What You'll Need
Chilli Beef
1 tbsp oil
400g turkey mince
150g cooked quinoa / 50g raw quinoa
1 red & green pepper
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp coriander
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 chicken stock cube
500mls tomato passata
200mls water
Hidden vegetable : grated carrot & courgette
100g grated cheese
Nacho’s / Doritos / Tortillas
Guacamole
1 avocado
1 tsp lime juice
1 tbsp light mayonnaise
salt & pepper to season
Sour Cream & Onion Dip
150mls Light Sour Cream
75g Light mayonnaise
2 tsp dried chives
2 tsp dried onion granules
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Equipment
Frying Pan
Measuring Spoons
Chopping Board
Knife
Grater
How to Do It
Chilli
- 1Deseed and finely dice the peppers. Peel and grate the carrot. Peel, grate and squeeze the water out of the courgette.
- 2Deseed and finely dice the peppers. Peel and grate the carrot. Peel, grate and squeeze the water out of the courgette.
- 3Add in the raw quinoa & spices - cumin, coriander, smoked paprika, onion & garlic powder and cook out the spices for 1 minute.
- 4Add in the passata & water, get it bubbling and then turn down to a simmer for a minimum of 30mins. If possible simmer for up to 2 hours, adding a little water if its starts to stick.
- 5While the chilli is simmering - make the sour cream and onion dip and the guacamole.
- 6
Guacamole
- 1Cut the avocado in half, pop out the spoon - scoop out the flesh.
Mash together the flesh with the mayo and lime juice and season.
Sour Cream & Onion Dip
- 1This is so simple - just combine all the ingredients , mix and chill.
Serving Time
- 1 Pour the Turkey chilli mix into a large heatproof bowl, sprinkle with cheese and pop under the grill until melty & bubbly.
Carefully remove using oven gloves . Arrange the nachos all round the edges, top with guacamole and drizzle over the sour cream and onion dip.
To garnish: For the grown ups top with coriander , wedges of lime and jalapeños. For the kids, don’t even dream of it - green stuff - yuck!
Serving Options with Basic Chilli Recipe
- Quesadillas
- Mexican Taco Sweet Potato Fries
- Taco Salad