Serbian Ground Beef, Veggie, and Potato Bake

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef 

1 tablespoon olive oil 

1 green bell pepper, chopped 

1 onion, chopped 

1 carrot, shredded

 2 celery stalks, chopped 

1/2 tablespoon paprika 

1/2 teaspoon salt 

3/4 teaspoon black pepper 

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper 

1 pinch ground cinnamon 

1 pinch ground cloves 1/4 cup water 

1/8 cup red wine 

1 cube beef bouillon 

2 tablespoons half-and-half 

2 potatoes, peeled and sliced

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a casserole dish.

In a skillet over medium heat, cook the beef until evenly brown. 

Remove beef from skillet, reserving juices, and set aside. 

Mix in the olive oil, and saute the green pepper, onion, carrot, and celery until tender.

Return beef to the skillet, and season with paprika, salt, black pepper, red pepper, cinnamon, and cloves. 

Stir in the water and red wine until heated through. 

Dissolve the beef bouillon cube into the mixture.

Remove skillet from heat, and mix in the half-and-half.

Layer the bottom of the prepared casserole dish with enough potato slices to cover. 

Place the beef and vegetable mixture over the potatoes, and top with remaining potatoes.

Cook, covered, 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the potatoes are tender.

Source: http://allrecipes.com/recipe

Chilli beef quesadillas

Ingredients Nutrition
 400g beef mince
 1 tablespoon smoked paprika or
 35g pkt taco seasoning
 400g can chopped tomatoes
 1 tablespoon olive oil
 8 x 15cm-diameter flour tortillas
 1/2 cup (40g) grated cheddar cheese
 2 ripe avocados, halved, stoned, peeled, coarsely chopped
 1/4 cup coriander leaves
 Sour cream, to serve
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1. Step 1
   Heat a non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add beef and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up any lumps, for 5 minutes or until the mince changes colour. Add paprika and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until combined. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until combined and thickened slightly. Set aside for 5 minutes to cool.
2. Step 2
   Preheat oven to 120°C. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add a tortilla and spoon over one-quarter of the mince mixture. Sprinkle with one-quarter of the cheese and top with a tortilla. Use a spatula to press tortilla down. Cook for 1 minute or until golden. Turn quesadilla over and cook for a further 1 minute or until golden. Transfer to an oven tray and place in oven to keep warm. Repeat with remaining oil, tortillas, mince and cheese.
3. Step 3
   Meanwhile, combine the avocado and coriander leaves in a small bowl. Cut each quesadilla into wedges. Place on serving plates, dollop with sour cream and top with avocado mixture. Serve immediately.
4. Source by:http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/20488/chilli+beef+quesadillas?ref=collections,beef-recipes