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Chunky vegetable chilli

This delicious vegetarian chilli is a great winter warmer. Serve it with brown or white rice, a small portion of homemade guacamole and a little low-fat natural yoghurt

Chunky vegetable chilli

Meal type: Main meal

Serves: 6

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 1 hour 10 minutes

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Heat oil in large flameproof, ovenproof casserole dish on hob. Add onion, pepper, garlic and green chilli and sauté for 5 minutes or until softened.
  2. Add cumin and chilli powder and cook gently for 1 minute, stirring. Stir in tomatoes, tomato purée, carrots, swede, mushrooms, celery, stock and black pepper.
  3. Bring to boil, then cover and cook in oven for 1 hour, stirring once. Stir in kidney beans, cover again and cook in oven for a further 20-30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve with cooked brown rice.

Nutritional Information

Each Portion Contains:

Energy 580kJ 138kcal 7%
Carbs 20.2g -
Fat 2.6g Low 4%
Saturates 0.3g Low 2%
Sugar 10.1g Low 11%
Salt 0.75g Low 13%

% = an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

2 teaspoons sunflower oil

1 onion, chopped

1 green or red pepper, seeded and diced

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 large fresh green chilli, seeded and finely chopped

2 teaspoons ground cumin

1 teaspoon hot chilli powder

400g (14oz) can chopped tomatoes

1 tablespoon tomato purée

3 carrots, diced

175g (6oz) swede, diced

175g (6oz) mushrooms, sliced

3 sticks celery, finely chopped

250ml (9fl oz) low salt vegetable stock

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

420g (15oz) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained

Chopped fresh coriander, to garnish