Surely every family has their own recipe for chilli con carne?
It’s one of those meals, that takes little time or fuss to prepare, but pleases everyone.
Just in case you don’t, here’s ours:
Chilli con carne: (Serves 3-4)
500g lean minced beef
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 clove garlic, minced or finely chopped
1 lg or 2 small onions, peeled and finely chopped
1 – 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
1 – 410g tin of red kidney beans, drained
1-2 handfuls frozen corn or 1 small tin
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 level teaspoon of salt
freshly ground black pepper
between 1 pinch and 1 tsp of chilli flakes (depending how hot you like it!)
Basmati rice- 100g raw weight, per person.
1. Fry the onion, garlic and peppers in the vegetable oil until softened.
2. Add the minced beef and continue frying until no trace of pink remains-
3. Add the kidney beans, tomatoes, puree, corn, salt, pepper and chilli flakes and simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Meanwhile measure out 100g per person raw weight Basmati rice, steam or boil until cooked to perfection.
5. Feed the hungry hordes, then marvel at yourself how clever you are making such a filling, tasty meal which includes a good few portions of their 8-a-day!
At Anna’s Kitchen Table 
That looks delicious, we usually eat our version with corn chips!
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Glad I'm here first,Anna, since this is a dish I've been craving for a while!Nutricious AND delicious all at once!!Actually, the more hot pepper flakes, the better!Thanks for posting!
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Glad I'm here first,Anna, since this is a dish I've been craving for a while!Nutricious AND delicious all at once!!Actually, the more hot pepper flakes, the better!Thanks for posting!
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Your chilli looks fantastic! It's bursting with colour and would definitely be a crowd pleaser 😀
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Hi AnnaYour chilli looks fantastic, one of my favourite meals 🙂
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I love Chilli Con Carne! I have my favourite recipe but recently tried a WW recipe and loved it :)Your chilli looks gorgeous!Mariax
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Oh, I definitely want to eat a chilli right now. You're right, there must be a huge number of family chilli recipes out there. Mine's pretty close to yours without the corn (interesting) but with a dash or two of Worcestershire Sauce and plenty of cumin.
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That's funny! I actually almost added cumin and Worcester sauce to mine too yesterday!
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looks great this is a dish I need to make more
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What delicious and yummy recipe Anna!, xgloria
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I am glad to see someone else enjoying their chili with rice. Most people here eat it with chips or cornbread but I opine that rice is the absolute perfect accompaniment.
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It looks so good, Anna. Another one to try.x
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