Cheesy Toasted-Top Chilli Con Carne
Recipe: #25127
October 31, 2016
Categories: Chili, Ground Beef, Celery, Onions, Potluck, Sunday Dinner, Oven Bake, Beef Dinner, Ground Beef Dinner, more
"Loves cheese and a good chilli and this one from Super Food Ideas August'16 sound like a good one."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (489.9 g)
- Calories 915.9
- Total Fat - 37.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 15.4 g
- Cholesterol - 150.5 mg
- Sodium - 1559.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 81.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 14.5 g
- Sugars - 8.3 g
- Protein - 64.9 g
- Calcium - 393.1 mg
- Iron - 10.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 6.2 mg
- Thiamin - 1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 220C/200C fan forced.
Step 2
Heat the oil in a large heavy based flameproof casserole dish over medium high heat and add mince and cook, breaking up lumps with a wooden spoon for 6 minutes or until browned.
Step 3
Add onion, celery, carrot, oregano, bay leaves and chillies to dish and cook for 5 minutes or until vegetables have just softened and add the seasoning and stir to combine and then add salsa and stock and bring to a simmer and then reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered, for 5 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly and then add beans and cook for a further 5 minutes or until beans are heated through and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 4
Remove and discard bay leaves from chilli con-carne.
Step 5
Sprinkle with 1/3 cup of the cheese.
Step 6
Spread one side of the bread slices with butter and arrange, butter side up, slightly overlapping, over the chilli and sprinkle bread with remaining cheese.
Step 7
Transfer to oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until cheese is golden and chilli is bubbling around the sides.
Step 8
Sprinkle with extra oregano and serve.
Tips
No special items needed.