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Mexican Haystacks is a family friendly meal and allows everyone to customize their dinner to their own individual tastes. It’s also the perfect recipe to feed a crowd.
Why you’ll love this recipe
I love a meal that can be customize to feed lots of different tastes and dietary issues. Mexican Haystacks is one of them! It is an assemble your own meal where you place all the ingredients in individual bowls and then let everyone assemble their haystack the way they like it. This is a great recipe to serve the family, at a family reunion or any crowd!
Ingredients Needed
- Ground Beef. I like to use a 93/7% blend
- Beans. Use kidney beans or black beans or a combination.
- Taco seasoning
- Green chiles
- Tomato sauce
Mexican Haystacks Toppings
- Lime cilantro rice, Mexican rice, white rice, brown rice or quinoa
- Lettuce
- Cheese. Use cheddar cheese or a Mexican Blend.
- Pico de gallo or salsa.
- Green onions
- Black olives
- Avocados or Guacamole
- Sour cream
- Corn chips, tortilla chips or Fritos
How to Make Mexican Haystacks
- Brown hamburger in a large non stick frying pan over medium heat.
- Break meat into small pieces and cook until meat is cooked through. Drain off excess grease.
- Add in taco seasoning, stir to incorporate.
- Add in tomato sauce, green chiles and beans.
- Allow to bubble and stir until it thickens up, about 5 minutes.
How to Assemble
I love a meal that is “build your own.” I put out the ingredients and everyone can build their meal according to their tastes and dietary needs. Mexican Haystacks is the perfect customizable meal. We like to start with a base of rice, add the hamburger/bean mixture, cheese and then any other toppings you like.
What to Do With Leftovers
If you are lucky enough to have leftover Mexican Haystacks, you can serve it as:
- Nachos. Put the meat mixture over tortilla chips, adding cheese and any other leftover toppings you have.
- Tacos. Place the meat mixture in a flour or corn tortilla and top with cheese and other leftover toppings.
- Burritos. Wrap the meat mixture and any desired toppings into a flour tortilla.
Frequently Asked Questions
You could use ground chicken or ground turkey. You could also use this Mexican Chicken or Mexican Beef for the meat layer.
Instead of regular taco seasoning, buy the spicy taco seasoning to add more heat to the dish. You could also add in some chopped jalapeno peppers.
The meat mixture freezes well. Just place in an airtight or a zippered freezer bag and it will keep in the freezer for 3-4 months.
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Mexican Haystacks
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb hamburger 93/7%
- 1 15 oz Southwestern Bean Salad do not drain or a can of kidney beans or black beans
- 1 oz. taco seasoning
- 1 4 oz. can green chiles
- 8 oz. tomato sauce
Toppings
- lime cilantro rice
- lettuce
- cheese
- pico de gallo
- green onions
- black olives
- avocados
- sour cream
Instructions
- Brown hamburger in a large non stick frying pan over medium heat.
- Break meat into small pieces and cook until meat is cooked through. Drain off excess grease.
- Add in taco seasoning, stir to incorporate.
- Add in tomato sauce, green chiles and beans. Allow to bubble and stir until it thickens up, about 5 minutes.
- Serve over rice with a selection of toppings.
Tips & Notes:
Nutrition Facts:
Margo J Rodriguez says
Please do not use white rice in a Mexican meal we use brown rice add frozen peas and carrots to it as it boils with a can of Rotel and boil until the liquid is dissolved. Try it I know you will love it in this recipe.