Chilli con Carne is something most of us have been cooking for years, without even looking at a recipe book...
I
know I have - probably for the best part of two decades. I already have one chilli con carne 'recipe' on my blog here from over three years ago, back in the early days - so it's somewhat detailed on the method and goes on a bit! Although it does use soaked chipotle chillies and tastes bloody gorgeous, so it's staying where it is!
Anyway, I digress. This one is much, much simpler, has pressure cooker instructions for those who have one, and tastes equally amazing!
It's a decent sized batch if you're catering for friends, or want to put a few portions in the freezer (which is what I always do!), but you can easily halve it. It tastes even better the next day, if you've got any left! Last time I made this, I made half the quantity for a family of four and it all got eaten in one sitting, so I decided not to make that mistake again!
It's a decent sized batch if you're catering for friends, or want to put a few portions in the freezer (which is what I always do!), but you can easily halve it. It tastes even better the next day, if you've got any left! Last time I made this, I made half the quantity for a family of four and it all got eaten in one sitting, so I decided not to make that mistake again!
Serves 10 to 12 portions, at 265 to 318 calories per serving (depending on size).
Want a low carb / low calorie meal?
Serve on top of 200g cauliflower rice per person (76 calories a
serving), or 50g rice per person (raw weight, 176 calories per serving)
or serve in a couple of taco shells (e.g. Old El Paso boxed tacos, for
67 calories per taco, check ingredients for GF), or mini-tortillas (87 calories each, for a 28g
flour tortilla, not suitable for GF)... or you could even use lettuce leaves to wrap it in -
whatever floats your boat! All of these suggestions will bring you in at under 500 calories quite comfortably.
