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Good old chilli con carne
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Good old chilli con carne

21 ingredients 6 openrecipes
Good old chilli con carne

What a classic this dish is. Most of my mates love the chickpeas, but butter beans or even cubed potatoes will work well in their place. Feel free to pep up this dish with more chilli depending on your taste. This will make enough for six portions, so simply freeze the extra if you're only cooking for four – it's so damn good the next day, even on a jacket potato!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

850
Calories
42g
Protein
32g
Fat
100g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Red Kidney Bean not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 medium onions
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 medium carrots
  • 2 sticks celery
  • 2 red peppers
  • olive oil
  • 1 heaped teaspoon chilli powder
  • 1 heaped teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 heaped teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 400 g tinned chickpeas
  • 400 g tinned red kidney beans
  • 2 x 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
  • 500 g quality minced beef
  • 1 small bunch fresh coriander
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 400 g basmati rice
  • 500 g natural yoghurt
  • 230 g guacamole
  • 1 lime

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By jamieoliver · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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