Chilli Con Carne 

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Spicy beef mince with tomatoes and beans.

Suggestions:

Serve over baked jacket potatoes, rice or in taco shells. Accompany with a salad.

Ingredients:

500 g lean beef topside mince

2 tsp canola oil

1 onion, finely chopped

1 tsp crushed garlic

1/4 cup tomato paste

400 g can tomatoes, with their juice

1 tsp sugar

290 g can red kidney beans, drained

1/2 tsp Mexican chilli powder, or to taste

1 Tbsp chopped parsley

Directions:

Heat oil on high in a large deep frypan. Fry onion and garlic for 1-2 minutes.

Add mince stirring constantly until well browned. Note: mince should be well cooked until no longer pink.

Stir in remaining ingredients. When boiling, reduce to low heat, cover and simmer (cooking gently at a level where tiny bubbles rise to the surface) for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.

Variations:

Serving suggestions and garnishes not included in recipe analysis.

Author:

Meat & Livestock Australia

Member Comments: (7)

By: lochster - 2011-09-13
I made mine without the sugar and instead of parsley I added coriander to take the heat out of it a little. I also used extra lean beef mince. All in all it was a nice dish minus the salt and the sugar content.

By: nona - 2010-03-28
This recipe will go with so many things. Tonight, the family will have chilli con carne hot dogs.

By: paulab - 2009-10-28
This is beautiful! I freeze portions and serve it with toasted pita bread or over doongara rice. Also good in toasted sandwiches.

By: barlz - 2009-03-31
Hi, Thanks for the great tasting recipe but where does the 302 calories come from ? My calculated total came to 430 calories per serve.

By: sher - 2008-11-14
I used Sweet Chilli Sauce and small amount of chilli powder (because I didn''t have mexican chilli powder) and used 4 bean mix, served over baked potato with cheese on top. Yummy.

By: suzienoname - 2008-05-30
Its me again, you can also add like zucchini, and capsicums too.

By: suzienoname - 2008-05-30
I found it very yummy. One thing I do goes back for years that I do with mince. I fry it off in the fry pan, put it into a colander, run very hot water over it, wipe the fry pan with a paper towel to get rid of the excess fat. Return the mince to the fry pan, and continue on cooking the recipe. Thanks for the great recipes.