Chilli is the perfect comfort food. From traditional slow-cooked chilli con carne to vegetarian and vegan chilli recipes, we have plenty of ideas for crowd-pleasing chillis.
This quick chilli con carne recipe is based on a simple US chilli served in bars and diners in small bowls or cups. This is also a great chilli to serve in burgers, hot dogs, or over nachos. Here’s an indulgent nachos recipe for you to try…
Try our simple healthy twist on a family classic, chilli con carne. This vegetarian chilli is low in calories and gluten free too, a great midweek meal.
Try our quick and easy vegan chilli. This quinoa and black bean chilli recipe is high in protein, low calorie and vegan – but still tastes impossibly creamy. Use up your leftover quinoa in one of our easy recipes…
This recipe for Texan chilli con carne is true to the traditional style, using stewing steak instead of mince and leaving out kidney beans. Combined with the spices, it makes for a really hearty meal, and the extras of cheddar, soured cream and tortilla chips make it even better. It takes a little while to make, but it’s worth it.
Get ahead this winter and make our super easy slow and low beef chilli recipe with crumbly cheese scones. It really is worth using dried beans as they give a much better texture, but if you want to skip that step just add two tins of rinsed black beans for the final hour of cooking. This simple beef chilli recipe makes enough to serve 10 people and it’s the perfect comfort food.
This vegetarian chilli recipe makes for a great veggie alternative to chilli con carne. Our low calorie veggie chilli is under 500 calories and packed with flavour from the sweet potato and quinoa – a perfect warming midweek meal. More easy vegan dinner recipes to try here…
Check out our punchy vegetarian chilli soup, made with kidney beans and crunchy veggies. This easy recipe is packed with flavour and ready in less than an hour. Serve with homemade garlic bread for dipping.
This recipe from Felicity Cloake is chilli con carne, but not as we know it. Thought to owe its unusual Mediterranean spicing to a homesick Greek restaurateur, the finely ground meat is simmered low and slow until it melts in the mouth and served over spaghetti. Order it ‘five ways’ and you’ll get beans, cheese and onions on top, too.
This turkey chilli is a good way of using up cooked meat over the holidays – chicken or ham would work nicely as well. The chipotle paste and smoked paprika gives this a lovely smoky, but not too hot, chilli flavour. Use your turkey leftovers in these recipes…
Our take on the family classic, chilli con carne. This recipe is packed full of flavour with subtle hints of spice (plus it’s great for freezing). Serve with steamed rice and a dollop of natural yogurt.
Our vegetarian chilli made with butternut squash is the meat-free version you’ve been looking for. Butternut squash is mixed with quinoa, tomatoes and kidney beans to make this quick chilli recipe.
