Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.
Peel and roughly chop the onion, peel the garlic, remove the seeds and stem from the pepper. Blitz everything in a food processor, along with the cut outs from decorating the peppers, until finely chopped. Alternatively, finely chop by hand.
Heat 1½ tablespoons of the oil over a moderate heat and add the chopped vegetables.
Cook for 5 – 10 minutes until soft and lightly caramelised. Stir from time to time.
Add the remaining oil (if necessary) and the beef to the pan, and cook until lightly browned. Continue to stir from time to time.
Add the seasoning and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until aromatic.
Add all the remaining ingredients, mix well and cook, covered, over a low heat, until the rice is cooked. This will take between 50 – 60 minutes. When it is cooked the rice will be soft but still with some texture and the Chilli Con Carne will have thickened considerably.
Delicious served with your choice of the following toppings:
- grated cheese
- sour cream
- avocado
- chopped tomatoes
- chopped coriander
- wedges of lime
Equipment:
If you do not have any spice mix made up, you can use the following which will give you nearly 5 teaspoons:
How can I swerve One-Pot Chilli Con Carne and Rice?
This is delicious served in a range of ways. For example:
Serve as it is with optional delicious toppings -
Serve hot One-Pot Chilli Con Carne and Rice in warmed bowls with your choice of toppings. I suggest -
Burritos
One-Pot Chilli Con Carne and Rice wrapped in flatbread and also served with your choice of toppings. As above:
One-Pot Chilli Con Carne and Rice Soup with Garlic Bread
Add some beef stock to the One-Pot Chilli Con Carne and Rice until you get the consistency you are looking for. Taste and adjust seasoning. I tend to add a little more -
Serve as it is with garlic bread, or again, you can add your choice from the same toppings -
Chilli, Rice and Cheese Stuffed Peppers - the perfect Halloween Supper.
Chilli, Rice and Cheese Stuffed Peppers make the perfect Halloween Supper. Decorated to reflect the ever popular sculpted pumpkins, these are not only incredibly delicious, they will grace any party or supper with aplomb and set you up for a fun filled evening of 'trick or treat'. For details, see here.