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Express chilli con carne

This is a really express recipe, a "true" chilli is longer and more difficult to do.

386K 3.5/5 based on 61 reviews

Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

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For 3 people, you will need:

1 300 ml minced beef
2 250 ml tinned red kidney beans
3 ½ onion
4 ½ shallot
5 ½ beef stock cube
6 250 ml tomato coulis
7 1 tablespoon chilli spices
8 2 tablespoons olive oil
9 Tabasco (optional)
10 fine (or table) salt

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
6 min.	27 min.	33 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Chop ½ onion and ½ shallot, put them in a pan with 2 tablespoons olive oil and salt. Cook 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Then add 300 ml minced beef, salt again and mix.

Stage 3 - 8 min.

Cook for about 7-8 minutes.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Add 250 ml tomato coulis, and the beef stock cube.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add 250 ml tinned red kidney beans, drained and rinsed.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

And finally 1 tablespoon chilli spices.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Mix well, and cook for about 10 minutes.

Stage 8

Put Tabasco on the table so that each guest can help himself, and serve the chilli with rice, plain white for example.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,984 Kcal or 8,307 Kj	113 gr	170 gr	95 gr
99 %	43 %	16 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
214 Kcal or 896 Kj	12 gr	18 gr	10 gr
11 %	5 %	2 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
661 Kcal or 2,767 Kj	38 gr	57 gr	32 gr
33 %	14 %	5 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 3 people : 5.17 €
Per person : 1.72 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Minced beef: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, Enchiladas, Italian style gratin, Moussaka, Bolognaise lasagne, ... All
	Tinned red kidney beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mexican tart, Chicano burger, Enchiladas, Cauliflower, red bean and avocado salad, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, ... All
	Tomato coulis: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Bolognaise lasagne, African style chicken, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, Tomato feuilleté with pesto, Guacamole, Thin endive tart, ... All

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