The impending snowstorm about to slam New England inspired me to cook up something yummy, warm, and healthy. I started getting a craving for chili. Fortunately, the internet has a plethora of recipes to try. I found this great chili recipe on eatingwell.com. I changed it up ever so slightly, but I do give credit to them for the original.
Ingredients:
-1 pound extra lean ground beef (93% lean)
-1 large red bell pepper
-1 large onion
-6 garlic cloves
-1 tsp chili powder
-2 tsp cumin
-2 tsp paprika
-1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
-1/4 cup water
-1 16oz jar of enchilada sauce (I used Old El Paso)
-1 15oz can pinto beans (rinse them)
Directions:
-Chop red pepper and onion
-In a large saucepan, combine and ground beef, pepper, onion until meat is browned
-Chop garlic and add that along with chili powder, cumin, paprika, and cayenne
-Add in water and enchilada sauce, bring to light boil, simmer 15 minutes
-Add in pinto beans and simmer again 5 minutes
Makes 4 servings (12 oz each)
Nutrition info: 307 calories, 8 g fat, 29 g carbohydrates, 27 g protein, 6 g fiber, 516 mg sodium [For full nutrition info, see eatingwell.com's beef & bean chili recipe]
Switchouts: kidney beans for pinto beans, 1 tbs chili powder and no paprika, taco sauce or equivalent for enchilada sauce.
This made my kitchen smell phenomenal. I made some Monday night and will have it through Thursday night- perfect!
Yum! I want to try this! I agree with you on the extra chili powder, but why did you decide against the paprika, out of curiosity?
ReplyDeleteIt's so, so, so good! The original recipe didn't call for paprika and instead called for 1 tbs of chili powder. Unfortunately, I ran out of chili powder, so I tossed in some paprika and I really liked it! Maybe I should try with both in it! :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, okay... so what you listed is the way you made it, and the "switchouts" section is what it originally called for?
ReplyDeleteYup yup. I list out the recipe as I do it and then give suggestions to change it up. I'm posting a yummy muffin recipe tomorrow. :-)
ReplyDeleteYaaaay muffins! I need to figure out what I want to do with my blog on here, haha. I'm thinking something similar to yours: cooking, healthy living, and outdoor exploration.
ReplyDeleteYou definitely should! I will totally read it! :-)
ReplyDeletePerhaps I will start it tomorrow on my (hopefully) snow day! :)
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