Vegetable & bean chilli

Vegetable & bean chilli

This healthy veggie chilli makes for a quick and satisfying supper, crammed with pulses and colourful fresh vegetables

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 - 35 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat, Super healthy

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan. Cook the garlic, ginger, onion, courgettes and peppers for about 5 mins until starting to soften. Add the chilli powder and cook for 1 min more.
  2. Stir in the lentils, tomato purée, tomatoes and 250ml water. Bring to the boil and cook for 15-20 mins.
  3. Add the sweetcorn and beans, and cook for a further 10 mins.

PER SERVING

361 kcalories, protein 21.0g, carbohydrate 61.0g, fat 6.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 13.0g, sugar 21.0g, salt 1.34 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2011.

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  • 2011-11-02 13:04:08.836575

    Issyyy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Cooked this for my family and it was simply delicious! It was filling, warm and so so tasty! It's such a feel-good meal because of all the veg in it, I served it with crispy potato slices and it was very yummy! Will def be cooking again, and is going to be a regular for university yet year!

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  • 2011-11-09 23:11:14.541834

    kvhodgson rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for my husband and young daughter for supper tonight - it went down really well with all 3 of us and it was a perfect warmer for a cold Autumn night! The fact that it is so good for you - 5 of your 5 a day, lots of vitamins, fibre and folic acid - is a real bonus, as it feels like you are doing something great for your body too. I will certainly be cooking this again. So easy and quick, delicious too! We loved the fiery kick of the chilli and ginger. Thank you Good Food.

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  • 2011-11-10 23:29:34.806098

    F1madxxx rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    one word 'YUMMY'

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  • 2011-11-15 14:27:32.361444

    Squiffs rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made a massive batch and adjusted the ingredients slightly (added 2 potatoes, only used 1 pepper, added carrots, used green lentils, used a tin of mexican bean mix and a tin of black eyed beans) and it's delicious!

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  • 2011-11-29 08:59:04.683887

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was very healthy and fresh to eat. The recipe makes lots of chilli - far more than 4 portions. I have frozen some portions. Highly recommended and fast to prepare.

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  • 2011-12-02 18:55:45.805714

    Beth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy and tastes good. Used baby corn instead of sweet corn.

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  • 2012-01-22 23:12:16.276277

    Mmmmmn rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Was tasty dish. Only had one courgette so added some broccoli too and didn't have butter beans but a warming healthy meal

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  • 2012-03-31 21:22:56.287943

    Jennie rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Only had a small tin of butterbeans so added extra small red pepper and a small red onion (as well as a large white one). Also used 3 cloves of garlic because I thought one was skimpy. Portions are very generous here - if you eat a quarter of the recipe as suggested you won't need anything else to go with it as it fills a large bowl (bigger than the ones in the picture). I thought that for under 400 calories this was tasty enough, though a bit bland under the heat of the chilli. Next time I will add more spices, perhaps some cumin and coriander, and saute the onions, ginger, chilli and garlic in the oil for a couple of minutes before adding the rest of the veg as this will intensify the flavour. Would definitely make again though, as it's probably one of the best ways to get all your portions of veg for the day in one meal. I'll report back when I make it again with the changes above.

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  • 2012-03-31 21:24:15.268992

    Jennie commented on this recipe

    Edit to the above: I meant saute with the added cumin and coriander as well, not just the chilli.

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    2012-04-23 18:39:31.212726

    Mia rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love this recipe! Delicious! I made these to go with ours: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2512/crunchy-new-potatoes

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  • 2012-06-10 19:52:17.557978

    aliwinkthree rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great stuff, thank you! Black eyed beans worked well in there too. Please label this as vegan so it can be found in the search.

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  • 2012-06-15 14:30:37.518309

    Foodie commented on this recipe

    I do not eat meat and have been cooking a variation of this dish for years. It is much tastier if you add the beans with the stock, they seem to soak us more of the flavours of the dish. Works well with any beans including chick peas.

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  • 2012-07-20 11:12:25.340192

    Ruby rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was really nice and quick and easy to make - I doubled the chilli powder as I like my chilli hot. I served it with potato wedges. This recipe serves more than 4 people - I reckon 6 at least. Will definitely make again and a godd recipe to freeze.

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  • 2012-10-12 07:10:29.142752

    kittykat rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    A bit bland to be honest. Would benefit some the addition of some cumin seeds, a teaspoon of dark brown sugar and finished with fresh coriander maybe. As it is, it's a bit boring.

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  • 2013-04-05 19:28:51.760856

    oldtimer rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    As kittykat stated a bit bland needs either more chilli or cumin or maybe both. Added chopped fresh coriander made no difference will see if it improves with keeping as sometimes chilli recipes do.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 - 35 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat, Super healthy

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic , finely chopped
  • thumb-sized piece ginger , finely chopped
  • 1 large onion , chopped
  • 2 courgettes , diced
  • 1 red pepper , deseeded and chopped
  • 1 yellow pepper , deseeded and chopped
  • 1 tbsp chilli powder
  • 100g red lentils , washed and drained
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
  • 195g can sweetcorn , drained
  • 420g can butter beans , drained
  • 400g can kidney beans in water, drained
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PER SERVING

361 kcalories, protein 21.0g, carbohydrate 61.0g, fat 6.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 13.0g, sugar 21.0g, salt 1.34 g

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