Vegetarian Chilli con Carne with Quorn Mince

Name: Vegetarian Chilli con Carne with Quorn Mince
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 medium onion, diced; 1 red pepper, diced; 2 fresh red chillies, diced; 2 cloves of garlic, crushed; ½ tsp smoked paprika; 2 tsp ground cumin; 3 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp chilli powder (optional depending on your heat preference); 400g can chopped tomatoes; 500ml tomato passata; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 1 vegetable stock cube; 400g can kidney beans, drained; 1 tsp brown sugar or 1 small cube plain chocolate (optional); salt to taste (optional); 1 large bunch of fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped

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Vegetarian Chilli con Carne made with meat free Quorn Mince, served in a sauce pan with tortilla chips on the side

A rich, hearty meat free vegetarian chilli recipe packed with flavour. All the taste and kick of a classic chilli con carne, but with fewer calories and less saturated fat. What's not to love?

Mexican Mince Healthy Options Quick & Easy

Serves 4

30 mins

Easy

20 g fibre
(Per serving)

14 g protein
(Per serving)

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Made with Quorn Mince

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Low in Fat

Good Source of protein

Good source of fibre

Ingredients

300g Quorn Mince
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 red pepper, diced
2 fresh red chillies, diced
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
½ tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp ground cumin
3 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp chilli powder (optional depending on your heat preference)
400g can chopped tomatoes
500ml tomato passata
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 vegetable stock cube
400g can kidney beans, drained
1 tsp brown sugar or 1 small cube plain chocolate (optional)
salt to taste (optional)
1 large bunch of fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped

Method

Pre -heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the onion for 5-6 minutes or until beginning to soften. Add the red pepper and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes. Add the chillies, garlic and spices and cook for a further 2 minutes stirring continuously
Stir in the chopped tomatoes, passata, tomato puree and crumble over the stock cube and bring to a gentle simmer for 8 minutes stirring occasionally. Stir in the kidney beans, sugar or chocolate if using and Quorn Soy Free, Meat Free Mince, cook over a gentle heat for a further 10 minutes. Season to taste
Stir in the chopped coriander and serve with rice, jacket potatoes or with nachos

Chefs tip

Adding beans like kidney beans or black beans to Quorn Mince helps to bulk out dishes to make your ingredients go even further. You could also add some greens to this dish by stirring in a couple of handfuls of fresh or frozen spinach leaves!