Weekly Healthy Recipes
5:2 CHILLI CON-CARNE (♥low carb ♥ low calorie)
Time to prep: Under 30 Minute
♥ Calories: 189 or 209 with the Chilli Dip Topping ♥
INGREDIENTS:
85 grams of extra lean mince
3 Sprays of good quality 1 can spray
2 bottom mushrooms
¼ Red pepper
11 grams of Red Kidney Beans
Chilli powder
¼ Onion
1ozTomatoe paste
Half a cauliflower
10 grams of low fat natural yoghurt
METHOD
For your chilli con-carne, prepare your vegetables by finely copping your red pepper, onion and mushrooms. For your mince, firstly, use 3 sprays of a low cal oil then add in your mince and cook it so you are browning it off, then also add in your mushrooms to soften, once mince and onions are soften then remove from pan and drain off any excess fat or oil, then place back in the pan and add in place in a pan over a medium heat and add in your tomatoes paste, and small tin of tomatoes, as well as your chopped peppers and button mushrooms, add your own herbs and spices to your liking and cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
In the meantime start preparing your cauliflower rice, so firstly ensuring your cauliflower is through washed and stork and leaves are removed, then cut the cauliflower in to half and then cut the florets off from the core, now just using the florets very careful grate them finely, or alternatively you place the florets all in a blender. This is now simply your rice and you can freeze this so any spare freeze it for another day. For the mince for the last 10 minutes of cooking add in your kidney beans and if needed a pinch more chilli powder.
Once the Chilli Con-carnie is thoroughly cooked all the way through remove from the heat, to heat up your rice simply place the grated cauliflower into a microwavable bowl and heat for approximately 10 -20 seconds. Then remove and serve on to plate then adding your chilli concerned.
For a bit more of a kick add my Chilli Dip, which is simply 10 grams of low fat natural yoghurt with 1 tspn of Chilli powder.
Extra Bonus By swapping normal rice for cauliflower rice means you save loads of calories, and actually they taste the same , but also Cauliflower is a very good source of vitamin C and magnese.