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Cake day: March 14th, 2025

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  • Chili sin Carne ! It’s kind of my cheatcode for lazy mealpreps:

    -I stock most ingredients in canned form (corn, beans, tomato sauce / concentrate / puree, even cooked carrots) which means I can always fall back to this recipe if I forgot to go grocery shopping and it’s Sunday.

    -Quantities can be enormous, as you’re only limited to your biggest pot (which I highly recommend to use). If you cook some rice on the side you’ll quickly have enough to feed 8 people. (If you have to eat it multiple meals in a row, make burritos to switch things up)

    -It’s relatively easy to do. Most ingredients only need to get warm long enough to take in the seasoning, and you can’t really burn it if you stay on low/mid heat.

    -You can choose how elaborate you want to be. If I have some time I’ll start off by caramelizing some onions, dice fresh carrots, garlic, pinpoint the seasoning and leave the pot on low heat for a couple of hours to let it dry up a bit. (And for the carrots to cook properly)

    -Cheaper and better-tasting than straight up canned chilli!

    Of course you can use beef/pork if you want, but I stock lentils & TVP because they also have a long shelf life.