Go with me on this, I know it may not sound like something you would normally put together, chilli & noodles, but I’m up for trying out new things and this combination worked a treat. So I say give it a go, it makes a nice change from rice or tortilla chips (both of which we’ve had this week, hence my need for a change). For gluten free peeps, just sub the wholewheat noodles for rice noodles or soba.
The dish was nice and spicy but not too hot, if you want a super fiery chilli, then add a couple of fresh hot green chilis, finely chopped, to give it some heat, but this was great for us, just taste test as you go along… nothing worse than sitting down to eat and realising it’s way too hot to enjoy!
Typically I jinxed myself yesterday with all this talk of cooler weather, it’s scorching again today and I’m heading out for a girls lunch and I’ve no idea what to wear, can’t be sat in a bikini top when I’m eating my food, that’s just not good manners!
Mushroom & Kidney Bean Chilli & Noodles (vegan & gluten free option)
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Seves 2 – Ready in under 30 minutes
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 10 button mushrooms chopped
- 1 can tomatoes
- ½ cups passatta (pureed tomatoes)
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 can kidney beans drained and rinsed
- ½ tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1.5 tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Black pepper
- Fresh Coriander
- Juice of half a Lime
- 100g wholewheat noodles (for GF sub for soba or rice noodles)
- Top with some jalapenos
Method
- Prepare the Chilli – Add 2 tbsp water to a deep sauce pan over a medium heat and add the garlic and onion and cook for 2 minutes to soften. Now add in the chili powder, oregano, cumin and cinnamon and mix this all together to release the spice flavours.
- Add the mushrooms, canned tomatoes, passatta, tomato paste and balsamic vinegar and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then add in the kidney beans, coriander and lime juice, stir and turn heat down to low and simmer for another 10 minutes.
- While this is cooking, prepare your noodles, I used wholewheat noddles, check your cooking instructions on the package, but for my noodles, I added them to a pan of boiling water and cooked for 5 minutes, drained and then mixed it through my chilli along with a few jalapenos before serving.
