Healthy Beef Chili

Hi all! How was your weekend my friends? Are you ready for the holidays? I still have some shopping to do but at least I managed to put a Christmas tree up last weekend. We debated whether to put one up this year (after having a very hectic year) and settled on doing a small (real) one (4 ft tall).  I have fallen in love with it! I may continue getting a small real tree each year from now on. But who knows, I seem to change my mind all the time so don't take my word for it 😉

What I'm sure of is that I got the bug to bake, bake & bake! So you may see a few dessert posts coming up pretty soon (this makes Mr. Delish very happy by the way 🙂 )

Don't you love it when a comfort food dish is also healthy? Chili is one of those dishes that is packed with protein, fiber, minerals, antioxidants and more. I like to use 96% ground beef but I heard other people like to make theirs with ground turkey. I'm not in to ground turkey but if you are, you should give it a try! The other thing that makes this recipe fantastic is that you can cook it in the crock-pot without being glued to the stove having to stir it every 15 minutes. Who has time for that?

I found this recipe on Facebook attached to a generic photo. I don't even know the exact source to credit accordingly. It's supposed to mirror Wendy's Chili but I made a few adjustments that made it better (IMO 😉 )

Healthy Beef Chili

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Tex Mex

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours

Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes

Servings: 10 people

Calories: 336kcal

Author: Ana Frias

This Healthy Beef Chili is packed with protein, fiber, minerals, antioxidants and more. I like to use 96% ground beef but you can make it with ground turkey as well.

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Equipment

• Slow cooker

Ingredients

• 2 pounds 96% ground beef
• 1 quart tomato juice 1 29-ounce
• 1 can tomato purée 1 15-ounce
• 1 can red kidney beans drained (15-ounce)
• 1 can pinto beans drained (15-ounce)
• 1 medium-large onion chopped
• 3/4 cup diced celery
• 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
• 3 Tablespoon chili powder use 1/4 cup for more spicy less chili
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin use more for real flavor
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 Tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

• In a large skillet, brown the ground beef.
• Drain off the fat (if any).
• In a large crockpot, add the beef and the remaining ingredients
• Cover the pot and let the chili simmer for 3 hours on low.
• Serve warm with crackers or cornbread.

Nutrition

Serving: 2cup | Calories: 336kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 694mg | Potassium: 1233mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 17IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 36mg