cheesy nachos and rice
400 g lean minced beef
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 red pepper, diced finely
400 g orzo pasta (or rice)
400 ml passata
350 ml chicken stock
1 tbsp sriracha (sriracha is hot sauce – any spicy sauce will do)
160 g reduced fat cheddar
1 pinch chilli flakes
1 pinch paprika
1 pinch onion granules
10 cherry tomatoes, quartered
8 olives, halved
30 g bag of Doritos
1 bunch chives or spring onions

 

add a little oil to a large frying pan and put on a medium-high heat
add the mince and onions and cook until the mince has browned
add the garlic and pepper and continue cooking for about 3 more minutes
reduce the heat to medium-low and add the orzo to the pan, along with the passata, chicken stock, sriracha, chilli flakes, paprika and onion granules and stir well
cook for about 12-15 minutes until the orzo has absorbed the liquid, stirring occasionally
remove from the heat – take three quarters of the cheese and stir it through the dinner, and then sprinkle over the top the remainder of the cheese, chopped tomatoes, olives, chopped chives/spring onions and crushed doritos (and anything else you’re using)
heat the grill to high and pop the frying pan underneath – you want it under for just a few minutes to melt the cheese (keep an eye on if it has a plastic handle)
serve!