Chilli Non Carne

I thought it was time to post another of my favourite receipes online. We have this quite often and it's delicious. It's also relatively healthy too as we use Quorn mince which is very low in fat, and not beef.

Chilli Non Carne

Preparation time: 10 mins, Cooking time: 30 mins, Serves: 2

Ingredients
1 onion, chopped;
1 red pepper, chopped;
2 garlic cloves, chopped;
200g quorn mince;
1 tablespoon of mild chilli powder OR ½ teaspoon of hot chilli powder;
1 teaspoon of paprika;
1 teaspoon ground cumin;
1 vegetable stock cube;
2 tablespoons of olive oil;
400g can of chopped tomatoes;
400g can of washed red kidney beans;
½ teaspoon of dried marjoram;
½ teaspoon of dried oregano;
2-3 pinches of salt;
1 sprinkle of brown sugar (or small piece of dark chocolate);
1 squeeze of tomato ketchup.

To serve – soured cream and brown boiled long grain rice

Instructions

• Chop up the onion, garlic and red pepper.
  
• Open the cans and wash the red kidney beans.
  
• Make up the vegetable stock.
  
• Heat the oil and cook the onion for a couple of minutes.
  
• Add the red pepper, garlic, chilli powder, paprika, cumin and salt and cook for 5 mins.
  
• Add the quorn mince to the pan and allow to brown for 5 mins.
  
• Stir in the vegetable stock, tomatoes, tomato ketchup, marjoram, oregano and sugar plus a few grinds of black pepper.
  
• Stir the mixture and bring to the boil, then cover and simmer gently for around 10 minutes.
  
• Add the red kidney beans, bring back to the boil and season to taste then leave to stand for 5 minutes.
  
• Serve on brown boiled rice with a spoon of soured cream