I’ve loved Chilli Con Carne ever since I was a little girl; in fact, I think it’s probably the first “exotic” dish I acquired a taste for. It was also the first dish I learned how to make when I became a vegetarian. Initially, I just used a packaged mix from the health food store, but I soon realised it was so much better to make it yourself and really not very difficult at all. I try new variations of Cheesy Chilli Sin Carne every year or so, and this is my most recent version of the dish.
As for the name, everyone knows the standard Chilli Con Carne, which literally means “Chilli with Meat” in Spanish. I like to call the vegetarian version “Chilli Sin Carne”, which of course means “Chilli without Meat”. Enjoy!
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Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 6
Difficulty: Easy
Continue readingPerfect for when you need a quick and easy, but still tasty and healthy, meal for unexpected dinner guests. This Broccoli and Feta Rice dish is a family favourite that’s sure to please even the pickiest of palettes. I came up with this one summer evening a few years back when we organized a spur of the moment dinner party with some friends we’d invited over for drinks, only to realise that purple sprouting broccoli, cherry tomatoes and feta cheese were quite literally the only things I had in the fridge! After a quick inspection of the cupboards I found a bit of Basmati Rice and inspiration struck! Not much more than 20 minutes later and we were happily stuffing our bellies with this tangy, cheesy delight.
Ever since that day, this has been my “go to” dish for any last-minute meal requirements. As an alternative you can replace the cherry tomatoes with sun-dried tomatoes, preferably the kind that come in a jar with olive oil. If you have the loose, dry kind, be sure to rehydrate them in hot water with a little olive oil before adding them to the mix. Also bear in mind that sun-dried tomatoes are notoriously salty, and when combined with the salty feta cheese it can be a bit much, so don’t add any more salt until the end and always test it first!
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Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy
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