all, using
1 green capsicum, diced just one pot saves on the washing up too!
1 tsp herb and garlic
seasoning Method

4 slices bacon, chopped 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
and pan cooked until crisp
2. In a heavy bottom, oven-safe pot (like a Dutch oven) over medium heat,
1 can beans, Matt add ground beef, onion, capsicum, garlic seasoning. Cook until the mince is
recommends a Mexican browned. Drain the excess liquid.
three-bean mix
3. Add cooked bacon crumbles, beans, spice mix and barbecue sauce. Stir to
½ cup barbecue sauce incorporate all ingredients either in the oven-safe pot or in a baking dish.

1 tbsp Mexican spice or 4. Cover and bake for 40 minutes in the centre of the oven. When it’s done, the
USA-style spice mix beans should be hot and bubbly and thickened.
5. Serve warm with salad and fresh crusty bread.
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