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Ultimate chilli con carne
Everyone needs a definitive chilli recipe up their sleeve, and this is yours. It contains all the usual suspects, including beef mince, a chilli spice blend, kidney beans, tomatoes and a bed of fluffy basmati rice, plus a chunky baby tomato, red onion and coriander salsa to take it to the next level.
SWK: Source of fibre
SWK: High protein
Plants 5
highly rated
Serving size
Ingredients
- 2 garlic clove
- 230g red kidney beans (Rehydrated red kidney beans, water, salt.)
- 250g beef mince (5% fat or less)
- 1 beef stock cube (use half) (Celery) (sea salt, potato starch* , palm oil* , vegetables* 4.8% (onions* 4%, carrots* 0.5%, mushrooms* 0.3%), sugar*, natural flavour caramelised* , yeast extract, beef powder* 1.5%, beef* 1.2%, spices and herbs* (parsley* , black pepper* , rosemary*, garlic*, turmeric*, bay leaves*) * Organic ingredients)
- 400g chopped tomatoes (Chopped tomatoes 65%, tomato juice, acidity regulator: citric acid.)
- 1 onion
- 1 pepper
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 140g basmati rice
- 1 unwaxed lime
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 2 tsp chilli con carne spice mix (Paprika, Chilli Powder, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cumin, Garlic, Fenugreek, Oregano, Sea Salt)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 658
Protein: 45g
Carbs: 101g
Fat: 8.8g
Ingredients
- 400g chopped tomatoes (Chopped tomatoes 65%, tomato juice, acidity regulator: citric acid.)
- 280g basmati rice
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 200g baby tomatoes
- 2 onion
- 2 pepper
- 3 garlic clove
- 1 unwaxed lime
- 230g red kidney beans (Rehydrated red kidney beans, water, salt.)
- 500g beef mince (5% fat or less)
- 4 tsp chilli con carne spice mix (Paprika, Chilli Powder, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cumin, Garlic, Fenugreek, Oregano, Sea Salt)
- 4 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 beef stock cube (Celery) (sea salt, potato starch* , palm oil* , vegetables* 4.8% (onions* 4%, carrots* 0.5%, mushrooms* 0.3%), sugar*, natural flavour caramelised* , yeast extract, beef powder* 1.5%, beef* 1.2%, spices and herbs* (parsley* , black pepper* , rosemary*, garlic*, turmeric*, bay leaves*) * Organic ingredients)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 570
Protein: 40g
Carbs: 88g
Fat: 8.1g
Ultimate chilli con carne
Everyone needs a definitive chilli recipe up their sleeve, and this is yours. It contains all the usual suspects, including beef mince, a chilli spice blend, kidney beans, tomatoes and a bed of fluffy basmati rice, plus a chunky baby tomato, red onion and coriander salsa to take it to the next level.
Cook time:
30 mins
Cuisine:
Mexican
Food group:
Beef
Cooking Instructions
Prep & soften the veg
- Peel and finely dice the onions, deseed the peppers and dice into 2cm squares, and peel and crush the garlic.
- Spritz a non-stick saucepan with cooking spray and put it over a medium-high heat. Tip in three-quarters of the onions, the peppers and garlic and cook for 6-8 mins.
Stir up the chilli
- Drain and rinse the beans.
- Add the mince, spice mix and tomato purée to the pan and cook for 3-4 mins, stirring and breaking up the mince with a wooden spoon, until browned all over.
- Crumble in the stock, add the chopped tomatoes and 100ml water (150ml for 4 portions) and stir well. Tip in the beans, lightly season and simmer for 8-10 mins until slightly thickened.
Boil the rice
- At the same time, cook the rice in boiling water for 10-12 mins, then drain.
Itʼs salsa time!
- Meanwhile, zest the lime, roughly chop the coriander, and halve the tomatoes.
- In a small bowl, combine the zest, coriander and tomatoes. Squeeze in the juice from half the lime (to taste) and tip in the remaining onion.
Finish & serve
- Cut the unsqueezed lime half into wedges.
- Make a bed of rice and spoon over the chilli, then serve with the tomato salsa and the lime wedges.