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Chilli con Carne

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Chilli con Carne

A classic Tex-Mex beef chilli with kidney beans, cumin, smoked paprika and dark chocolate. Stirring in the chocolate right at the end rounds out the chilli's depth without making it taste sweet.

Total time
50 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
40 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
American

Ingredients

700gbeef mince
1large onion, diced
4 clovesgarlic, minced
1large red pepper, diced
2 tspcumin
2 tspsmoked paprika
1 tspchilli powder
1 tsporegano
1 tindiced tomatoes
1 tinkidney beans, drained
2 tbsptomato paste
1/2 cupbeef stock
30gdark chocolate, finely chopped
sour cream, rice or cornbreadto serve

Instructions

1

Brown beef. Add onion, garlic and pepper, cook 5 minutes.

2

Add all spices, tomato paste, tomatoes and stock. Simmer 20 minutes.

3

Add beans and chocolate. Simmer 15 more minutes. Season.

4

Serve with rice, cornbread or corn chips and sour cream.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
541
Protein
48.2g
Fat
33.8g
Carbs
13.6g
Fiber
3.7g
Sodium
240mg

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