Feeling hot hot hot! Chilli con 'Quorn-e'

Chilli con Carne is one of my favourite dinners as a student! It's quick and easy and most importantly, absolutely scrummy! I always find that food with a bit of a kick is a great way to warm up in the cold weather, so a spicy chilli is a great way to do this! As a vegetarian it can be hard sometimes to try and think of alternatives to meat dishes, but with the help of 'Quorn' mince this job is easy. Alternatively, a veggie chilli could also be made with a election of beans, such as kidney or butter beans, or even lentils, or a mixture of all of these ingredients.

Recipe:
A little bit of olive oil
Half an onion
Quorn mince
Passata
Jalapenos (would normally use chilli powder but i ran out!)
Basmati Rice

Method:

1. Fill a small sauce pan with water and set on the hob to boil. Once at boiling point add the basmati rice and turn down the hob so that the water is simmering. For perfectly fluffy rice, only stir the rice once when it first goes into the pan so that it does not stick, then leave it for around 10 minutes until you stir it again. 
2. Put a small amount of oil in a medium sized frying pan and leave on the hob to heat up.
3. Roughly dice the onions and put them in the frying pan. Add the Quorn mince shortly after.
4. When the onions have softened, turn down the heat and add the passata.
5. Chop up a few jalapenos and add them to the mince and onions mixture. Add additional seasoning at this point (chilli power, garlic, salt and pepper etc.)
6. Drain the rice, and serve!