Beef and Bean Chilli
Stretches half a kilo of mince across four generous serves.
Ingredients
- Beef mince500 g
- Tinned red kidney beans800 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes800 g
- Brown onion200 g
- Capsicum200 g
- Garlic15 g
- Long grain rice300 g
- Ground cumin4 g
- Smoked paprika4 g
- Olive oil20 ml
Method
- Cook the diced onion and capsicum in the oil over medium heat for 6 minutes until softened.
- Add the garlic, cumin and paprika and stir for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add the mince and brown well, then stir in the tinned tomatoes and the drained beans.
- Simmer uncovered for 25 minutes until thick, adding a little water if it catches. Season to taste.
- Cook the rice and serve the chilli spooned over the top.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Lentil and Bean Chilli
- 800 g Tinned brown lentils instead of Beef mince
Skip browning the mince; add the drained lentils with the tomatoes and beans and simmer for 15–20 minutes, since nothing needs to break down.
Vegan
Lentil and Bean Chilli
- 800 g Tinned brown lentils instead of Beef mince
Skip browning the mince; add the drained lentils with the tomatoes and beans and simmer for 15–20 minutes, since nothing needs to break down.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
Tescono items missing · £7.95 of food
£15.23
48% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury'sBest choice· £5.81 of food
£12.10
52% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- Capsicum
Morrisons· £9.31 of food · £3.50 more
£15.83
41% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- Capsicum
Aldi UK· £6.75 of food
£14.54
54% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- Garlic
- Ground cumin
Asda· £4.90 of food
£9.71
50% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Tinned red kidney beans
- Garlic
- Ground cumin
- Smoked paprika
£1.99a serve
£1.99 a serve, cheapest at Tesco
About £7.95 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£15.08 across 5 shops · all 10 items priced · £3.75 more for bigger packs, 66% spare for later
Tesco£7.95
no items missing
you'll pay £15.23 · 48% of it spare
Sainsbury'sBest choice£5.81
missing 1 item
you'll pay £12.10 · 52% of it spare
Morrisons£9.31
missing 1 item · £3.50 more
you'll pay £15.83 · 41% of it spare
Aldi UK£6.75
missing 2 items
you'll pay £14.54 · 54% of it spare
Asda£4.90
missing 4 items
you'll pay £9.71 · 50% of it spare
Buy at Tesco£2.22
Tinned red kidney beans
£0.35
need 800 g2 × Grower's Harvest Red Kidney Beans In Water 400 gclosest match
Tesco£0.35·Sainsbury's£1.62/kg£0.39·Aldi UK£1.37/kg£0.35·Morrisons£0.37·AsdaN/A·
OcadoN/A
Garlic
~£5.50/kg
need 15 gTesco Standard 181.82 g£1.00
Tesco~£5.50/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's~£5.50/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.00·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Long grain rice
£0.52/kg
need 300 gGrower Harvest Long Grain Rice 1 kg£0.52closest match
Tesco£0.52/kg£0.52·Asda£0.52/kg£0.52·Sainsbury's£1.26/kg£0.63·Aldi UK£1.25/kg£1.25·Morrisons£1.25·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£6.41
Tinned chopped tomatoes
£0.43
need 800 gEveryday Essentials Chopped Tomatoes in Tomato Juice 0.4kgclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.43·Asda£1.08/kg£0.43·Sainsbury's£1.13/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.45·Tesco£1.18/kg£0.47·OcadoN/A
Smoked paprika
£17.25/kg
need 4 gReady, Set…cook! Smoked Paprika 40 g£0.69closest match
Aldi UK£17.25/kg£0.69·Sainsbury's£21.59/kg£0.95·Tesco£20.83/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.00·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Olive oil
£5.30/L
need 20 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£4.65
Beef mince
£5.58/kg
need 500 gJUST ESSENTIALS By ASDA Beef Mince 500 g£2.79closest match
Asda£5.58/kg£2.79·Aldi UK£6.18/kg£3.09·Sainsbury's£6.18/kg£3.09·Tesco£9.90/kg£4.95·Morrisons£5.25·OcadoN/A
Capsicum
£2.66/kg
need 200 gJUST ESSENTIALS By ASDA Cooking Peppers 700 g£1.86closest match
Asda£2.66/kg£1.86·Tesco£1.30·Aldi UK£7.16/kg£1.79·Sainsbury'sN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£0.80
Brown onion
£0.80/kg
need 200 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80closest match
Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda~£1.68/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£1.00
Ground cumin
£1.00
need 4 gIndus Cumin Powder Ground 100 gclosest match
Morrisons£1.00·Sainsbury's£22.09/kg£0.95·Tesco£15.00/kg£1.50·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A