Hearty Quorn Chilli con Carne
A traditional chilli cooked in a rich, spicy tomato sauce with red chillies, kidney beans, served with brown rice and a side dish of steamed broccoli and kale. A delicious dinner cooked up in no time and a brilliant way to get in your beans and pulses and it’s high in protein and a source of fibre – win, win! When you’re finished, don’t throw your leftovers away! Click here to try our Reinvention Test and get your taste buds excited with our Korean Sliders, using leftover Quorn chilli.
Ingredients
- 300g Quorn mince
- 1 onion
- 2 red chillies
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 red pepper
- 2 x 15ml spoons vegetable oil
- 1 x 5ml spoon chilli powder, hot or mild, to your taste
- ½ x 5ml spoon smoked paprika
- 2 x 5ml spoon ground cumin
- 1 x 15ml spoon tomato puree
- 1 x 15ml spoon malt extract
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 500ml tomato passata
- 100ml reduced salt vegetable stock
- 200g red lentils
- 200g tinned kidney beans in water
- 1 cube dark chocolate – optional
- Seasoning
- 1 bunch coriander leaves
- 300g brown rice
- To serve
- 320g kale
- 320g broccoli
Method
- Peel and dice the onion.
- Cut the chillies in half, remove the seeds and chop finely.
- Crush the garlic cloves.
- Deseed the pepper and cut into 2cm pieces.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan and gently fry the onion for 3 -4 minutes.
- Add the chillies, garlic and red pepper and cook for a further minute.
- Stir in the spices and cook for a further minute.
- Add the tomato puree and malt extract, stir well.
- Pour in the tinned tomatoes, passata and vegetable stock.
- Place the lentils in a sieve and rinse under cold running water then add to the pan.
- Bring the mixture to the boil then turn down to a simmer (gently bubbling) for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in the Quorn mince, bring back to a simmer and cook for a further 8 minutes.
- Drain the kidney beans and add to the pan.
- Stir in 1 cube of dark chocolate (if using) and cook for a further 2 minutes. Taste and check the seasoning.
- Chop the coriander leaves for garnish.
For the Rice
- Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Use a lid to speed up the process.
- Add the rice, stir and bring back to the boil. Half cover with a lid and cook according to pack instructions.
- At the end of the cooking time, drain the rice through a sieve.
For the kale and broccoli
- Cut the broccoli into even sized florets.
- Place the broccoli and kale into a steamer and cook for 6-7 minutes or until just tender – test with a sharp knife, if it goes into the stem of the broccoli easily, it is cooked.
To Serve
- Place a quarter of the rice onto each plate, top with Quorn chilli and divide the broccoli and kale between the plates. Garnish with the coriander leaves and serve.
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Nutritional information
Based on a single 805g portion size
| Energy | 3105kJ |
|---|---|
| Energy | 734kcal |
| Fat | 13.6g |
| of which saturates | 2.1g |
| Carbohydrate | 114.8g |
| of which sugars | 19.5g |
| Fibre | 23.7g |
| Protein | 44.0g |
| Salt | 0.94g |