Baked camembert for starters, is it odd to have chilli as a main?

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Got friends over Fri night, I love baked camembert with lovely olive and onion breads, but struggling with a main to follow this.

Would chilli be weird? One veggie chilli and one meat. If so any other ideas?

I know it's a bit dull but anyone?

Oooh can I come, Please?

I'll be brutally honest - that is a very heavy meal! I think you need to serve a lighter main course after a bread and cheese starter, or, better still, serve a salad starter before chilli.

I did wonder about the heaviness of it all. I really really want to do the camembert as it turned out so lovely last time, and so simple to do, as I'm out all day Friday. Any other ideas for mains? They won't appreciate a salad as a main!

what would you serve the chilli with? I think if you are doing cheese and bread for starter you need meat and veg or salad for the main. No more carbs.

Id do something like rack of lamb, chicken breast in tarragon sauce, served with green vegetables.

you could put the chilli in aubergines? stuff them.

How about a fish tagine for a main course?

Sounds nice but what about the vegetarian friend?

or possible in squash. Chop different squashes in half, scoop out the seeds, drizzle with oil, bit of herbage, roast then fill with chilli

I wouldn't do fish after cheese personally.

That's a good idea, using the chilli as a stuffing, instead of serving with rice. Aubergines or peppers.

Not sure a couple of them are keen on fish.