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Garden Chili

A bowl of chili
Servings: 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 240 minutes

Ingredients

3/4 pound ground beef, lean, 10% fat

1/2 cup green pepper, chopped

1/2 large onion, chopped

1/2 cup celery, chopped

2/3 cup kidney beans, canned, low-sodium, drained and rinsed

1/2 cup corn  

1 can tomato sauce, low-sodium, 8 oz.

1 cup fresh tomatoes, chopped

1 dash black pepper

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

2 teaspoons chili powder 

Directions

  1. Place ground beef in a skillet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Brown meat over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally to break it into pieces. Drain fat and blot meat with paper towels.  
  2. Place cooked ground beef into a slow cooker.  
  3. Add green pepper, onion, celery, beans, corn, tomato sauce, chopped tomatoes, pepper, garlic powder and chili powder.
  4. Cook mixture in slow cooker on low heat for 4-6 hours. Or cook on the stove over medium heat for 30 minutes.  
  5. Serve hot in bowls.  
  6. Cover and refrigerate or freeze leftovers within 2 hours. 
Nutritional info

224 calories, 8 g fat, (3 g saturated fat), 54 mg cholesterol, 169 mg sodium, 17 g total carbohydrate, 20 g protein

Notes

If you're trying to limit your fat intake, you can swap the ground beef for ground turkey. Or, use less meat and add more beans to your preference.

Source

https://www.myplate.gov/recipes/garden-chili