When it comes to cooking I have to admit that I am not the worlds best at it but I get by. For quite a while I had been living on ready meals or takeaways and not only did that feel a very unhealthy way to eat but it was very expensive too. I have recently moved flats and now I have a huge country style kitchen to which made my mum laugh when she saw it to which she muttered something about it probably never of having a takeaway in it before and at that moment I had an 'I'll show you mum' moment! Since that day I have been cooking, knocked the takeaways on the head and put my kitchen to work. I still though rely on mixes such as this and a slow ...  Read the complete review

I am not usually a lover of packet mixes I prefer to use all my own ingredients but for Schwartz Chilli con Carne mix I make an exception, it is a great authentic mix to use in an emergency if you need to make a meal in a hurry it doesnt need many ingredients and most people will usually have most of them in their cupboard or freezer, if not a quick trip the the local store should suffice. Schwartz do two packet mixes for Chill con Carne, this one and a hot one, I have tried both, the hot one is not that hot for me but for people who are not used to spicy food have commented that it has been far too hot for them, so I stick to this one and usually put a small ...  Read the complete review

I am a big fan of spicy food so on my weekly shop I ensure that I buy a chilli mix for me and my partner. I have used lots of different chilli mixes in the past but always find myself buying this one by Schwartz. They do two of these packets one is hot chilli con carne and the other is just a basic mix. I have picked up the hot version once but found this too hot so have made sure that I have avoided this since. This packet I always find hard to find due to it is always out of stock the day that I go shopping and they do not have the option to buy it on the online service from asda. When I am able to get it I tend to buy at lest 4 packets to make sure that ...  Read the complete review

I put a suggestion in to Dooyoo for Schwartz Chilli Con Carne about 10 days again and its finally been approved. I decided I wanted to review this packet mix as its one of my favourite dishes and can be enjoyed any time night or day. Schwartz Chilli Con Carne mix is a medium-heat chilli sauce mix with chilli powder, cumin and cocoa powder and is suitable for vegetarians. Allergen advice: contains wheat. What you will need: - 450g of minced beef - 400g tin chopped tomatoes - 400g tin red kidney beans - 4floz of water and most importantly 1 packet of Schwartz Chilli Con Carne Recipe Mix. Now I dont like Kidney beans so ...  Read the complete review

Schwartz Hot Chilli Con Carne (Note - this is for the hot packet rather than the original) INGREDIENTS Wheat flour Chilli powder (chilli, pepper, cumin, salt, oregano, garlic) Potato starch Salt Onion powder Cumin Dried chillies Paprika flavouring Cayenne pepper Cocoa powder Coriander seed White pepper Garlic powder Jalapeno powder COOKING Although you can deviate from the recommended recipie found on the back of the packet, you will need minced beef, chopped tomatoes, red kidney beans and water for the base ingredients. It ...  Read the complete review