Ground beef with potatoes, Mexican style

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🌶️ Ground Beef with Potatoes & Mexican Chiles

A spicy, saucy, high-protein meal prep for 3 days.

🛒 Ingredients (for 4 servings – scaled for 3-day meal prep below)

• 500 g ground beef (10–15% fat)
• 2 medium potatoes, diced
• 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 ancho chile
• 1 guajillo chile
• 1 chipotle in adobo + 1 tsp adobo sauce
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp oregano
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt & pepper
• 1 tbsp oil

🔥 FULL RECIPE (4 servings)

1. Chile Sauce

1. Remove stems/seeds from ancho & guajillo.
2. Toast 10–15 sec each side.
3. Soak in hot water 10 min.
4. Blend with:
   • garlic
   • chipotle + adobo
   • cumin, oregano, paprika
   • 1 cup water/stock
   • pinch salt
   • optional 1 tsp vinegar/lime
5. Strain if you want it smoother.

2. Cook the Dish

1. Brown beef in oil.
2. Add onion → cook 3–4 min.
3. Add garlic → 30 sec.
4. Add potatoes → cook 5 min.
5. Add tomatoes → soften 3–5 min.
6. Add chile sauce + bay leaf.
7. Simmer 20–25 min until potatoes are tender.
8. Adjust salt, acidity, or thickness.

🍱 MEAL PREP FOR 3 DAYS

3 meals = 3 servings

Scale the recipe as:

• Ground beef: 375 g
• Potatoes: 1.5 medium
• Tomatoes: 2 medium
• Onion: ¾ medium
• Garlic: 1.5 cloves
• Ancho: ¾ chile
• Guajillo: ¾ chile
• Chipotle: ¾ pepper + ¾ tsp adobo
• Spices reduced proportionally
• Oil: 0.75 tbsp

Storage

• Store in 3 airtight containers.
• Keeps 4–5 days refrigerated.
• Freezes well up to 2 months.

Reheat

• Microwave 2–3 minutes with the lid slightly open.
• Add a splash of water if too thick.

⚡ Nutrition (per serving – 3-day plan)

Approximate values:

Assumptions: 12% fat beef, 125 g beef/serving, ½ potato, ~⅔ tomato, small amount oil.

Total per day = 390 kcal (per meal).
Total for 3 days = 1170 kcal.

🛒 Grocery List (for 3-day meal prep)

Produce

• 2 medium potatoes
• 2 medium tomatoes
• 1 medium onion
• 1 small garlic bulb
• 1 lime (optional)

Meat

• 400 g ground beef (closest package size)

Dried Chiles

• 1 ancho chile
• 1 guajillo chile
• 1 small can chipotle in adobo

Pantry

• Cumin
• Oregano (preferably Mexican)
• Smoked paprika
• Bay leaves
• Salt & pepper
• Cooking oil