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three bowls of chilli con carne with rice and tortilla chips

Chilli Con Carne with 'Cheats' Tortilla Chips

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Chilli
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 onion diced
  • 2 cloves garlic finely diced
  • ½ red capsicum diced
  • 500 g ground beef mince
  • 400 g tin diced tomatoes
  • 2 tsp tomato paste
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp chilli powder
  • 500 ml beef stock
  • 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • salt & pepper to taste
For the Chips
  • 2 flour tortillas
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • salt & pepper to taste
To Serve
  • cooked white rice
  • fresh spring onions sliced (optional)

Method
 

  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan on medium/high heat and cook the onions, garlic and capsicum for 4-5 minutes or until tender.
  2. Add beef and cook, stirring occasionally until browned, breaking up any large chunks with a wooden spoon.
  3. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, spices, stock, and worcestershire sauce and stir until well combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper, bring to a gentle simmer and cover with a lid. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 30-45 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180°C. Rub each tortilla with oil and season both sides with salt and pepper. Cut each tortilla into 16 pieces and cook for 5-10 minutes or until golden. Serve Chilli Con Carne with rice, chips and fresh spring onions.

Notes

  1. If you would like to change the heat level of this dish then just adjust the cayenne pepper! If you want milder just halve the cayenne, if you want in hotter add extra!
  2. You can also add beans to this recipe if you like. Just add in a 400g tin of your favourite beans in with the tomatoes!