Dorito Crumb Taco Mac & Cheese by @veryhungrygreek

20 min

2 servings

🥩

230 g

Lean beef mince

🧅

75 g

Onion

🫑

75 g

Red pepper

🌮

15 g

Taco seasoning

🍅

100 g

Passata

🍲

1

Beef stock cube

🧈

14 g

Light butter

🌾

8 g

Plain flour

🥛

200 ml

Semi skimmed milk

🧀

30 g

Light cheese

🍝

100 g

Dry macaroni

🧀

50 g

Mexican cheddar cheese

🌶️

5 g

Chilli heatwave Doritos

🫗

1 ml

Oil spray

  1. Dice
    • onion
    • red bell pepper

    Finely dice the onion and red bell pepper.

  2. Cook
    • dry macaroni

    Cook the dry macaroni in boiling water until just tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.

  3. Drain
    • dry macaroni

    Drain the cooked macaroni thoroughly and set it aside.

  4. Spray
    • cooking oil spray
    • lean beef mince

    Spray the frying pan with cooking oil spray and fry the lean beef mince over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes until browned.

  5. Mince
    • lean beef mince
    • onion
    • red bell pepper

    Push the browned lean beef mince to one side of the frying pan and fry the diced onion and red bell pepper for 2 to 3 minutes until softened.

  6. Stir
    • taco seasoning
    • passata
    • beef stock cube

    Stir 2 teaspoons of taco seasoning, the passata, and the crumbled beef stock cube into the beef mixture.

  7. Cook
    • lean beef mince
    • onion
    • red bell pepper

    Cook the beef mixture over high heat for 1 minute, stirring, until thick and sticky.

  8. Melt
    • light butter

    Melt the light butter in the small saucepan over medium heat.

  9. Stir
    • light butter
    • plain flour

    Stir the plain flour into the melted light butter to form a smooth roux.

  10. Whisk
    • semi-skimmed milk
    • plain flour
    • light butter

    Whisk in a small splash of semi-skimmed milk until the roux thickens.

  11. Whisk
    • semi-skimmed milk
    • plain flour
    • light butter

    Gradually whisk in the remaining semi-skimmed milk, adding more only after the sauce thickens, until smooth.

  12. Stir
    • light cheese
    • taco seasoning
    • semi-skimmed milk

    Stir the light cheese and the remaining 1 teaspoon of taco seasoning into the béchamel until melted.

  13. Fold
    • dry macaroni
    • light cheese
    • taco seasoning

    Fold the drained dry macaroni into the cheesy béchamel sauce until evenly coated.

  14. Stir
    • lean beef mince
    • onion
    • red bell pepper

    Stir the sticky taco beef mixture through the macaroni and cheese.

  15. Divide
    • lean beef mince
    • onion
    • red bell pepper

    Divide the taco macaroni mixture between 2 oven-safe bowls.

  16. Sprinkle
    • Mexican cheddar cheese

    Sprinkle the Mexican cheddar cheese over both bowls.

  17. Grill
    • Mexican cheddar cheese

    Grill the bowls for 2 to 3 minutes until the Mexican cheddar cheese has melted and browned lightly.

  18. Crumble
    • Chilli Heatwave Doritos

    Crumble the Chilli Heatwave Doritos over the hot mac and cheese immediately before serving.

Dorito Crumb Taco Mac & Cheese by @veryhungrygreek

20 min

2 servings

🥩

230 g

Lean beef mince

🧅

75 g

Onion

🫑

75 g

Red pepper

🌮

15 g

Taco seasoning

🍅

100 g

Passata

🍲

1

Beef stock cube

🧈

14 g

Light butter

🌾

8 g

Plain flour

🥛

200 ml

Semi skimmed milk

🧀

30 g

Light cheese

🍝

100 g

Dry macaroni

🧀

50 g

Mexican cheddar cheese

🌶️

5 g

Chilli heatwave Doritos

🫗

1 ml

Oil spray

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/18

    Finely dice the onion and red bell pepper.

    🧅onion
    🫑red bell pepper
    🔪chef's knife
    🪵cutting board
  2. Step 2/18

    Cook the dry macaroni in boiling water until just tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.

    🍝dry macaroni
    🍲large saucepan
    🥄wooden spoon
  3. Step 3/18

    Drain the cooked macaroni thoroughly and set it aside.

    🍝dry macaroni
    🧺colander
    🍲large saucepan
  4. Step 4/18

    Spray the frying pan with cooking oil spray and fry the lean beef mince over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes until browned.

    🫗cooking oil spray
    🥩lean beef mince
    🍳frying pan
    🥄wooden spoon
  5. Step 5/18

    Push the browned lean beef mince to one side of the frying pan and fry the diced onion and red bell pepper for 2 to 3 minutes until softened.

    🥩lean beef mince
    🧅onion
    🫑red bell pepper
    🍳frying pan
    🥄wooden spoon
  6. Step 6/18

    Stir 2 teaspoons of taco seasoning, the passata, and the crumbled beef stock cube into the beef mixture.

    🌮taco seasoning
    🍅passata
    🍲beef stock cube
    🥩lean beef mince
    🧅onion
    🫑red bell pepper
    🍳frying pan
    🥄wooden spoon
    🥄measuring spoon
  7. Step 7/18

    Cook the beef mixture over high heat for 1 minute, stirring, until thick and sticky.

    🥩lean beef mince
    🧅onion
    🫑red bell pepper
    🌮taco seasoning
    🍅passata
    🍲beef stock cube
    🍳frying pan
    🥄wooden spoon
  8. Step 8/18

    Melt the light butter in the small saucepan over medium heat.

    🧈light butter
    🍲small saucepan
    🥄wooden spoon
  9. Step 9/18

    Stir the plain flour into the melted light butter to form a smooth roux.

    🧈light butter
    🌾plain flour
    🍲small saucepan
    🥄whisk
  10. Step 10/18

    Whisk in a small splash of semi-skimmed milk until the roux thickens.

    🥛semi-skimmed milk
    🌾plain flour
    🧈light butter
    🍲small saucepan
    🥄whisk
  11. Step 11/18

    Gradually whisk in the remaining semi-skimmed milk, adding more only after the sauce thickens, until smooth.

    🥛semi-skimmed milk
    🌾plain flour
    🧈light butter
    🍲small saucepan
    🥄whisk
  12. Step 12/18

    Stir the light cheese and the remaining 1 teaspoon of taco seasoning into the béchamel until melted.

    🧀light cheese
    🌮taco seasoning
    🥛semi-skimmed milk
    🌾plain flour
    🧈light butter
    🍲small saucepan
    🥄whisk
    🥄measuring spoon
  13. Step 13/18

    Fold the drained dry macaroni into the cheesy béchamel sauce until evenly coated.

    🍝dry macaroni
    🧀light cheese
    🌮taco seasoning
    🥛semi-skimmed milk
    🌾plain flour
    🧈light butter
    🍲large saucepan
    🥄wooden spoon
  14. Step 14/18

    Stir the sticky taco beef mixture through the macaroni and cheese.

    🥩lean beef mince
    🧅onion
    🫑red bell pepper
    🌮taco seasoning
    🍅passata
    🍲beef stock cube
    🍝dry macaroni
    🧀light cheese
    🍲large saucepan
    🥄wooden spoon
  15. Step 15/18

    Divide the taco macaroni mixture between 2 oven-safe bowls.

    🥩lean beef mince
    🧅onion
    🫑red bell pepper
    🍝dry macaroni
    🧀light cheese
    🥣oven-safe bowl
    🥄wooden spoon
  16. Step 16/18

    Sprinkle the Mexican cheddar cheese over both bowls.

    🧀Mexican cheddar cheese
    🥣oven-safe bowl
  17. Step 17/18

    Grill the bowls for 2 to 3 minutes until the Mexican cheddar cheese has melted and browned lightly.

    🧀Mexican cheddar cheese
    🥣oven-safe bowl
  18. Step 18/18

    Crumble the Chilli Heatwave Doritos over the hot mac and cheese immediately before serving.

    🌶️Chilli Heatwave Doritos
    🥣oven-safe bowl

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Meat, Vegetables, Seasonings, Sauces, Fats, Grains, Dairy, Pasta, Snacks

Ingredients

Lean beef mince, Onion, Red pepper, Taco seasoning, Passata, Beef stock cube, Light butter, Plain flour, Semi skimmed milk, Light cheese, Dry macaroni, Mexican cheddar cheese, Chilli heatwave Doritos, Oil spray

Notes

Onion (finely diced), Red pepper (finely diced), Chilli heatwave Doritos (2-3 crisps, crumbled), Oil spray (to fry the onions and peppers)

Allergens

Milk, Gluten, Wheat, Soy

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Calories

598 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 47g, Fat: 21g, Carbohydrates: 59g, Fiber: 4.5g, Sugars: 8g, Saturated fat: 9g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Calcium: 370mg, Iron: 4.5mg, Potassium: 730mg, Sodium: 1200mg

Vitamins

Vitamin A: 190µg, Vitamin C: 42mg, Vitamin B12: 2.2µg, Vitamin D: 1.5µg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

10 minutes

Cooking

10 minutes

Overall

20 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Medium (2/4)

Steps

18 steps

Equipments

Utensils

chef's knife, cutting board, frying pan, small saucepan, large saucepan, whisk, wooden spoon, colander, oven-safe bowl, measuring spoon

Appliances

Stove, Grill

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Occasions

Dinner, Lunch, Meal Prep, Weeknight Meal

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@veryhungrygreek

Origin

Cuisine

Mexican, American, British

Geographic

to inform

Various

Aspect

Texture

Creamy, Cheesy, Tender, Crunchy, Sticky

Flavors

Savory, Spicy, Cheesy, Smoky, Tangy, Beefy

Other

Price

Medium

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 120 min (Do not leave the cooked beef and dairy-based pasta at room temperature for longer than 2 hours.,Discard if left out longer than 2 hours.), fridge : 3 days (Cool promptly and refrigerate in an airtight container.,Store the Doritos separately to preserve their crunch.,Reheat until piping hot throughout before serving.), freezer : 2 months (Freeze in airtight portions without the Doritos topping.,Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.,Add fresh Doritos after reheating.)