This one-pot dish is perfect for a warming mid-week meal. Easily adaptable you can alter the spice level by adding more or less chilli flakes, or increase the depth of smoke by substituting some of the sweet paprika for smoked.

When it comes to serving it up, you can go for traditional rice on the side or switch things up by adding to a baked potato. A delicious alternative is creating your own ‘dirty wedges’ by placing this on top of freshly baked wedges that can cook along side the chilli in the oven.

picture of a pot of chunky beef chilli made with diced beef from red down beef and lamb

Chunky Beef Chilli

A simple and tasty dish that you can prepare in advance.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 500g diced beef
  • 1 large onion (diced)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves (crushed)
  • ½ tsp dried chilli flakes
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 2 tsp oregano
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 2 large peppers (any colour, chunkily chopped)
  • 400g can of red kidney beans

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat your oven to 160℃ / 140℃ fan
  • Heat the olive oil in the bottom of a heavy-based casserole dish. Add the onions and fry gently until softened.
  • Turn the heat up to high and add in the diced beef. Fry for around 5 minutes (until it is nicely browned all over) before adding the garlic, chilli flakes, spices and oregano.
  • Turn down the heat and crumble over your vegetable stock cube. Gently fry for 2 minutes.
  • Add the chopped peppers and stir to coat with the spice mix.
  • Add the tin of chopped tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Top up the pan with water to ensure all the ingredients are covered before bringing to the boil.
  • Cover and transfer the casserole dish to the oven for 2 hours.
  • After 2 hours in the oven, stir in the kidney beans and return to the oven for a further 30 minutes. If the dish is looking a little dry add a cup of water at this point.
  • Serve with the side of your choice. Delicious with rice and / or tortillas or as a topping for a baked potato or dirty fries.

Notes

To make this meal super-simple and save time and mess, I’m as big fan of frozen veg. Substitute the garlic for a couple of teaspoons of ready chopped frozen garlic and the fresh peppers with a handful or two of frozen mixed peppers.
Keyword one-pot, simple