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Chicken chilli con carne

Chicken chilli con carne served with guacamole and tortilla chips

Chicken chilli con carne

Name: Chicken chilli con carne
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion sliced; 2 mixed peppers sliced (use red, yellow or orange peppers); 2 large garlic cloves crushed; 1 small bunch of coriander stalks finely chopped and leaves roughly chopped; ½ tbsp ground coriander; 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1-2 tsp chipotle paste; 400g can chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 300ml chicken stock; 1 small cinnamon stick; 4 skinless chicken thighs bone-in; 400g can black beans; 400g can kidney beans drained; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 20g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids); cooked rice or tortilla chips; guacamole and soured cream (optional)

Esther Clark

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Serves 4 - 6

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 1 hr

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion

sliced
2 mixed peppers

sliced (use red, yellow or orange peppers)
2 large garlic cloves

crushed
1 small bunch of coriander

stalks finely chopped and leaves roughly chopped
½ tbsp ground coriander
1 tbsp ground cumin
1-2 tsp chipotle paste
400g can chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato purée
300ml chicken stock
1 small cinnamon stick
4 skinless chicken thighs

bone-in
400g can black beans
400g can kidney beans

drained
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
20g dark chocolate

(at least 70% cocoa solids)

To serve

cooked rice or tortilla chips
guacamole

and soured cream (optional)

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Nutrition: Per serving (6)

kcal346
fat16g
saturates4g
carbs22g
sugars8g
fibre10g

high
protein23g
salt0.5g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a casserole dish over a medium heat, and fry the onion and peppers for 10-12 mins, or until softened. Add the garlic, coriander stalks, ground coriander, cumin and chipotle paste, and fry for 2 mins more. Tip in the tomatoes, tomato pureé and stock, then add the cinnamon stick. Nestle the chicken thighs into the mixture, then reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for 45 mins or until the chicken is tender. Remove the chicken from the casserole and transfer to a chopping board, then shred the meat off the bone using two forks.
step 2

Return the shredded chicken to the pan, then tip in the black beans along with the liquid from the can, the drained kidney beans, vinegar and chocolate. Stir well to combine all of the ingredients and melt the chocolate, then turn the heat up to medium and simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 mins, or until the mixture has thickened slightly.
step 3

Remove the cinnamon stick, season to taste and stir though most, or all of the coriander leaves (you can reserve a few leaves to scatter over at the end, if you like). Serve the chilli with rice or tortilla chips, topped with guacamole and soured cream, if using, and scatter over any remaining coriander.

Recipe tip

Make chicken empanadas
Cut 10cm circles out of ready-rolled shortcrust pastry and spoon any chicken chilli onto one half of each circle. Brush the sides with beaten egg, fold and seal with a fork. Brush the tops with more egg. then bake at 200C/180C fan/gas 6 until golden.

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