Easy Weeknight Chili

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1.25 cups chopped onion
• 1.25 cups chopped green bell pepper
• 6 pressed garlic cloves
• 2 (15 ounce) cans diced no salt stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) can undrained kidney beans
• one 8 ounce can no salt added tomato sauce
• 1 envelope onion soup mix
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 6 tablespoons reduced fat cheddar cheese

Directions

Cook the first 4 ingredients until the beef is browned and crumbles. Drain if necessary.

Add tomato and the rest of the ingredients. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Cover and simmer for an additional 20 minutes.

Nutrition Information

• Each serving = 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 vegetable
• 300 calories
• 6.6 grams fat
• 277 mgs. Sodium
• 52 mgs. Cholesterol
• 9.5 grams fiber

Source: 501 Delicious Heart Healthy Recipes by Susan M. McIntosh