Chilli non carne with sweetcorn salsa

Chilli non carne with sweetcorn salsa

This plant-powered dish is packed with portobello mushrooms, red kidney beans and lentils, while our bespoke spice mix brings the heat. Top things off (and cool things down) with a super-easy sweetcorn, green pepper and coriander salsa. Served with brown rice, it’s guaranteed to send hunger packing.

Plants 8 SWK: Source of protein SWK: High fibre

Serving size

Cook time: 35 mins
Cuisine: Mexican
Food group: Vegan
Allergens: Celery

Cooking Instructions

The protein cooking time listed in this recipe has been updated.

As of December 2025, we’ve revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

Check out the latest recommended times in our Cooking Guidelines.

Set the rice simmering

  • Cook the rice in boiling water for 25-30 mins, then drain.

Ace the base!

  • Meanwhile, peel and finely dice the onions, then cut the mushrooms into ½cm-thick slices.
  • Spritz a large non-stick saucepan with cooking spray and put it over a high heat. Fry the mushrooms for 5 mins.
  • Add three-quarters of the onions and fry for 5 mins.

Mix your salsa

  • At the same time, deseed and finely dice the pepper, and finely chop the coriander. Drain the sweetcorn.
  • In a small bowl, mix the remaining onion with half the pepper, half the coriander and the sweetcorn.

Simmer the sauce

  • Boil a half-full kettle. Drain and rinse the beans, then peel and crush the garlic.
  • Stir the remaining pepper and the garlic into the mushroom pan and cook for 1 min.
  • Add the beans, half the spice mix sachet (the whole sachet for 4 portions), the lentils and tomato purée. Stir to coat, then add the passata.
  • Crumble in the stock and pour in 350ml boiled water (500ml for 4 portions). Stir well and simmer for 10-12 mins, until the lentils are soft and the sauce has thickened to coat the beans, then lightly season.

Add your final touches

  • Stir the remaining coriander through the chilli non carne, then spoon it over the rice and top with the sweetcorn salsa.

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