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Chilli con carne

A no-fuss dish perfect for a cosy night in. Ours includes chorizo for an extra spicy kick

A no-fuss dish perfect for a cosy night in. Ours includes chorizo for an extra spicy kick

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Cooking Time

Cook: 45 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 6

Cooking Time

Price: £1.22 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 389g serving contains

Energy
619kj
148kcal
15%
Fat
3.5g
Low
20%
Saturates
0.4g
Low
27%
Sugars
9.3g
Med
13%
Salt
1.56g
High
22%
2
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
159kj/38kcal

Ingredients

1 tbsp sunflower oil

1 red onion, thinly chopped

1/2 x 130g pack Chosen by you Diced Spanish Chorizo

420g pack British Selection Lean Beef Mince

4 level tsp hot chilli powder

1 beef stock cube, dissolved in 100ml water

150g carrots, diced

2 tbsp tomato ketchup

1 level tsp sugar

390g carton Chosen by you Chopped Tomatoes with Chilli & Peppers

400g can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed

2 red peppers, de-seeded and diced

2 level tsp cornflour

Method

1
Heat the oil in a large pan. Cook the onion and the chorizo until the onion is soft and the chorizo starts to crisp.
2
Add the mince and cook until it browns, stirring all the time to break up any clumps of meat.
3
Stir in the chilli powder. Add the beef stock, carrots, tomato ketchup, sugar and tomatoes. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4
Add the kidney beans to the pan along with the diced red peppers. Cover and simmer for another 10 minutes.
5
Mix the cornflour with 1 tbsp cold water and stir in. Simmer for 2 minutes. Serve with rice or as a baked potato topping.