Low Carb Chilli-Con-Carne Recipe

For a hot low carb chilli – extra spice boosts the metabolism!

“Try to use fresh or dried chillies rather than powder.

Fennel seeds and coriander seeds are also fantastic in their carb:fibre ratio. (Net Carb figures in brackets.)

4 chicken breast pieces, no skin. (0) (can try with skin if you like, but the seeds may not stick as well)
1 Green pepper, sliced lengthways (4.8)
200g Celery, chopped into bits about 5cm long. (3.6)
1 tbsp coriander seeds (0.6)
1 tbsp fennel seeds (0.7)
2 dried thai chillis (0)
2 tbsp lemon juice (2.6)
4 tbsp red wine vinegar (0)
2 tbsp roughly chopped basil (0)
A few splashes of olive oil (0)

Preheat the oven to 200.
Grind the seeds and the chillies together in a pestle and mortar until they
are a rough powder. Splash some olive oil in the bottom of a heavy bottom, oven pan and heat it on a high hob heat. Whilst it is heating, rub olive oil on both sides of the chicken pieces salt and pepper them well, then rub the seed mixture into both sides of them. Put the chicken pieces in the pan and sear them over the high heat until browned on both sides, remove from the pan. Throw the celery and green pepper into the pan and stir quickly, scraping the nice bits up from the bottom of the pan and mixing it in. When they start to cook, throw in half the red wine vinegar and continue to stir and mix it all up. After a minute or so, the pan off the heat, put the chicken back in and mix it all up, add the rest of the vinegar, the lemon juice and the basil. Stick it in the oven for 12 minutes.

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Tags: chilli, fennel, low carb chilli, meat, mince, spice

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One Response to “Low Carb Chilli-Con-Carne Recipe”

1. The Flat Belly Diet | Nutrition and Diets

   April 20, 2009 at 4:34 pm

   [...] One food group that is often overlooked in the west is legumes (pulses). One of the best low carb / low GI foods that also boosts metabolism is a chilli con carne. If made with a variety of legumes, such as kidney beans, black eye beans (aka black-eyed peas), chickpeas and mung beans, with tomato sauce, lean meat (pork or beef) and some chilli peppers, it forms a meal high in protein, low in carbs and very healthy too. Plus the chillies boost metabolism further. For a pure low carb chilli check out this chilli con carne recipe. [...]

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