
Recipe from Budget Bytes · original post · full recipe on budgetbytes.com
Ground beef, two kinds of beans and a homemade spice blend simmered into a classic comfort-food chili that gets better as leftovers.
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Brown the plant-based mince for only 3 to 4 minutes before adding the beans; the 30-minute simmer stays the same.
Vegan
Brown the plant-based mince for only 3 to 4 minutes before adding the beans; the 30-minute simmer stays the same.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
· $43.67 of food
$74.27
41% spare
No price at New World for:
· $16.47 of food
$27.89
41% spare
No price at Pak'nSave for:
· $34.91 of food · $18.44 more
$54.67
36% spare
No price at Woolworths NZ for:
$5.18a serve
from $5.18 a serve at New World · 14 of 16 ingredients priced
About $31.10 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
$58.45 across 3 shops · 14 of 16 items priced · $7.10 more for bigger packs, 54% spare for later
$43.67
missing 2 items
you'll pay $74.27 · 41% of it spare
$16.47
missing 3 items
you'll pay $27.89 · 41% of it spare
$34.91
missing 3 items · $18.44 more
you'll pay $54.67 · 36% of it spare

canned kidney beans
$2.41/kg
need 440 g2 × Pams Red Kidney Beans In Brine 1kg 410 g$0.99closest match
Pak'nSave$2.41/kg$0.99·
New World$2.78/kg$1.14·
Woolworths NZ$2.00

canned black beans
$2.48/kg
need 430 gPams Black Beans In Brine 1kg 410 g$0.99closest match
Pak'nSave$2.48/kg$0.99·
New World$2.85/kg$1.14·
Woolworths NZ$2.00

canned diced tomatoes
$2.08/kg
need 410 gPams Value Chopped Tomatoes in Juice 400 g$0.83closest match
Pak'nSave$2.08/kg$0.83·
Woolworths NZ$0.94·
New World$3.23/kg$1.29

chili powder
$0.15/10g
need 3 tspUrja Chilli Powder 200g$2.99
Pak'nSave$0.15/10g$2.99·
Woolworths NZ$2.70·
New World$0.80/10g$2.79

garlic powder
$4.52/100g
need 0.25 tspKashish Garlic Powder Spice 100g$4.52closest match
Pak'nSave$4.52/100g$4.52·
Woolworths NZ$2.70·
New World$6.40/100g$2.89

onion powder
$0.50/10g
need 0.5 tspMrs Rogers Naturals Eco Onion Powder Fine 40g$5.00closest match
Pak'nSave$0.50/10g$5.00·
Woolworths NZ$2.10·
New World$0.66/10g$2.89

black pepper
$0.60/10g
need 0.5 tspPams Ground Black Pepper 50g$2.99
Pak'nSave$0.60/10g$2.99·
Woolworths NZ$3.15·
New World$0.66/10g$3.29

olive oil
$2.00/100ml
need 30 mlPams Pure Olive Oil 100ml 1 L$9.99
New World$2.00/100ml$9.99·
Pak'nSave$1.80/100ml$5.00·
Woolworths NZ$8.95

ground beef
$23.99/kg
need 450 gNew World NZ Premium Beef Mince kg 1 kg$23.99
New World$23.99/kg$23.99·
Woolworths NZN/A·
Pak'nSaveN/A

brown sugar
$0.50/100g
need 6 gChelsea Soft Brown Sugar 500 g$2.49closest match
New World$0.50/100g$2.49·
Pak'nSave$0.42/100g$2.09·
Woolworths NZ$2.19

salt
$0.20/100g
need 6 gPams Iodised Table Salt 1 kg$1.59closest match
New World$0.20/100g$1.59·
Pak'nSave$0.14/100g$1.39·
Woolworths NZ$1.79

tomato paste
$2.80
need 170 gEssentials tomato paste 500 gclosest match
Woolworths NZ$2.80·
Pak'nSave$0.76/100g$1.29·
New World$0.88/100g$1.49

ground cumin
$2.10
need 2.5 gGreggs cumin ground 40 gclosest matchreal special
Woolworths NZ$2.10·
Pak'nSave$0.93/10g$2.59·
New World$0.70/10g$2.79

cayenne pepper
$2.60
need 0.25 tspGreggs cayenne pepper ground 40gclosest match
Woolworths NZ$2.60·
New World$0.93/10g$2.79·
Pak'nSave$0.66/10g$5.00