Mexican Beef Chilli

Mexican Beef Chilli

Mexican Beef Chilli — prep 5 min, cook 30 min, serves 4. View the full ingredients and method on SmartBites.

Prep time
5 min
Cook time
30 min
Total time
35 minutes
Servings
4

Recipe tags

  • Family Favourite
  • Spicy
  • Dinner
  • Mexican

Ingredients

  • 500 g Minced Beef
  • 1 item Onion
  • 1 400g tin Chopped Tomatoes
  • 1 500g pack Passata
  • 1 400g tin Red Kidney Beans
  • 2 tsp Chopped Garlic
  • 1 item Beef Stock Cube
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp Ground Cumin
  • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
  • 300 g Long Grain Rice
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Pepper
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil

Method

  1. Finely chop the onion.
  2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the mince and brown for 5 minutes (drain off excess fat if needed).
  3. Add the onion, garlic, crumbled stock cube, salt and pepper, and fry for 5 minutes until the onion has softened.
  4. Add the chopped tomatoes, passata, kidney beans, chilli powder, cumin, paprika and sugar. Mix well and leave to simmer on low for 20 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, boil the rice in a separate saucepan for 15 minutes.
  6. Check the chilli and season with salt and pepper, before serving with the boiled rice.

Notes

  • Chilli con carne and rice is a hearty, flavour-packed classic that makes an easy, satisfying dinner the whole family will happily tuck into.

Tips

  • If you like it spicier add more chilli powder.
  • Also goes well with nachos, a dollop of sour cream and guacamole.

Swaps and substitutes

  • You can serve with wedges or a jacket potato instead of rice if you fancy.