Vegetarian Chilli con Carne with Quorn Mince
A rich, hearty meat free vegetarian chilli recipe packed with flavour. The perfect vegetarian comfort food to keep you warm during winter nights. Our veggie chilli con carne has all the taste and kick of a classic chilli con carne, but with fewer calories and less saturated fat. What's not to love? Try this Chilli Quorn Carne tonight!
Healthy Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes Vegetarian Mince Recipes Vegan and Vegetarian Winter Comfort Foods
Serves 4
30 mins
Easy
275 cals
(Per serving)
9g of fat
(Per serving)
20
g fibre
(Per serving)
14
g protein
(Per serving)
Made with Quorn Vegetarian Meat-Free Mince
Gluten Free
Low in Saturated Fat
No Soy
High in Protein
Ingredients
- 300g Quorn Vegetarian Meat-Free Mince
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 2 fresh red chillies, diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 3 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp chilli powder (optional depending on your heat preference)
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 500ml tomato passata
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 vegetable stock cube
- 400g can kidney beans, drained
- 1 tsp brown sugar or 1 small cube plain chocolate (optional)
- salt to taste (optional)
- 1 large bunch of fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
Method
- Pre-heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the onion for 5-6 minutes or until beginning to soften. Add the red pepper and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes. Add the chillies, garlic and spices and cook for a further 2 minutes stirring continuously
- Stir in the chopped tomatoes, passata, tomato puree and crumble over the stock cube and bring to a gentle simmer for 8 minutes stirring occasionally. Stir in the kidney beans, sugar or chocolate if using and the Quorn Meat Free Mince. Cook over a gentle heat for a further 10 minutes and season to taste
- Stir in the chopped coriander and serve with rice, jacket potatoes or with nachos for a delicious dinner!
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Chefs tip
Adding beans like kidney beans or black beans to Quorn Mince helps to bulk out dishes to make your ingredients go even further. You could also add some greens to this dish by stirring in a couple of handfuls of fresh or frozen spinach leaves!
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4 out of 5 stars
Dennis Rodley
5 out of 5 stars
Made this chilli several times. I prefer it with blackeyed beans and heinz beans. I garnish it with grated cheddar, Greek yogurt, Guacamole
Dennis Rodley
5 out of 5 stars
Made this chilli several times I prefer it with blackeyed beans and a heinze beans I Garnish it with grated cheddar Greek yogurt Guacamole
Response from Quorn
Sounds delicious to us!
Jo
5 out of 5 stars
So nice to find a gluten free recipe for vegetarian quorn chilli, it tastes fantastic. I hope quorn will make lots more gluten free products in the future as they really are delicious
Herve
5 out of 5 stars
This is a foolproof chilli recipe. Tastes rich and full of flavour. Stick to spice quantities. Perfect result!
Response from Quorn
We love to hear it was so enjoyable for you :)
Rachel
5 out of 5 stars
I make this without chilis or chili powder and add mushrooms and grated cheese. It tastes lovely and has become a staple in my house, so easy to make and really fills you up in winter. Highly recommend this recipe
Response from Quorn
Maybe we should try these tips as well!
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