Heart Healthy Chili Con Carne Recipe

Chili con carne is a favorite dish all over the United States and worldwide, due to it’s hot and spicy flavor and quick and easy preparation. Based on an old Mexican recipe for chilli, dating back to the 1800’s, it is possibly the most famous example of Latin food, and has also been adopted as the the official dish of the state of Texas.

There are many chili con carne recipes to choose from, but this Chili hot con carne recipe will have your taste buds popping, with it’s rich beefy taste and it’s hot sauce, combined with heart healthy ingredient list bursting with flavor. We have modified it for maximum health benefits, so with this chili con carne recipe you know exactly what has gone into your food – this creation is low in salt and saturated fat with no added preservatives or chemicals.

There is growing evidence that diet can contribute significantly to the fight against the risk of heart attack and stroke, so we have created this to be especially healthy – if you’re concerned about your heart health, why not try making this delicious recipe?

Why is this recipe for Chilli con carne good for your heart health and lower blood pressure?

* we use red palm and Canola oil, one of the healthiest cooking oils
* we use fresh garlic which is reputed to help lower blood pressure
* we use fresh chili peppers with heart health giving properties
* we take all fat off of the steak before grinding 
* we use no added salt or sodium substitute

This recipe is easy to prepare, economical and very popular. You can use it as part of a heart healthy diet which can give big health benefits for the health conscious who also like their food to taste good. It is also a great warming winter recipe which can help to decrease the cold weather heart attack risk as part of the overall ‘keep warm’ heart health strategy. If made as directed it can certainly help to make you feel warmer and help to improve your blood circulation!

Ingredients (serves 4 people)

You can see the main ingredients for the chili sauce here, with the full listing below :

* 4 Tablespoons of Red Palm and Canola Oil
* 6 cloves of fresh garlic, finely chopped
* 5 small onions, coarsely chopped
* 800g beef steak, all fat removed, then ground in a meat grinder (or 800g lean minced steak from the grocery store)
* 5 large juicy red tomatoes
* 10 ounces mushrooms (optional)
* 400g can chopped tomatoes
* 410g can red kidney beans
* 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 3 low salt beef stock cubes
* 3 red chilli peppers, sliced thinly
* 1 green chilli pepper, sliced thinly
* 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
* Boiled Rice for serving

Cooking Instructions

Preparation time – Approx. 40 minutes. Cooking time – 25 minutes.

Put the oil and chopped garlic in the wok and stir for for 2 minutes on full heat:

Add the onions and stir for 3 minutes or until they are softened and slightly browned

next add the ground beef and stir for approx. 3 minutes until the beef is browned:

Now add the fresh tomatoes and stir continuously for another 3 minutes:

When the meat and tomatoes have softened, and started to form a rich sauce, add the mushrooms and continue stirring for 3 more minutes.

Now add the red kidney beans and stir into the sauce mixture, followed by the remaining ingredients (except the rice). reduce the heat to half power and continue to cook the sauce, which should be just gently bubbling, for another 10 minutes, which will give plenty of time to cook the rice in boiling water.

Serving up time

(don’t forget the candles!). Why not add a nice glass of Californian red wine (a small amount of alcohol can be beneficial to your heart health) as well!

 We hope that you enjoy your meal, and consider adding this to your favorite chile con carne recipes list. You can check out these other heart healthy receipes here too – we’ve got a tasty chicken noodles recipe, a superb hot and spicy lamb jalfrezi curry recipe, and a spicy spaghetti bolognese recipe for your enjoyment.