Healthy Chilli Con Carne - lighter
Servings: 4
Calories: 449kcal
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A delicious lighter Chilli con carne - fresh and packed with veggies!!
Ingredients
- 500 g Minced steak - lean <5% fat
- 1 Red Onion roughly chopped
- 2 Tablespoons Tomato Puree
- 1 Beef Stock Cube
- 1 Small ish Red Chilli, trimmed, deseeded and finely chopped
- 2 Carrots peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 Leek trimmed & sliced
- Punnet Button Mushrooms halved
- Punnet Cherry Tomatoes halved
- 1/2 pt Water
- Small Tin Sweetcorn drainded Small
- Tin Red Kidney Beans rinsed
- Salt & Black Pepper to taste
- Sprinkling of grated Cheddar to Baby Bell Healthy A
- Fresh herbs to top if you like
Instructions
- In a large pan fry off the minced steak together with the onion (no oil required)
- Once the mince is browned, approx. 10 minutes add the stock cube, tomato puree and chopped chilli, fry for a further 5-10 minutes, stirring
- Then add the leeks, carrots, cherry tomatoes and mushrooms, stir to combine.
- Finally add the water, stir & bring to the boil.
- Reduce the heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes until veg is soft
- Add Kidney beans and sweetcorn, stir and heat through.
- Have a taste and if necessary season with Salt & Black Pepper
- Serve with rice or jacket potato Dig in and enjoy!
Notes
*** All Nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Chilli Con Carne - lighter
Amount per Serving
Calories
449
% Daily Value*
Fat
12
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
5
g
31
%
Trans Fat
0.4
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4
g
Cholesterol
90
mg
30
%
Sodium
446
mg
19
%
Potassium
1417
mg
40
%
Carbohydrates
45
g
15
%
Fiber
11
g
46
%
Sugar
8
g
9
%
Protein
43
g
86
%
Vitamin A
5983
IU
120
%
Vitamin C
23
mg
28
%
Calcium
169
mg
17
%
Iron
7
mg
39
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.