Lean Ground Beef Chili

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1.5 lbs. Extra Lean Ground Beef or Ground Sirloin2 (16 oz.) cans tomatoes, cut up2 (15 1/2 oz.) cans red kidney beans, drained1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce1/2 c. chopped onion1 to 2 tbsp. chili powder, to taste1 tsp. dried parsley flakes3/4 tsp. dried basil, crushed3/4 tsp. dried oregano, crushed1/2 tsp. black pepper1/4 tsp. salt1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon2 cloves garlic, minced1/4 to 1/2 tsp. ground red pepper, to taste1 bay leaf1/4 cup dry red wine (optional)Green or yellow sweet peppers, cut into rings (optional)
Directions
In a 4 quart Dutch oven cook the beef until no longer pink. Drain off fat. Stir in undrained tomatoes, drained kidney beans, tomato sauce, onion, wine, chili powder, parsley flakes, basil, oregano, black pepper, salt, cinnamon, garlic, red pepper and bay leaf. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Simmer covered, about 2 hours; stir occasionally. Garnish with green or yellow pepper rings.

(Note: I like to prepare the beef with an additional clove of garlic and seasoning salt, garlic powder, onion powder to taste, original recipe does not call for that)

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EURCYNIA.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 224.7
  • Total Fat: 6.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 48.8 mg
  • Sodium: 484.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 19.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.4 g
  • Protein: 23.2 g

Member Reviews
  • CPOTSKY
    Made this dish and loved it! I don't like beans so I took that out and added more tomatoes and peppers! I also added a little more heat to it...but this will be a regular in my rotation! Thanks for sharing! - 3/23/10