Low-calorie smoky chilli with vegetables and beans

45 min

Low-calorie smoky chilli with vegetables and beans

Chilli is perfect comfort food for a damp, cold evening. Karen shows how you don't need to avoid it on a diet. One very generous serving of this smoky chilli with vegetables and beans comes in at an incredible 220 calories per portion or 420 calories with steamed rice.

45 min4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp of vegetable oil
  • 1 large onion, peeled and diced
  • 2 carrots, peeled and diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, peeled and finely diced
  • 1 green pepper, trimmed and diced
  • 350 g of Quorn mince
  • 1 tsp chilli powder, hot chipotle
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp ground coriander
  • 2 tbsp of tomato ketchup
  • 400 g of tinned chopped tomatoes
  • 400 g of tinned red kidney beans, drained
  • 400 g of hot water
  • salt
  • black pepper

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat the oil in a large wok or saucepan and add the onion, carrots, garlic and green pepper. Sauté for about 5 to 8 minutes or until the carrots and onion are soft and the onion opaque. Add the chilli powder, the spices and the Quorn mince and mix well

  2. 2

    Add the remaining ingredients, mix well and cover; simmer for 10 minutes

  3. 3

    Check and adjust the seasoning to taste and serve in warm bowls with steamed rice and/or sour cream, tortilla chips, grated cheese and crusty bread

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