Easy Quorn Mince Chilli with Spicy Wedges

This tasty Quorn Mince chilli with spicy jacket wedges is an easy to make midweek Mexican dish that the whole family will love! Made using simple, store cupboard ingredients it’s easy to double up the recipe to make extra for the freezer too!

Serves 4

45 mins

Easy

448 cals
(Per serving)

Ingredients

Jacket wedges

  • 4 baking potatoes
  • 1tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2tbsp smoked paprika

Chilli

  • 300g Quorn Mince
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 medium carrots, finely diced
  • 1 green pepper, diced
  • 1 tsp mild chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 20g vegetable stock, made up with 300ml boiling water
  • 25g tomato puree
  • 1 tin of kidney beans, drained
  • 1 handful of chopped fresh corriander
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6.
  2. Wash and dry the potatoes, but don't peel them. Cut the potatoes into wedges and place into a bowl with the oil and paprika and mix well. Tip the potatoes onto a baking tray.
  3. Transfer the potatoes to the oven and bake for 30 minutes or until golden and cooked all the way through.
  4. Meanwhile for the chilli heat the oil in a pan then add the onion and fry gently for 5 minutes until the onion is soft. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
  5. Add the carrot and green pepper and continue to cook for 3-4 minutes over a moderate heat then sprinkle over the chilli powder, ground cumin, ground coriander and Quorn mince and fry gently for 1 minute to cook out the spices.
  6. Stir in the chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock and tomato puree, bring to the boil then cover the pan and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
  7. Finally add the kidney beans and simmer for a further 5 minutes until the beans have reached a core temperature.
  8. Season to taste and serve the wedges topped with chilli and a sprinkle of coriander.

Tip: Serve with a portion of tomato salsa and a spoonful of sour cream