Mexican-style chilli non-carne (ve)

A bowl of chilli containing kidney beans, sweetcorn, minced meat, lentils, and tomatoes, served in a blue-rimmed ceramic bowl on a wooden surface.

A delicious, hearty chilli. Perfect with rice or a jacket potato topping. Portion sizes relate to a child of primary school age, please amend to suit your needs.

Ingredients

Servings: 10
  • 20 g
    oil
  • 260 g
    onion, finely chopped
  • 200 g
    red pepper, diced
  • 3 g
    mild chilli powder
  • 3 g
    ground cumin
  • 6 g
    sweet smoked paprika
  • 12 g
    garlic granules
  • 45 g
    tomato puree
  • 150 g
    brown lentils, dried
  • 75 g
    soya mince, dried
  • 600 g
    chopped tomatoes, tinned
  • 1500 ml
    veg stock
  • 225 g
    tinned Sweetcorn, drained
  • 360 g
    tinned kidney beans, rinsed & drained

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil and cook the onion for a few minutes until soft.

  2. Add the red pepper, chilli, cumin, paprika and garlic granules and cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring.

  3. Add the tomato puree and cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring.

  4. Add all the remaining ingredients except the sweetcorn and the kidney beans.

  5. Stir to combine, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 35 minutes or until the lentils are completely cooked. Add more stock if required.

  6. Add the sweetcorn and kidney beans, bring back to a simmer and cook for a further 10 minutes.

Notes

Key facts per serving:

Fibre: 7.1g

Protein: 12g

Saturated fat: 0.4g

Other nutrition facts: contains omega 3, calcium, iron & zinc. 

Allergens: gluten & soya, may contain sulphites. 

C02 emissions: 0.60kg, very low carbon (A rated)

 

Tags

Courses: Lunch, Main Course
Cuisines: Mexican
Programmes: School recipes
Keywords: beans, Primary School
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