Three Been and Beef Chili
This hearty chili recipe is and healthy and should leave you with leftovers!.
Servings: 8 servings (1¼ cups each)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium diced onion
- 1 medium diced red or green bell pepper,
- 2 medium diced carrots,
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 pound 90% lean ground beef (90% lean)
- One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups water
- 1 whole canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce, seeded and minced
- 2 teaspoons adobo sauce from the can of chipotles
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- One 15.5-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- One 15.5-ounce can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- One 15.5-ounce can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over moderate heat. Add the onion, bell pepper and carrots. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft- about 10 minutes.
- Add the cumin and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the ground beef; raise the heat to high and cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon, until the meat is no longer pink. Stir in the tomatoes, water, chipotle and adobo sauce, oregano and salt and pepper. Cook, partially covered, stirring from time to time, for 30 minutes.
- Stir in the beans and continue cooking, partially covered, 20 minutes longer. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
Notes
- To prepare this recipe as GLUTEN FREE, just be sure to use a brand of Chipotles in Adobo Sauce that is designated as GF (La Costena brand is GF) and beans that are GF.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 687mg | Potassium: 1089mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3242IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 6mg