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Paleo No-Bean Beef & Pumpkin Chilli

Craggy beef and rough pumpkin pieces in a smoky tomato chilli that thickens without beans or packet powder.

Prep18 mins
Cook47 mins
Serves4
DifficultyEasy
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Chunky beef pumpkin chilli with irregular pieces and deep red sauce
TooGut pickFlexible, practical, genuinely delicious.

Pumpkin does two jobs: larger pieces stay tender while the smaller edges dissolve and thicken the pot. Rough cutting is part of the method.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

Serves4

Chilli

  • 900 gbeef mince
  • 800 gpumpkin, cut into rough mixed-size pieces
  • 1 brown onion, diced
  • 3 clovesgarlic
  • 800 gcrushed tomatoes
  • 300 mlbeef stock
  • 1 tbspsmoked paprika, cumin and chilli
One step at a time

Let’s cook.

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Brown in batches

Brown beef in three batches in a heavy pot so irregular chunks get proper colour.

Cook the base

Cook onion and garlic for 5 minutes. Add spices for 30 seconds.

Simmer with pumpkin

Return beef, add pumpkin, tomato and stock. Simmer partly covered for 40 minutes.

Crush only the soft edges

Press a few pumpkin pieces into the sauce, leave the rest whole and season with salt and lime.

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Nutrition snapshot

Energy2,090 kJ

Protein44 g

Carbohydrate28 g

Fibre8 g

Fat22 g

Approximate only. Values change with brands, portions and selected swaps.
Set yourself up

Equipment

  • ✓ Large heavy pot
  • ✓ Wooden spoon
  • ✓ Ladle
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