Chilli con carne
Mince, beans, sweetcorn, tomatoes, a square of dark chocolate — the pot for the party and the freezer.
- Time
- 1 h
- Effort:
- easy
- Origin
- Everyday cooking
- Season
- autumn, winter
- meat
- batch-cook
- freezes well
- one pot
- budget
- everyday
Ingredients for 6 portions
600 gminced beef
2onions
3 clove(s)garlic
2bell peppers
2 tin(s)kidney beans (tin)
1 tin(s)sweetcorn (tin)
2 tin(s)chopped tomatoes (tin)
2 tbsptomato purée
2 tspground cumin
1 tbspsweet paprika
1 tspchilli flakes
3 tbsprapeseed oil
200 gsour cream
to tastesalt
to tastepepper
The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.
Possible allergens
Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.
- Milk (incl. lactose)
Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.
Nutrition per portion
Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 6 portions per recipe.
| Energy | 515 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 31 g |
| Fat | 27 g |
| Carbohydrates | 28.6 g |
| of which sugar | 15 g |
| Fibre | 14.2 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Not counted because listed without a quantity: salt, pepper.
Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.
Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.
Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.
Method
- 1
Dice the onions, garlic and peppers, sweat in oil, add the mince and fry until crumbly.
- 2
Roast the tomato purée, cumin, paprika and chilli briefly, add the tomatoes.
- 3
Simmer for 30 minutes, add the drained beans and sweetcorn for another 15.
- 4
Season with salt, serve with sour cream, rice or bread.
Sides
Part of the meal: planned along with the dish, and swappable or removable in the week. Their ingredients go on the shopping list too.
