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Chilli con Carne Tacos – a quick & tasty family meal!

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Chilli con Carne Tacos made with Schwartz Recipe Mix for a great quick meal! Fab Food 4 All
Chilli con Carne Tacos

I don’t remember exactly when I had my first Chilli con Carne but I’m pretty sure it was made using Schwartz Recipe Mix. My mum cooked most of our meals from scratch but I remember a friend of hers recommending the Schwartz Chilli con Carne Recipe Mix and it became a firm favourite served with rice. So one day when my mum had to go off to Denmark and I found myself having to cook for my dad and then new boyfriend, I decided to make our favourite fool proof Chilli con Carne. No doubt we would have been going out for the evening so I chose to do something quick and easy.

Chilli con Carne Tacos made with Schwartz Recipe Mix for a great quick meal! Fab Food 4 All
There was however one snag, after trawling several supermarkets there was no fresh beef mince to be found so I found myself buying frozen mince, this was truly uncharted territory! Sadly it made the worst Chilli con Carne ever in both flavour and texture, not really the best way to impress your new boyfriend. Frozen mince in the 80’s was nothing like the frozen mince you can get today which is really rather good. Luckily new boyfriend saw past my culinary disaster and went on to become my hubby (just as well I wasn’t on Dinner Dates)!

Chilli con Carne Tacos made with Schwartz Recipe Mix for a great quick meal! Fab Food 4 All
I had forgotten all about the Chilli con Carne Recipe Mix until Schwartz got in contact to ask me about a food story and my favourite dish. My own family all love Chilli con Carne and our favourite way to have it is in tacos with salad, grated Cheddar, sour cream and jalepenos! I usually divide the Chilli between 4 bowls which I serve on a plate along with the tacos and then everyone assembles their own taco from the bowls of garnishes on the table. I like to add a few jalepenos to my Chillies so did this with the Schwartz Recipe Mix but they also do a Hot Chilli con Carne for people who like a bit of heat. My family loved this meal and I love that it is just so quick to put together (it was just as good as I remember it)! When you don’t want to compromise of taste and are pushed for time a recipe mix like this can be a huge helping hand!

I do hope you try these Chilli con Carne Tacos as I’m sure your family will love them as much as mine do! Do you have a favourite meal that has a special story attached to it? Have you shared it with your family? Do let me know in the comments! For more meals using Schwartz herbs and spices you might like the following:

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Child Friendly Lasagne with Cheddar Cheese Sauce – Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary

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Chilli con Carne Tacos

Chilli con Carne Tacos are a fabulous quick and tasty meal using Scwartz Recipe Mix. Perfect for a midweek family meal!
Course Main
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla

Ingredients

  • 450 g extra lean beef mince
  • 1 tbsp Rapeseed oil
  • 1 sachet Schwartz Chilli con Carne Recipe Mix
  • 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 400 g tin red kidney beans drained & rinsed
  • 1 – 2 tbsp chopped red or green jalapenos from a jar
  • 125 ml cold water
  • 12 taco shells
  • Taco garnishes
  • Cheddar cheese grated
  • Iceberg lettuce shredded
  • tomatoes diced
  • sour cream
  • jalapenos sliced (from a jar)

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a deep frying pan/wok.
  • Fry the mince until browned (about 5 minutes).
  • Add the Schwartz Chilli con Carne Recipe Mix contents, tomatoes, kidney beans, jalapenos and water.
  • Bring to the boil, stirring.
  • Lower heat to a simmer, cover and cook gently for 15 – 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Towards the end of cooking heat up the taco shells according to their instructions.
  • Place all the prepared garnishes in bowls ready to serve at the table.
  • Once ready divide the Chilli con Carne between 4 bowls and place on serving plates along with 3 tacos each.
  • Allow your guests to assemble their own tacos from the Chilli and garnishes.

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  4. A S,Edinburgh

    Sounds delicious! It’s very helpful to know that the Schwartz mix gives good results; I’m never sure about trying that kind of product, although they’re convenient.

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  6. William Gould

    Never thought of Tacos! We usually have our Chilli with a Naan or with pasta shells sprinkled with cheese!

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    • Camilla

      We often have with rice and I remember there was a trend in restaurants to serve with cream crackers a few decades ago LOL! Never had with naan or pasta!

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  10. glenn hutton

    Looks fab and so fresh. My efforts never ever turn out as good looking like yours do… Well done!

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  12. Kimberley Ryan

    wonderful quick easy meal, love your presentation, I will be keeping my eye open for these mixes

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  24. Sarah (Mum x3x)

    Ohhh chili con carne tacos sounds and look delicious! I’d have a lot of cheese on mine! The spice mix sounds great, too! 🙂

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    • Camilla

      Thanks Sarah, we’ve always had Chilli con Carne in our tacos, it works so well and the Schwartz recipe mix is a great short cut:-)

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  29. Nikki

    Chilli con carne is one of my favourite meals (minus the kidney beans) and these tacos sound lovely! I am definately going to give these a try!

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  37. Ceri Jones

    I don’t have chilli very often, I think I’ve just forgotten about it. You’ve reminded me to try it again soon – looks lush!

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  38. John Adams

    Interestingly, I had noticed just how varied the Schwartz range had become. Chilli con carne happens to be something of a staple in this house and I love the idea of combining it with tacos. I’ll be sure not to use frozen beef mince!

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    • Camilla

      Yes the Schwartz range is superb, so many different products to liven up your meals easily! But frozen mince of today is nothing like the ground slurry that I bought back in the 80’s, indeed I’m very impressed with it so don’t let me put you off, it’s a great product now and such good value:-)

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