Sunday Homemade Healthy Recipes - Chilli Con Carne 

Thanks for sharing Darren - love a good Chilli con Carne. x

I could put the LOT of that away in one sitting!!! Looks delish!

I'd have that right now if I could..yum..definitely making that❤👍👌

That's looked amazing Darren. I love a good Chilli👌👍

Yum 🤤

So glad you put in cumin , many people forget it is crucial part of flavour in a carne con chilli .

Love the recipes segments..always good for a change mixed or dropped in every now and then....stay safe keep smiling regards Doc

Darren that looks awesome and I bet it's very en tasty.alf..

Great for the cold times ahead. Nice one. Enjoyed this x

Looks and tastes delicious Darren ❤

Great vlog maestro. For beginning cooks, see how Darren slides the knife down his fingers when cutting the onions. You can also fry up the carrots, onions, celery, pepper before you start cooking the beef. Thanks DJ

Nice recipe and easy to make. Good one Darren.

Absolutely lovely mate

Love your cooking ones. Very therapeutic Darren. Looked amazing! 🥰☀️🥰xxx

It did look very nice 😊

Thanks for sharing 😋

Looking so nice, using turkey mince would make it even healthier

Your channel is amazing Darren you do everything from recommendations on eating places,you take us on hol with you and now cookery lessons absolutely amazing Darren, love watching your vlogs ❤

Nice healthy way of putting the vegetables in must say looks lush

Could I suggest the title for this brilliant addition to your vlogs...Simple Sunday Supper👍😋

Omg that looks amazing ❤

If you are a lover of Marmite Darren never waste an empty jar. Fill it with boiling water leave it for a while and then add to stews, casseroles and even chilli con Carney for added flavour.

Nice one DJ looked really nice. I enjoyed the video as I like cooking too 👍🏽🍻

looks so good.thankyou

Fantastic chilli just abit thick for me i need a little juice to soak on the rice. But a lovely healthy recipe 😋 x

Plenty of people used to ask me "how do you get your kids to eat veg?" - easy answer is cook veg for them - same with fruit - have a fruit bowl on the side - its easy to persuade them to eat healthily

Wow 🤩 Your home cooked meal Looks yummy & Fresh! Definitely will give this a try & follow your recipe

Brilliant 👍 I enjoy doing a batch cook.

Great recipe Darren. I know you said you like yours stodgy but I think I'd have added some more tomatoes or passata to make it more saucy (to each their own of course). And chilli has to be eaten with rice. No jacket potatoes and certainly not with pasta 😁

that looks proper Darren !

@Darrenjohn Try frying your spices first with the onions and peppers . And another little touch I add to chilli and spaghetti bol is a tin of anchovies… They break down and melt into the sauce . Doesn’t tasty fishy,Just acts as a seasoning 😉

Nice and tasty I ment

Defo some tomato purée left in the first tube there DJ. But I will defo try this as it looks yummmmmmmmyyy

Great idea dj. Watched yesterday and made it today in the slow cooker! Tasted delish.. great idea for the series, healthy recipes and tips from a former chef. Love it

The Chilli looked lovely. Look forward to next week

Truly amazing looking recipe DJ

Really pleased to discover your channel after hearing about it on tattle life. They should all grow up. You are an inspiration and I thought the understated dedication to Matthew perry at the end was a really nice touch.

Always interested to see how other people prepare 'standard' dishes. What did surprise me, Darren, was that you didn't saute the onions, peppers and garlic first getting them caramelised before adding to the beef - it adds depth to the flavour. I have a big saucepan on the side then saute with a frying pan, then into the saucepan - those 3 ingredients first with a little olive oil, then the beef, as the frying pan's already oiled and seasoned by the previous sauteeing of ingredients. Once the beef is sauteed I add to the saucepan then add all the other ingredients directly to the saucepan except the tinned kidney beans, which I add after 1 hour of slow cooking of the other ingredients in the saucepan. Let cook for another 30 mins before serving. I recommend try adding 1 teaspoon chipotle chilli paste, it's not hot but smoky and brown colour (available in supermarkets), in addition to a diced green/red chilli - gives a nice layering of chilli flavours. Total cooking time 1.5 hrs. I serve mine with rice, some fresh homemade guacamole, and a spoon of greek yoghurt or sour cream on the side, with some tortilla chips.

That knife sounds sharp AF 😂

I make chili every Halloween, have for years, a warm meal when my husband and sons came in from Trick or treat🎃🎃🎃

Looks amazing Darren!

Hi darren i just saw your old video the curry challenge at brick lane .city spice ... Madness hotest curry in the uk you finished it wicked .👍

I should never watch these while eating a crap ham and cheese sandwich. LOL looks delicious. Cheers mate 🤟👍🦘

Amazing healthy food , i love it. Keep these coming, ya looking good DJ

😋 yummy healthy, satisfying & filling 👌🤗

Had a chill in Cyprus from an Mexican restaurant was the best tasting one i had by far, been trying to recreate it for years now. Eating it in 35c heat it did beat me in the end as was all you could eat, By the end i was dripping ha 👍👍

Great recipe for Chilli & a big favourite dish of mine...and yes its a great way to incorporate lots of healthy veg! 👌🤗🥰

Looked very good. Healthy and tasty

It was all going so well until the coriander Darren…… just a personal pet hate of mine 😂😂😂 Looking amazing 🤩🤩

Looks similar to mine, I also add navy or kidney beans!

You can't beat a good chilli. Always nice to see different versions. Will certainly give your recipe a try 😊

Looks good ,love chilli con carne.

Absolutely love your style of cooking healthy meal.

I would do that in a slow cooker. So much easier ❤looks off the charts

Thanks for sharing this with us it looked great and very tasty

Looks awesome 👏

Good Evening Darren. Really enjoyed your video. Chilli con Carne is one of my favourite dishes. Perfectly prepped and cooked to perfection. Full of Goodness and very Healthy. Thank you. ☺☺👍👍

Great vlog Darren i am the same as you just make it up as i go so no chilli is exactly the same but i always use fresh chillies rather than powder but that looked good how hot was it.

That looked divine, I could almost taste it!

I love that blurred coriander - so much more flavoursome than the in focus stuff 😂

Evening Darren, the other day you told us you had been a chef for 8yrs😊 So I can give you about 48yrs😮 And it does me old heart good to see " the mark one eyeball style of cooking being shown ❤😊" Once you master the basics. The world is your lobster 😅. A very tasty looking chilli. Two thing's. I always peel my celery! Can't stand the stringy bit's. 2nd I have a batch cook day.And one thing I always have is mirepoix 😊 ready in the freezer. Yet another brilliant entertaining, interesting, informative video.Thought you were going to share with Luke❤ How is he,not forgetting Mia ? Both well I trust. Until the next one Cheers Allan&Family ❤😊

That looked lovely 😋👍

Nice one darren i found it was cumin that gave it that unique flavour though I've used paprika. some use dark chocolate & honey but its meant tobe healthy.

Hi Darren! That chili con carne looks delicious! I will definitely have to try making it!😊👍

Hi Darren I’ve made loads of that ,filling wholesome healthy what more can you ask for ,that my usual spaghettis sauce and my kids also make theirs the same way ,n it works in lasagna but a little more liquid .love the Chanel Darren keep it up takecare xxxC

Looked great DJ

Looks delicious

Looks nice Darren mate

Looks great Darren. I love chilli and will deffo add extra veg, I like the addition of extra beans too. I’m not a lover of coriander however. Great recipe look forward to the next one

Looks really healthy bit more tomato for me tho being a chef for 23 years i use same chilli recipe i have for years nice tho mate

Very similar to how I make mine... with some modifications. Can't go wrong with it! With spag'bols - very similar to make - I add much of what you've added in the con-carne (minus beans etc.), but add brocolli, mangetout, and baby sweetcorn (with a splash of red wine, and chilli flakes). I don't boil the vegetables, because you tend to lose much of the goodness - and I don't mind the crunch. To each their own. Yours looked very good! Good knifemanship too (I had you on double speed, so looked even more clinical! 😃). 👍

Look great

Darren ...that looks delishious. I will give a whirl, thank you .

Thanks for the tips Darren I'm doing a chilli con carne tomorrow and I'll add celery,hope your ok mate 👍🏻 😊

Wow, looks awesome, thanks for the recipe 👍

This homemade chilli is "Off The Charts" Healthy, hearty and made from scratch. www.buymeacoffee.com/darrenjohn69

I have to say it’s nice to see a lovely clean kitchen, that’s always a given for me. The food looked absolutely delicious Darren. I’m so pleased there is someone else out there that cooks free style. My grown boys would say the same as your children have…. “it’s great but it’s always different?” Think that’s the fun of home cooking. Nice beer or a class of wine would go down lovely with that. Have a super evening thanks for sharing. 😊

Looked great DJ. But I always drain the mince as it's filthy.

I love a good chill con carne 😋I make mine with veggie mince & medium chillis 🌶️👍Looks delicious & thanks DJ 🤗🥣

Chef Darren per chance? Love this ❤

That look nic

That looked damned good.

I legit made this tonight. Was running out of ideas of stuff to make and this came out incredible. Flavor was on point. Thanks D.

Lovely recipe, Darren, especially with all those wonderful healthy veg. Sometimes I use thinly sliced beef strips instead of mince. Ifind this gives a lovely texture. Anyway, keep up the great work and I look forward to your weekly recipes. Jimmy in Dublin.

Ok, I’m not gonna kill you this time Darren. 😂

Hello Darren I love chilli , that looks absolutely amazing I use to put celery and carrots in mine but sometimes a switch a d do it a different way sometimes kidney beans or sometimes drained bake beans a d red pepper ❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Looks superb Darren. 👍 You cook the same as me - no measurements or anything just cooking using your judgement. I love doing it that way - you never get a bad meal although there are times when you think one batch tastes better than the other. Gives more variety though. Looking forward to more videos like this.

That looks delicious. And for a vegetarian option you can simply leave out the meat. It will be just as tasty!

Hi darren j that looks tasty n full bulk i love chilli but cant do hot hot lol, loved that u put all beans in and celery .what herb can i swap for coriander please love garlic to. Yours looked yummy n glad u doing dishes for us to try great vblog thank you 😊

Oh yes please! One of my favourite meals but yours is so much more interesting than mine. Fussy pants (my son, Sam) refuses to eat peppers and kidney beans and hasn’t tried celery which I don’t like even though I’ve really tried over the years. One of our favourites is Chicken Tonight honey & mustard sauce, it’s very sweet though and I put plenty of healthy things in there. I cut the peppers big enough for Fussy to take them off his plate. He’s a pain!!

Wow...that looks amazing and I'm sure so full of flavour!! You made it look so quick and easy too. Absolutely loving your cooking videos and look forward to see what you cook next. I also am not a fan of celery but if its chopped up fine like you did I'd be ok with that 😁👍🏼💙

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Hiya Darren my husband likes cooking and he does the most of it. He is going to try your recipe s he liked it. He does a great curry all from scratch

Darren, I actually done chilli today instead of my usual boring Sunday roast... I've never thought of adding carrots or celery tbh, so will give that a go....I personally prefer a little more sauce, less dry but really would have eaten the other 3 portions you made 😂👍 You can sing, & cook very well, possibly some women's dream i reckon, i have similar compliments on occasions, maybe we're too fussy mate! I get told that as well.. haha 😂 Nevermind eh! Lol.. I enjoyed the cooking review, something new to the channel, whats not to like 👍 Cheers 🍻

I have never cooked a chilli as I am not sure how much chilli powder to put in without it blowing your head off. Not one for really hot (Spicy) food, so how much chilli would you put in for a milder heat

You should always cook out the puree with the mince, not sure where you learnt to cook

What a really good recipe Darren. Its so nice to watch it from start to finish with simple but good ingredients. I'll be putting carrots in mine next time as never have before. Like you I don't like raw celery but it's good in hearty dishes like chilli and stews. My dear grandma used to often keep a dish of her cooked beetroot and a dish of celery on the table. I loved the beetroot but not the celery although it was nice watching others dip it in salt and hear that crunch as they enjoyed it. I don't use kidney beans as they don't like me lol, use haricot though. Keep cooking Darren you are a joy to watch.

Can you do a spag bowl recipe on the next one

Should you have mushrooms as well 🤔

Plus it looked way undercooked. Chilli needs at least 2 hours in my opinion