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Quick 3-Bean Chilli | Raising Sugar Free Kids - a quick meal made largely from storecupboard and freezer ingredients, this chilli is delicious and nutritious but simple and cheap! Vegetarian/vegan option included.
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Quick 3-Bean Chilli
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

A yummy vegetable-packed chilli that can be ready in just half an hour but taste like you've been cooking it all day! Vegetarian/vegan option included.

Course: Dinner
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil or olive oil
  • 300 g pork or beef mince (or 400g tin cooked green lentils added with the beans for vegetarian/vegan)
  • 1 onion, finely chopped (a handful of frozen pre-chopped onion is fine)
  • 1-2 carrots, diced into 2cm cubes (frozen pre-chopped is fine, but this takes seconds to do fresh if you have a food processor)
  • 1 large sweet potato, diced into 2cm cubes (frozen pre-chopped is fine, but this takes seconds to do fresh if you have a food processor)
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2-1 tsp mild chilli powder, adjust to taste depending on how spicy you like your chilli
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • 400 g (14oz) tin chopped tomatoes
  • 400 g tin kidney beans
  • 400 g tin black beans
  • 400 g tin cannellini beans
  • large handful frozen sweetcorn, defrosted
  • large handful frozen baby leaf spinach, defrosted
  • 1/2 pack fresh coriander, roughly chopped
  • sour cream, guacamole, and other toppings of choice
  • cooked jacket potato, tortilla crisps, salad, crusty bread, quinoa, or whatever your chosen accompaniment!
Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a pan over a low-medium heat and fry the mince for 2 mins to lightly brown, then add in the onion, carrots and sweet potato and cook for another 3 minutes.

  2. Stir in the spices and tomato puree, then pour in the chopped tomatoes and 300ml water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 25-30 minutes, until vegetables are softened.

  3. Add in the beans and frozen veggies and simmer for another couple of minutes to heat through.

  4. Serve hot with your choice of accompaniments.

  5. Serve with your choice of condiments and grains, tortilla crisps, potatoes, bread, pasta, polenta, salad or whatever else you think might go well with it!