Name: Tacos with Chili Beans
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 brown onion, finely chopped; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 800 g kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 400 g black beans, rinsed and drained; 600 g Mutti Polpa Finely Chopped Tomatoes; 1 tablespoon oregano leaves; 1 red chilli, chopped; pinch of salt; 2 limes; handful of shredded red cabbage; handful of coriander; handful of fresh Basil; Soft tacos

Tacos with Chili Beans

Easy

20m

Ingredients

For the chilli beans
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 brown onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, crushed
800 g kidney beans, rinsed and drained
400 g black beans, rinsed and drained
600 g Mutti Polpa Finely Chopped Tomatoes
1 tablespoon oregano leaves
1 red chilli, chopped
pinch of salt
To serve
2 limes
handful of shredded red cabbage
handful of coriander
handful of fresh Basil
Soft tacos

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Method

1

Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook for 3 minutes or until the onion softens.
2

Add the Mutti Finely Chopped Tomatoes, the beans, the oregano, and the chili to the pan and stir until well combined. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes. Leave to cool slightly.
3

Heat up tacos in the microwave for ten seconds. Top with chilli beans, red cabbage, basil, coriander and a squeeze of lime juice.
4

Serve tacos with chili beans.

How to make homemade Taco Tortillas

For an extra homemade touch, prepare your own corn tortillas.

Ingredients for about 8 tortillas

150 g masa harina (nixtamalized corn flour)
180–200 ml warm water
¼ teaspoon salt

Method

Mix the ingredients in a bowl, then gradually add the warm water until a soft, smooth dough forms. Divide into 8 balls and flatten into thin rounds. Cook in a hot, dry frying pan for 30–60 seconds per side until lightly coloured and cooked through, then keep warm in a clean tea towel until ready to fill.