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Best Chilli Con Carne
Photo: Lily Banse

Best Chilli Con Carne

14 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes

A practiced and perfected easy recipe for chilli con carne.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

454
Calories
29g
Protein
30g
Fat
18g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Red Kidney Bean not in our table 0
Water 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

  • 500g lean minced beef
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, stalk removed
  • 1 pepper, green or red, chopped
  • 1 red chilli, chopped, seeds removed
  • 1 tin of red kidney beans, strained
  • 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tsp hot chilli powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 stock cubes, beef or vegetable
  • 1/4 tube of tomato puree
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 2 tsp water

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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