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Chilli con carne
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Chilli con carne

17 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

This chilli con carne is ready to go in the pan in a flash, then it will bubble away happily until dinner time.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

558
Calories
31g
Protein
35g
Fat
33g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 17 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
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
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Red Kidney Bean not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Nachos 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

  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 500g/1lb 2oz good-quality beef mince
  • 2 onions
  • 2 garlic
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 celery
  • 2 red peppers
  • 1 heaped tsp chilli powder
  • 1 heaped tsp ground cumin
  • 1 heaped tsp ground cinnamon
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 x 400g/14oz can red kidney beans
  • 2 x 400g/14oz cans chopped tomatoes
  • soured cream
  • chopped fresh coriander
  • wedges lime
  • nachos

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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