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Easy Quorn Chilli con Carne

Published: Apr 8, 2020 · Modified: Nov 7, 2021 by Caroline Sciberras

This Quorn chilli con carne recipe is mild enough for the whole family to enjoy and can be ready in 20 minutes, making it perfect for our busy weeknights!

Tasty as the classic CHILI CON CARNE but with fewer calories and saturated fat, this vegetarian chilli recipe is packed with nutrients (28g protein). It's the healthiest and quickest homemade cheat meal around. What's not to love?

This recipe is not only aimed at vegetarians but also at people who want to lose fat or eat healthier.

Yields: 4 portions
Prep Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Total: 25 mins

Easy Quorn Chilli con Carne
- ❓Why should you try it?
- 🏃‍♀️What makes this recipe healthy?
- 🛒 Ingredients
- 👩‍🍳 How to make Quorn Chilli con Carne
- 🔝 Top Tips
- 🤔 Variations
- 🧐 FAQs
- 😋 Related Recipes
- 🍛 Quorn Chilli Recipe

❓Why should you try it?

Truth is that it is on our recipe rotation every Tuesday night. I also make sure to make some extra portions to be eaten the next day for lunch! The nice thing is that my two toddlers love it as well. I just always make sure to chop all the vegetables into really small pieces and leave everything to cook for more than half an hour making sure that the kidney beans would melt in their little mouths.

During our Mexican nights, I use this recipe and serve as a Quorn chilli bean bowl or Quorn chilli tacos. Kids love it served with tortilla chips, grated cheese, and a blob of thick creamy yogurt for extra protein. On other nights we prefer to serve it on a base of baked sweet potato and guacamole on top. And what I most love about it is as both these alternatives are completely gluten-free meals!

Quick and easy to make
Healthy and low in fat
Ideal for weight loss, muscle building, and for maintaining your weight
Meat-free, Gluten-free, dairy-free, and nut-free
Mild enough for the whole family to enjoy
Freezer-friendly

🏃‍♀️What makes this recipe healthy?

This Quorn mince chilli recipe apart from being packed with nutritious Quorn and kidney beans which are high in protein but are also full of veggies – onions, garlic, red peppers, and tomatoes.

What makes it much healthier than other recipes?

➡️gluten-free. All the ingredients and sides suggested are completely gluten-free.

➡️high fiber. The Quorn mince used in this recipe is high in fiber.

➡️naturally sourced meat-free protein. Protein that is high in fiber, soy-free, and non-GMO

➡️high protein. The recipe gives 28g of protein per serving.

➡️healthy, cleaner ingredients. Using totally unprocessed ingredients and preferring homemade or organic ready-made products.

➡️pan cooked or slow-cooked. We have tried this recipe both pan cooked and also using a slow cooker.

➡️no salt. Unlike many recipes, this version has no added salt, and adding salt to it would only spoil the recipe

➡️ less spicy. This recipe contains a little spice making it perfect for digestion.

🛒 Ingredients

Here are the ingredients for 4 portions.

Frozen

Quorn Mince – 300g of frozen quorn mince

Veggies

Spices

Cayenne pepper
Paprika – sweet paprika to avoid smokiness
White pepper

Oils & Sauces

Olive Oil
Tomato Puree – ½ a cup 🍅

Sides & Condiment Ideas

Guacamole (1/2 avocado/portion) 🥑
Greek Yogurt (3 tbsp/portion) 🥛
Sour sauce 🥛
Shredded cheese 🧀
Baked Sweet Potato (1/portion) 🍠
Rice (50g uncooked/portion) 🍚
Tacos 🌮
Nachos
Wholemeal wrap 🌯

👩‍🍳 How to make Quorn Chilli con Carne

🔪 Preparing Chilli con Carne Vegetables

Do you want a chunky vegetable chilli? Or a smoother one? I love to use it as a dip with nachos and is an excellent trick of hiding vegetables for kids and fussy eaters.

To prepare the veggies, slice or dice the red pepper, chop the onion, mince the garlic and rinse, drain and optionally mince the kidney beans.

🍲 Cooking the Quorn Chilli Sauce

Fry the onions, red pepper, and garlic in olive oil for 5 minutes until softened.
Add the Quorn mince and kidney beans together with all the spices and tomato puree on low heat for 5 minutes.
Add the water, stirring thoroughly. Simmer for 20 minutes.
Serve immediately, pouring a generous amount of chili mixture on the sweet potato, rice, wrap or taco. Sprinkle with chopped spring onions, if desired.
Optionally top each portion with 2 tbsp guacamole, sour cream, yogurt and/or shredded cheese.

🍴Serving Suggestions

As a side, you can prepare wholemeal wraps, tacos, nachos, rice, and baked sweet potatoes! If you're baking the sweet potatoes bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 40 minutes. Alternatively, you can microwave 900KW for 8 minutes. Then cut in half each baked potato and slice each top lengthways.

As a condiment, you can use homemade guacamole. For a very fast guacamole recipe, peel and mash the avocado and add some lime. Or you can use a blob of sour cream, greek yogurt, or grated cheese on top.

🔝 Top Tips

Always keep a packet of frozen Quorn mince in the freezer so you're never too far away from delicious meals like this.
There is no need to defrost the Quorn mince beforehand. Use it straight from the freezer.
I like to mix all the spices in a small glass so that when I am cooking I do not have to meddle up with the various spice bottles.
Gain some time? I admit to using garlic powder occasionally when running out of time.
It is very important to let the onion soften well without burning it or letting it stick to the pan because it will give the chilli an unwanted smoky taste.

🤔 Variations

More spicy. Use double the amount of cayenne pepper.
Extra protein. Add another tin of kidney beans or greek yogurt for extra protein.
Packed with veggies. Add more vegetables such as baby corn, an extra pepper, or tomatoes.
Meat recipe. Swap the Quorn mince for beef mince for a richer more meaty chilli con carne.
Vegan. Omit the mince or use mashed Quorn burger .

🧐 FAQs

Quorn is a brand that uses a meat substitute called mycoprotein. This is a naturally sourced meat-free protein derived from a natural fungus that is high in fiber, soy-free, and non-GMO.

Quorn mince is lower in fat than beef mince so is a great choice if you are following a low-fat diet. However, lentils that are frequently used in vegan chillis and stews have less fat while also containing more iron.

Quorn mince has a great meat-like texture that is perfect for cooking each of your favorite minced meat recipes. It tastes delicious on its own but it's terrific adding some spices to it.

The vegetarian chilli can be kept in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Yes, there is no need to defrost the Quorn mince first.

Quorn mince is vegetarian but not vegan. The brand has other products which are vegan like burgers. If you mash these burgers into mince they can be used as a Quorn mince alternative.

Quorn is a perfect gluten-free alternative which unlike lentils has a similar texture to meat.

😋 Related Recipes

More vegetarian-friendly dinner to try!

Red Lentils Dahl – Indian Stew
Vegan Butter Bean Stew
Sweet Potato and Chickpeas Soup

Vegan Quorn Chilli Con Carne

🍛 Quorn Chilli Recipe

The Quorn Chilli recipe is a healthier vegan version of chilli con carne. Personally, I think this recipe using Quorn is even better than the original one using beef. The Quorn together with the kidney beans, red pepper, onion, and the spices blend perfectly well making this a perfect fulfilling meal for all the family.

Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 4

Calories 286 kcal

Stainless steel deep skillet with a glass lid.

1 red onion, finely chopped
1 red pepper, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tsp olive oil
300 g quorn, minced
500 g red kidney beans, drained
1/2 cup tomato puree
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp sweet paprika
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp white pepper

Fry the onions, red pepper and garlic in olive oil for 5 minutes until softened.
Add the Quorn mince and kidney beans together with all the spices and tomato puree' on low heat for 5 minutes.
Add the water, stirring thoroughly. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Serve immediately with baked sweet potato, rice, taco or tortilla chips. Top the chilli with guacamole, sour cream, grated cheddar and/or a sprinkle of chopped spring onions

To use baked sweet potatoes as a side dish , bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 40 minutes. Alternatively, if you're in a hurry you can microwave a 900KW for 8 minutes. Then cut in half each baked potato and slice each top lengthways. Fill with a generous amount of chili mixture; top each with 2 tbsp guacamole or sour sauce.

Keyword chilli con carne, guacamole, kidney beans, quorn, quorn mince, sweet potato, tacos, vegetarian mince