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Chilli con carne with salsa salad

A terrific one-pot dish paired with a tasty, fresh salad—great together, or you can even try them individually with other dishes.

Mark Stower, Director of Food and Service

Nutrition Fact: Source of Iron

Preparation Time: 20 mins

Cooking Time: 80 mins

Serves: 6

Ingredients

Step 1

Heat a large saucepan over medium heat and add the rapeseed oil. Add the onion and then the mince and brown the meat. Pour away any fat and then add the chilli, garlic, paprika, cumin and cinnamon and cook over a medium heat for 2 minutes.
Step 2

Add the flour and mix in thoroughly. Cook for a further minute and then add the chopped tomatoes and tomato purée. Then add the beef stock and simmer on top of the stove for 1 hour.
Step 3

To make the salsa salad, cut all the ingredients into large chunks and mix with the oil and lime juice and zest. Season with salt and pepper and reserve for later.
Step 4

After the chilli has simmered for 1 hour, drain and rinse the kidney beans, add them to the chilli and cook for a further 15 minutes.
Step 5

Spoon the chilli con carne into bowls over fluffy rice and serve with the salsa salad, baked tortilla chips and sour cream.

This nutrient-packed chilli provides plant-based ingredients, including kidney beans, tomatoes and onions, which make it packed with fibre.
The beef mince and kidney beans provide iron, which can help relieve tiredness as well as support the immune system.
A great winter warmer, this dish provides healthy carbohydrates, high-quality protein, and a source of essential fats, so it is a fantastic way to obtain balanced nutrition.

Claire Baseley

Consultant Nutritionist