Bonfire night is just around the corner, and for those of you who are planning to host a party there is undoubtedly lots of planning and preparation to do.

Canned Food UK eases the work with some tasty, simple and quick recipes that are ideal for warming up your guests’ chilly bones.

Serves: 4
Preparation and Cooking: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Ingredients:

500g beef mince,
1/2 x (300g) can eazy onions,
1 x (400g) can tomatoes,
1/2 x (300g) can sliced carrots, drained,
1/2 x (290g) can sliced mushrooms, drained,
1/2 x (420g) can kidney beans, drained,
2 tbsp olive oil,
2 garlic cloves, crushed,
1 red chilli, seeds removed and finely chopped,
1-2 tsp chilli powder,
1 heaped tsp cocoa powder,
1 tbsp tomato puree,
1 (400ml) water,
1 beef stock cube,
Suggested accompaniments: Mature cheddar, tortilla chips, soured cream, guacamole and boiled rice.

Method:

- Heat the oil in a large casserole dish, or heavy based saucepan.

- Add the beef and cook until browned, breaking up the mince with a wooden spoon.

- Add the onions, garlic, fresh chilli and cocoa powder and cook on a medium heat for 1-2 minutes.

- Stir in the tomato puree, canned tomatoes, water and crumble in the stock cube. Stir well and add the carrots, sliced mushrooms and kidney beans.

- Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer over a low heat for 45 minutes. Stir occasionally.

- Remove the lid and cook for 10 minutes to allow the chilli to thicken slightly

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories: 302,
Protein: 31.8g,
Carbohydrate: 11.9g,
Sugars: 6.5g,
Fat: 14.9g,
Saturated fat: 3.9g,
Fibre: 3.9g

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