Hearty beef mince chilli con carne

Hearty beef mince chilli con carne with beef mince, kidney beans, tomatoes, sweetcorn and red pepper – well spiced, warming and easy for every day.

At a glance

• Serves 4
• Prep time: 15 min
• Cooking time: 30 min
• Total time: 45 min
• Calories: 380 kcal per serving
• Protein: 32 g
• Fat: 14 g
• Carbs: 25 g

Ingredients

• 500 g beef mince
• 400 g kidney beans
• 200 g sweetcorn
• 400 g tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 red pepper

Method

You’ll need: saucepan · chopping board · knife · sieve · wooden spoon · ladle

1. Finely chop the onion, garlic and red pepper. Rinse the kidney beans and sweetcorn in a sieve and drain.
2. Heat the olive oil in a large pan and fry the beef mince until crumbly and well browned.
3. Add the onion, garlic and pepper and fry briefly until the vegetables soften slightly and smell fragrant.
4. Stir in the tomatoes and season everything with salt, pepper, paprika and a little chilli. Fold in the kidney beans and sweetcorn.
5. Simmer the chilli gently over a medium heat until it thickens a little and the flavours come together. Stir now and then and season to taste as needed.
6. Serve hot. Fresh parsley or a dollop of natural yoghurt goes well with it if you like it a little milder.

Good to know

There's something unhurried about a one-pot dish like this. It smells of cooking, not of effort. And the next day it often tastes even more rounded.

Swaps

Beef mince → turkey mince (similar protein content); kidney beans → black beans (similar fibre content); sweetcorn → extra red pepper (less starch); olive oil → avocado oil (heat-stable, mainly monounsaturated fatty acids)

Allergens

The dish can be naturally gluten-free as long as all the products are free from additives. Keep the chilli mild for children, and in pregnancy make sure the beef mince is cooked right through and keep to good kitchen hygiene.

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