Chilli Con Carne 21 Day Wonder Diet Day 2 Recipes

JAMIES CHILLI CON CARNE

Steps:

• In a large pot, fry onions and garlic in a little olive oil until soft.
• Add chilli powder, fresh chilli, cumin and a little seasoning. Then add the meat and continue to cook, stirring, until it has browned.
• Process the sun-dried tomatoes in your food processor, with a little oil from the jar, enough to loosen into a paste.
• Add these to the beef with the tomatoes, cinnamon stick, and the water. Check the seasoning, and add more if you prefer.
• Bring to the boil, cover, turn the heat down and simmer for about 1 and a half hours.
• Add the kidney beans about 1/2 an hour before serving, they are already cooked and only need to be warmed through.
• Serving suggestions, steamed rice, crusty bread, a tossed salad, some guacamole or/and sour cream/yoghurt.

POTATO, TUNA & EGG SALAD (21 DAY WONDER DIET : DAY 2 )

Steps:

• Boil, steam, or microwave potatoes and beans, seperately, until tender;drain, cool.
• Meanwhile, make dressing by combining yogurt, rind and juice in medium bowl.
• Quarter potatoes; add to dressing with tuna, onion and parsley, stir to combine. Serve salad topped with egg.

SUPER HOT CHILLI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Brown beef mince in a heavy based sauce pan, transfer to a fine mesh sieve to drain excess fat.
• Add half the oil and sauté onions till soft and translucent, then add the fresh chillies and turn up the heat to get some colour on the onions.
• Turn down the heat and add the remaining oil and dryry ingredients except for the oregano, cook for around 30seconds.
• Add the chopped tomatoes, garlic, oregano, dried chilli and drained mince. Cook over a medium heat till the mixture looses some of it moisture,around 10mins then re-hydrate with some the beef stock, add salt and pepper to taste and simmer with the lid on for ideally 45-60mins. Stirring every 10mins, if the chilli become too dry just top up with beef stock.
• Cook basmati rice to packet instructions.
• Then add the kidney beans to the chilli and continue to cook with the lid off for a further 10mins or untill the chilli is to the consistency you like.
• Serve with basmati and topped with some jalapeño slices and grated cheddar.

EGG & BACON PIES (21 DAY WONDER DIET: DAY 21)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Divide bacon between 2 muffin pan holes. Crack an egg into each hole. Bake about 15 minutes, or until egg is set. Loosen edges of pies from pan.
• Serve pies on toast, sprinkled with tomato.

CHILLI CON CARNE (21 DAY WONDER DIET : DAY 2 )

Steps:

• Cook rice in medium saucepan of boiling water until tender; drain.
• Meanwhile, spray medium frying pan with cooking oil; cook onion and garlic over heat, stirring, until onon softens. Add beef and spices; cook, stirring, until beef is browned.
• Add undrained tomatoes, paste and stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Uncover; simmer about 10 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly. Stir in beans.
• Serve rice and chilli con carne topped with yogurt. Sprinkle with parsley.