This Chilli Con Carne with Chorizo is so easy to make as you just let the slow cooker do the work! It’s ideal for a fuss free supper with friends and the chorizo gives it that extra bit of wow. It does pack a bit of a punch, so if making for a family dinner then you may want to swap the hot chilli powder for mild depending on the tolerance of your little ones.
Preparation time – 10 minutes
Cooking time – 4 and a half hours
Serves – 4 – 6 adults
Little helpers – Measuring out the spices, rinsing the kidney beans, tipping everything into the slow cooker
Ingredients for Chile Con Carne with Chorizo
Tbsp olive oil
1 onion finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic pressed or grated
Tsp ground cumin
Tsp ground cinnamon
Tbsp hot chilli powder
Tbsp dried oregano
Tsp smoked paprika
500g mince meat
200g chorizo
2 peppers (I used green)
1 Beef Stock cube ( I used knor)
100 ml water
100 ml wine
1 can chopped tomatoes
2 cans kidney beans drained and rinsed
Salt and pepper to season
Method for Chile Con Carne with Chorizo
Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry for 3 minutes, then add the garlic and fry for another 2 minutes. Then tip into the slow cooker
In the same pan, fry the mince meat (in batches if you need to) until browned. Add to the slow cooker.
Chop the pepper and the chorizo into chunky pieces and add to the slow cooker.
Then add the water, wine and stock cube and give a stir. Add in the spices, dried oregano and chilli powder and give a stir.
Cover with the lid and set the slow cooker to high and leave for four hours.
After four hours add the kidney beans and stir in. Leave for another half an hour.
Season to taste and serve with rice or garlic bread along with guacamole and sour cream.
This looks like a great chili recipe!
Author
Thanks, it is yummy and just so easy to make 🙂
This sounds delicious and pretty easy! Thanks for sharing 🙂
This recipe seems delicious! I will try it next weekend!
Author
Let me know how you get on 😀
Don’t you find that kidney beans are a bit marmite? I mean, kids either gobble them up no bother, or they look at them like they just fell out the back of the cat? The recipe looks good, although we use Quorn mince now for everything like this. Doesn’t really taste any different!
Author
I know what you mean about the kidney beans! We use quorn mince if my sister is visiting as she’s a veggie, but then you lose the flavour of the chorizo too 😟
I love the sound of this recipe. Sounds yummy.
Author
It is, and so easy to make too!
Never thought about adding chorizo to this classic but what a brilliant addition!
Author
It’s great in adding more flavour, and making it a bit more special 😃
This sounds delicious. Chilli is one of our favourite family meals, will try it with Chorizo in next time.
Author
It’s lovely with the addition of Chorizo, makes a big difference. Hope you enjoy it.
This looks nice and tasty. I love chilli con carne 🙂 Perfect with a glass of red wine, yum!!
Author
Ohh yes, love a glass of red wine 🍷 with it!
I never thought to put Chorizo in chilli – bet it gives it an extra kick
Author
Yes it does – works really well with it 🙂
I love recipes like this, it’s so easy to throw everything in and leave it to do its work. Love the addition of hot chilli x
Author
Easy recipes are the best 🙂
This is such a delicious recipe. I never put chorizo with chilli but definitely want to try it. I love sweet potato with chilli as well. It’s so delicious. I bet that would pair perfectly with chorizo. x
Author
Yes definitely, I often make a sweet potato chilli (there’s one in my recipe pages), but now you mention it, sweet potato and chorizo would be really good too 🙂