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Chilli con carne with green beans

Chilli con carneis normally made with kidney or black beans. Thischilli con carne with green beanshas many veggies, so it’s a healthy version. It can be quite spicy, depending on the strength of thechipotlepaste - if it’s extra hot, then you won’t need cayenne in the recipe. Serve it with rice or flat bread and crispy salad, salsa on the side. You can use this mixture for stuffing veggies - such as potato skins, squash, red pepper etc.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 450 g steak mince
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 carrots
  • ½ red bell pepper
  • 2 tsp chipotle paste
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika or half cayenne for extra heat
  • 10 small tomatoes on the vine
  • 1 Knorr smoked chilli & tomato stock pot
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tin black beans
  • 150 g Green beans
  • Coriander leaves
  • 1 Lime juiced
  • 4 spring onions sliced

Method
 

  1. Finely chop the onion, garlic, carrot and red pepper.
  2. Heat 2 Tbsp olive oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan and cook the onion for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the mince and garlic, keep stirring until the meat changes colour.
  4. Add the spices, stir, then add the chipotle paste and tomatoes. Sir for another minutes or so.
  5. Add the chopped vegetables and enough water to cover well. Add the bay leaf and stock pot.
  6. Season with salt and pepper then bring to the boil.
  7. Turn down the heat and gently simmer for 25 minutes, or until you get a thick sauce.
  8. Drain the beans and stir into the sauce. Add the chopped coriander and a squeeze of lime juice.
  9. Serve warm, garnished with coriander leaves and spring onion slices.
  10. You can add some Jalapeno slices (for extra heat) and a dollop of soured cream, if liked.
  11. Serve warm.