Kick Ass Nachos Using Leftover Chilli Con Carne Or Chicken Food

CHILLI NACHOS

Steps:

• Heat the chilli con carne in a saucepan for five minutes until hot.
• Place tortillas in a large frying pan on a low heat, carefully tossing to warm through.
• To serve, arrange tortillas on a large plate or platter and pour over chilli.
• Sprinkle with cheese and scatter over jalapenos. Serve with guacamole and sour cream.

DELICIOUS CHILLI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Sweat the onion, garlic, chilli and thyme in 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan. At the same time, brown the mince in a separate pan over moderate heat in a little oil.
• Add the dried spices to the onion mixture and cook until they release their aroma. Then stir in the beef and mix well. Add the fresh and tinned tomatoes and leave to cook down a little for about 5 minutes.
• Pour in the chicken or beef stock and stir in tomato puree to taste. Drop the cinnamon and bay leaf in then bring to the boil and leave to simmer.
• Once the sauce is beginning to thicken add the kidney beans and leave to cook for another 5-10 minutes to allow the beans to soak up the flavours. Check for seasoning.
• Serve over steaming hot rice.

CHILLI CON CARNE WITH CHEESE QUESADILLA TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbs of the oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add the beef, onion, garlic and capsicum and cook, stirring until beef has browned.
• Add 2 tsp mexican chili powder,cumin, oregano and paprika and sauté for 2 minutes or until fragrant.
• Add the diced tomato, tomato paste, water and kidney beans. Bring to the boil.
• Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile to make the quesadillas, sprinkle half the cheese and half of the remaining 1 tsp of Mexican chili powder over one tortilla. Cover with another tortilla.
• Heat remaining 1 tbs of oil in a pan. Place quesadilla in pan and fry for 2 minutes each side or until cheese has melted. Remove from pan and slice into 8 triangles as you would cut a pizza. repeat with remaining tortillas, cheese and mexican chili powder.
• Uncover pan with chilli con carne, remove from heat, stir in coriander and season with salt and pepper. Divide chilli con carne among serving bowls and top with avocado and sour cream. Serve with quesadilla triangles and enjoy!

KICK ASS NACHOS USING LEFTOVER CHILLI CON CARNE OR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Assemble the Nachos on individual plates. Try to distribute the ingredients evenly, in little pockets, throughout the nachos including the cheese but reserving some to sprinkle on top.
• Microwave for 2 minutes making sure the cheese is melted and top with guacamole and sour cream.
• Eat with your hands and get really messy. Fantastic!

CHILLI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Prepare your vegetables. Chop 1 large onion into small dice, about 5mm square. The easiest way to do this is to cut the onion in half from root to tip, peel it and slice each half into thick matchsticks lengthways, not quite cutting all the way to the root end so they are still held together. Slice across the matchsticks into neat dice. Cut 1 red pepper in half lengthways, remove stalk and wash the seeds away, then chop. Peel and finely chop 2 garlic cloves.
• Start cooking. Put your pan on the hob over a medium heat. Add the oil and leave it for 1-2 minutes until hot (a little longer for an electric hob). Add the onions and cook, stirring fairly frequently, for about 5 minutes, or until the onions are soft, squidgy and slightly translucent. Tip in the garlic, red pepper, 1 heaped tsp hot chilli powder or 1 level tbsp mild chilli powder, 1 tsp paprika and 1 tsp ground cumin. Give it a good stir, then leave it to cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Brown the 500g lean minced beef. Turn the heat up a bit, add the meat to the pan and break it up with your spoon or spatula. The mix should sizzle a bit when you add the mince. Keep stirring and prodding for at least 5 minutes, until all the mince is in uniform, mince-sized lumps and there are no more pink bits. Make sure you keep the heat hot enough for the meat to fry and become brown, rather than just stew.
• Making the sauce. Crumble 1 beef stock cube into 300ml hot water. Pour this into the pan with the mince mixture. Open 1 can of chopped tomatoes (400g can) and add these as well. Tip in ½ tsp dried marjoram and 1 tsp sugar, if using (see tip at the bottom), and add a good shake of salt and pepper. Squirt in about 2 tbsp tomato purée and stir the sauce well.
• Simmer it gently. Bring the whole thing to the boil, give it a good stir and put a lid on the pan. Turn down the heat until it is gently bubbling and leave it for 20 minutes. You should check on the pan occasionally to stir it and make sure the sauce doesn't catch on the bottom of the pan or isn't drying out. If it is, add a couple of tablespoons of water and make sure that the heat really is low enough. After simmering gently, the saucy mince mixture should look thick, moist and juicy.
• Bring on the beans. Drain and rinse 1 can of red kidney beans (410g can) in a sieve and stir them into the chilli pot. Bring to the boil again, and gently bubble without the lid for another 10 minutes, adding a little more water if it looks too dry. Taste a bit of the chilli and season. It will probably take a lot more seasoning than you think. Now replace the lid, turn off the heat and leave your chilli to stand for 10 minutes before serving, and relax. Leaving your chilli to stand is really important as it allows the flavors to mingle and the meat.
• Serve with soured cream and plain boiled long grain rice.

CHILLI CON CARNE WITH CHORIZO

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, fry the onion in the oil over a medium heat until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the mince and cook until it browns, stirring to break up any clumps.
• Stir in the chilli powder and cumin, then add the tomatoes, stock, and tomato puree. Cover with a lid and simmer gently for 45 minutes, stirring often.
• Meanwhile, peel the skin off the outside of the chorizo and discard, then cut it into small cubes. Cook in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat for 3-5 minutes until the fat starts to run out.
• Add the chorizo and fat in the pan to the mince, then add the sweet chilli sauce, pepper, and kidney beans. Simmer for another 10 minutes.
• Mix the cornflour with 2tbsp cold water, stir in and cook until simmering again.

MIGHTY MATT'S KICK-BUTT CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over high heat. Stir in the onion and garlic; cook and stir just until you start to smell the garlic, 2-3 minutes. Add the ground beef and cook, stirring frequently, until crumbly and no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in the tomato sauce, tomatoes, and water. Season with the chili powder, cumin, salt, black pepper, oregano, cayenne, and sugar. Place the mixture over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about 1 hour.
• Remove the cover and stir in the beans. Replace the cover and continue cooking until fully heated through, about 15 minutes.