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cool mexican bean wraps
© David Loftus

cool mexican bean wraps

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In a little oil, gently fry the onion for 10 minutes. Then add the garlic and chili powder. Add the tomato puree, the drained kidney beans and the tins of tomatoes with their juice. Cook for 10 minutes until the juice has reduced, then add salt to taste. This is your filling.

In a separate saucepan, fry the peppers in a little oil and set aside. Divide the filling mixture in half, then blitz one half, using a hand blender, to form the bean paste.
Add the peppers to the other half of the filling.

Spread the tortillas with the warm bean paste, then add a serving spoon of the filling and sprinkle with cheese (remember to omit the cheese for vegans). Roll up the tortillas and place on the greased baking tins. Cover with a lid and heat through in a preheated oven on 200°C/400°F/gas 6 for about 20 minutes.

Serve with a mixed leaf salad or a cucumber and mint salad.

ingredients


• vegetable oil or olive oil
• 1 onion, peeled and sliced
• 1 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed
• a pinch of chili powder
• 1 teaspoon tomato puree
• 480g tinned red kidney beans, drained and washed
• 150g tinned tomatoes
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• ½ green pepper, sliced
• ½ red pepper, sliced
• 5 large flour tortillas
• 150g cheese, grated

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1. by emma on Sun 25 Mar 2012 @ 17:08

loved this! so simple and makes a nice change from the wraps I usually make.<br />

2. by Poppy on Mon 13 Feb 2012 @ 15:53

There aren't enough vegetarian recipes on cooking programmes, but Jame has done a great job of suggesting some quick, easy & tasty recipes, like this one. My tip is to add a dollop of a spicy BBQ sauce, like Reggae Reggae, to give it an extra kick. Keep up the good work Jamie!

3. by Nicky on Wed 26 Oct 2011 @ 18:49

Absolutely AMAZING! Served them with Jamie's guacamole from his "chargrilled squid with guacamole" recipe.

4. by Nee on Tue 31 May 2011 @ 18:59

These wraps were a relevation! I even served them up at a dinner party and were a great hit - absolutely delicious. I added more chili (and half the beans - that's all I had!). Looking forward to making them again. Thanks Jamie!

5. by Keleigh on Mon 14 Mar 2011 @ 13:35

These are delicious!

6. by angela on Thu 25 Feb 2010 @ 12:35

i tried out this recipe, but as we don't have an oven i had to change a few things.
so instead of putting it into the oven with the cheese, i made quesadillas instead (in the pan). at the table we just opened the hot quesadiaals and put the still hot paste inside. it was delicious.
and as my blender died on me a while ago, i just mushed half of the beans with a fork which was even better for us, as our 3 year old doen't like mushy food...

thanks for the great recipe!

7. by Mike F on Sat 14 Nov 2009 @ 19:15

Can't thank you enough for all you do.

This just succeeded big-time with finicky 11-year-old (I got him to try it by involving him in the filling-and-folding part). Then I borrowed an idea from a "Ministry of Food" DVD (chicken with posh crispy ham), and piled the mixed leaf salad on top on the serving plate, drizzling with a bit of dressing.

8. by Lulu on Wed 02 Sep 2009 @ 16:28

This is the first time I have ever looked at a message board and what a load of rubbish. Does anyone speak English, does anyone have anything sensible to say? Why bother posting this incomprehensible stuff.
If anyone is remotely interested I enjoyed the program last night

9. by charlotte shemmings on Thu 11 Dec 2008 @ 15:19

you are a good cook and your food is great x

10. by Anna on Sun 19 Oct 2008 @ 03:31

those are some funny (and sad) comments, especially given the sleek, artfully done and well writen website. I think someone is jealous because he's not a young successful-sensitive-good-looking-rich-genuinely-talented-yet-not-overly pompous guy.

11. by Felicity Penwill on Thu 16 Oct 2008 @ 14:00

Does nobody check that responses are appropriate before they are posted live on the website?

12. by Loos on Mon 13 Oct 2008 @ 15:20

who wansth meetbawlsth?

13. by sammy on Mon 06 Oct 2008 @ 09:29

he is a good cook

14. by claudia on Wed 01 Oct 2008 @ 14:33


hii i loved the food

15. by bob on Wed 01 Oct 2008 @ 14:27

how long does it take to cook and prepare

16. by Becks on Tue 24 Jun 2008 @ 10:11

Fantastic recipe, absolutely delicious! I halved the amounts and made more than enough for me and my fella to have a filling, healthy tea - spot on.

17. by ingrid on Mon 02 Jun 2008 @ 07:00

sounds good but not authentic

pinto beans are what we use in Mexico, if you are not vegetarian (and most Mexicans are not), they are fried in lard if you are, vegetable oil gives this a more authentic taste because it doesn't have that oddness that olive oil has. when using a flour tortilla, the bean paste is made into a burrito, rice and sometimes guacamole or sour cream is added with tomatillo sauce. to make this into a genuine taco use a corn tortilla and tomatillo sauce on top.

18. by stijn on Tue 27 May 2008 @ 12:13

we had to choose a recipe for health and social education and we chose your recipe because your recipes rock! Stijn, jonas and MarC

19. by leanne on Tue 20 May 2008 @ 18:46

excellent recipe!! keep up the good work and keep up with the vegetarian ideas xx

20. by Veronica on Sat 15 Mar 2008 @ 22:04

Awesome recipe! I used half black beans half kidney, and used a good amount of cilantro for the paste and it was a huge hit! Thanks Jamie

21. by AlexSmith on Sat 02 Feb 2008 @ 10:40

My meals mainly consist of meat dishes but this is completely my taste its great, thanks Jamie.

22. by erin on Wed 23 Jan 2008 @ 09:15

Nice one Jamie. Loving the veggie recipes. Wish I could get my college to make some.

23. by Fiona van genderen on Tue 15 Jan 2008 @ 18:34

Love the recpies, but sometimes it is hard to find the ingredients here in Holland. What can you reccomen for two lively boys, who can be fussy? one is 21 mths and the other is 5.

24. by Amanda on Thu 27 Sep 2007 @ 04:32

Absolutely delicious - keep coming up with simple and tasty meals for us vegetarians :) A big fan!!!

25. by dawn on Wed 26 Sep 2007 @ 20:03

cool bloke,fantastic food that just makes me want to cook it!! Keep up the good work Jamie!!! The best!!!

26. by helen on Fri 21 Sep 2007 @ 09:27

hey the mexican beans reipe is nice but can you cook gambian food Jamie? its so nice try domada if you can xx

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