Chilli Con Carne Recipe

Chilli Con Carne Recipe

It's a Mexican classic - here is my really easy Chilli Con Carne Recipe made with Beef and Kidney Beans. This goes great with baked potato or rice.

  Serves: 4 | Prep time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 45 minutes. 265 Calories & 12g fat per serving.

Directions

  1. Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic then fry with a little oil for 5 minutes in a large casserole dish.
  2. Now add the chilli powder, cumin, cinnamon and minced beef - frying until the minced beef has browned.
  3. Stir in the chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, oregano, stock cube and some seasoning.
  4. Top the chilli up with some boiling water and leave to simmer with the lid on for 20 minutes.
  5. After 20 minutes, drain and wash the kidney beans then stir into the chilli. Leave to simmer for a further 10 minutes with the lid off.
  6. After 10 minutes and once the sauce has thickened, remove from the heat, place the lid on and leave to rest for 15 minutes. Then the chilli con carne is ready to serve.

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Recipe Ingredients

  • 500g Minced Beef
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 1 tbsp Oregano
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 Tin Chopped Tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp Tomato Puree
  • 1 Tin Kidney Beans
  • 1 Beef Stock Cube
  • Olive Oil (to fry)
  • Salt & Pepper
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