Healthy Chili Recipe with Beef
This healthy chili recipe is absolutely the best recipe because it contains so many antioxidants. When winter and flu season hits, it really pays to keep your body filled with nutrient-dense foods to avoid those nasty cold germs.
If you are looking for ways to add more nutritious yet tasty meals to your family dinner table… then learn how to make your favorite dishes even healthier!
This chili tastes like your “good old favorite” chili… yet much, much healthier with a few additions. You don’t have to use a super-lean ground beef, just buy a decent ground beef brand that you trust.
Healthy Chili is Delicious
- 1-1/2 lbs. lean ground beef
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 large green pepper, chopped
- 2 (15.5 oz.) cans dark red kidney beans
- 1 (14.5 oz.) can can diced tomatoes
- 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
- 1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
- 1/2 (15 oz. can pumpkin
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
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Sauté onions and green peppers in olive oil until tender. Add garlic and sauté for about 1 additional minute.
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Add ground meat and brown chopping with a spatula as you go in order to make the ground meat fine.
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When the ground meat is browned, add the tomato paste, brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon of chili powder to meat. Stir until well blended through the ground meat.
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Add the rest of the ingredients and 1 (15 oz.) can of water, stir and simmer for about 30 minutes.
** Small changes in cooking can make such a big difference in your overall health.
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Green Pepper contains lots of Vitamin C!
Kidney Beans Contain Healthy Fiber
Pumpkin is loaded with the important Vitamin A.
Garlic and Onions are amazing antioxidants, use as much as you can.
Tomato paste is so concentrated, that is a power house of nutrients – especially cancer fighting Lycopene
Healthy Glow Tip for Gorgeous Skin:
If you have any leftover pumpkin, mix it with honey (equal parts) spread evenly over your entire face and leave on for about 20 minutes. Rinse well and apply your favorite moisturizer.
