A firm family favourite packed with amazing flavours and easy to make a head of time.
Course :
Main
Serving
4 People
Prep Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
40 mins
Skill
Easy
Chilli Ingredients
- 1 x Large Sweet Potato
- 1 x Large Baking Potato
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 large red onion
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 1 small red chilli
- 2 tsp Chipotle paste
- 1 tbsp Tomato puree
- 1 tsp Ground Cumin
- 1 x 400g Tin of Chopped tomatoes
- 1 x 400g tin of Red Kidney Beans
- 1 x Red Bell Pepper
- 1 x Orange Bell Pepper
- Salt n Pepper
Chilli
- Step1.Heat the oven up to 220c / 200c (fan) / gas mark 7
- Step2.Peel and chunk the potatoes. In a large bowl add 1 tbsp of Olive Oil, salt and pepper. Mix well till all chucks covered. Place on a baking tray and spread out on a single layer, put in the oven for approx 20 mins till soft.
- Step3.Chop up the onions, peppers and garlic, chilli. Heat up a pan with the remaining oil and cook the onions and the peppers from approx 5 mins till soft and then add the chilli and garlic.
- Step4.Next add the chipotle paste, tomatoes puree and ground cumin and stir till well covered.
- Step5.Add the drained kidney beans and the chopped tomatoes and bring to the boil. As soon as it boils turn down to a low / medium heat and simmer till peppers are soft.
- Step6.Once the sweet potatoes are ready carefully mix them into the chilli. Take care at this point as the sweet potatoes can turn to mush off they are stirred to vigorously.
- Step7.Serve with rice or whatever you like with your chilli.
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