Description
Tuck into our chunky chilli! A plant-based delight that features our Eat Curious Dehydrated Pieces or Mince, harmoniously blended with peppers and kidney beans. Garnish options are endless – top with fresh coriander and lime wedges or crushed tortilla chips and sour cream.
THIS RECIPE HAS BEEN CREATED BY EAT CURIOUS CULINARY DIRECTOR RHYS
Rhys Richardson develops healthier, more sustainable recipes designed for real kitchens. With a background in contract catering and multi-site operations, he understands the balance between nutrition, cost, consistency, and scale. His approach blends practical foodservice thinking with bold flavours and strong presentation, creating dishes that are nutritious, simple to execute, and visually appealing. By combining culinary creativity with operational insight, Rhys demonstrates how Eat Curious ingredients can be used to deliver satisfying meals that support healthier, more sustainable menus.
Ingredients
300g Eat Curious Dehydrated Pieces or Mince
900ml water (or stock for extra flavour)
300g onions, diced
25g garlic, minced
320g peppers, diced
500g chopped tomatoes
300ml tinned kidney beans, drained and rinsed
10g chilli powder
20g ground cumin
20g smoked paprika
6g ground cinnamon
20ml vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste
fresh coriander for garnish
1kg easy cook long grain rice
500g plant-based sour cream
500g tortilla chips
Instructions
- Rehydrate Eat Curious Dehydrated Pieces or Mince: Soak 300g of dehydrated product in 900ml of water (or stock for extra flavour). Drain excess water.
- Cook Chilli: Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until golden brown. Add garlic and peppers, cook for 5 minutes. Stir in chilli powder, cumin, smoked paprika, and cinnamon. Add chopped tomatoes, and rehydrated product, stir well. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add drained kidney beams and simmer for 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with fresh coriander.
- Cook rice: Rinse 1kg easy cook long grain rice and cook according to package instructions.
- Prepare accompaniments: portion sour cream, shred spring onion and arrange tortilla chips.
Notes
Impact Per Serving: 0.46kg CO2 & 478l water
To prepare recipe using our frozen range: Defrost 1kg Eat Curious Original Pieces. Once defrosted, add to the recipe at the same stage you would the dehydrated products. Continue recipe as per other instructions. For alternative methods, please refer to the cooking instructions found on the product page by clicking here.
- Category: Dehydrated Mince
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Nutritional Values per 100g
- Calories: 75g
- Sugar: 2.7g
- Sodium: 0.25g
- Fat: 1.4g
- Saturated Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 6.5g
- Fiber: 3.6g
- Protein: 7.1g
