Quick beef chilli

One of my nutrition clients loves his institutional ‘Chilli Thursdays’ but thought he’d have to give them up to reach his goals… not so fast! Here’s a quick and easy way to knock up a mid-week chilli that’ll satisfy your taste buds and help you with your body transformation goals. It’s all about switching a pre-bought chilli meal, or sauce, and starting with basic ingredients.

Ingredients:

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• 300g lean minced beef
• 1 finely sliced onion
• 1 chopped red pepper
• 400g tin of kidney beans rinsed
• 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
• 2 cloves of crushed garlic
• Chilli powder
• Tomato puree
• Olive oil

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Method:

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• Fry the sliced onions over a medium heat, in a little olive oil until softened
• Turn the heat up and add the minced beef, turning occasionally until it’s all browned
• Stir in the garlic and chilli powder (to taste – add some fresh red chilli if you like some heat) thoroughly
• Tip in the tomatoes, tomato puree, peppers and kidney beans and stir through
• Lower the heat and leave to simmer for 40 mins.

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If you’re eating this within two hours of a workout then serve with some brown rice, if not it’s an extra portion of veggies I’m afraid!

This makes one Kieran size portion and one me size portion, with a some left over for my snack the next day.