Benny's Ground Chicken and Beans


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 412.7
  • Total Fat: 22.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 130.0 mg
  • Sodium: 421.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 32.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 10.8 g
  • Protein: 9.0 g

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Introduction

A low salt, great tasting meal. Low in fat, calories and cheap! You can get 4 meals for under $10! A low salt, great tasting meal. Low in fat, calories and cheap! You can get 4 meals for under $10!
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    Ground Chicken 1lb
    Red Beans - 1 can
    Black Beans - 1 can
    Tomato's - diced
    Green Pepper
    Red Pepper
    Onion - large (1/2)
    Grapeseed Oil
    Garlic - chopped, about 2 cloves

Directions

Brown the ground chicken in one pan. Use about 1 tbs of grapeseed oil. Mix in a couple shakes of Mrs Dash, and 1 tbs of diced garlic.

In a seperate pan, sautee peppers and onion, add 2 tbs of minced garlic.

Drain, and rinse beans in a strainer, add diced tomato's and put into pan with peppers and onions. When meat is browned, add. Let it simmer for approx 10 minutes.

Optional: Serve over brown rice, and/or fat free re-fried beans.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KINGBENNY.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I made this tonight and put it over romaine lettuce - like a taco salad. It was filling and awesome. My DH even liked it. This is definitely a keeper. The only changes I made was I used "rotel diced tomatoes" drained and rinsed and used more garlic, added cumin & paprika. Thank you - 6/19/10


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Even my kids liked this one! Easy and quick to make. We used ground turkey in place of the chicken and Rotelle Habenaro Diced Tomatoes. Great if you like it HOT! - 1/6/10


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was quick and yummy! - 11/25/08


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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    You could save even more money by grinding the chicken yourself. You can find chicken breasts (boneless skinless) for $1.99 on sale! Then, just cut them into cubes and put in the food processor and pulse until ground. It really works! - 11/11/08


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    Bad
    this recipe was eatable but that was about it. it was too bland. i had to use a little salt and my husband used tapatio. we wrapped the mixture in whole grain tortillas, but ,even with the hot sauce, he still left half on on his plate. we don't know what to do with the leftovers now :/ - 1/31/12


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    Good
    I liked this - 12/5/11


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    Very Good
    I tried it tonight. It was really good, though I added 2 T roasted garlic tomato paste, 1/2 t each cumin & paprika for extra flavor. Also, I used 1 can Fire Roasted Tomatoes Salsa Style from Adli's or you could substitute Rotel's for the diced tomato. I used Paul Dean's house seasoning instead, too. - 11/16/11


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    Good
    Definitely add more spices to your liking! - 7/12/11


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    Very Good
    This was yummy, I really liked it. However, if you don't like tomatoes this is not the dish for you! - 7/3/11


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    Very Good
    This was very good dinner I added black pepper & crushed red pepper & used ground turkey instead of chicken - 8/5/10


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    Very Good
    This was a meal the whole family loved. It's very good ! - 4/6/09


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    This sounds yummy--but the nutrition info has to be off a bit. With that much chicken in the recipe there should be over 20 grams of protein per serving. - 4/2/09


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    Very Good
    I'll admit I didn't expect much from this recipe. I decided to try it because I had all of the ingredients. We were pleasantly surprised by the great flavor! Even my 5 year old loved it! Our first foray with ground chicken. Very successful! We'll make this again and again. - 2/6/09


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    this was great very tasty i enjoy this recipe and at a low cost - 12/11/08


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    Very Good
    WHOA! This is WAY more than 4 servings, even if you don't add any rice to it! It is a HUGE pot (and I am a "healthy" eater). I would add more garlic and some adobo sauce to zip it up! - 12/9/08


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    Very Good
    I use lean ground turkey, add cayenne pepper (Bam!), and serve over naked baked potatoe. Probably healthier over the brown rice though. - 12/4/08


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    Incredible!
    Very tasty.....didn't have ground chicken so I substituted ground turkey. - 11/13/08


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    Incredible!
    I use canned chicken and add a can of corn. Serve it over brown rice. Tastes great, takes less time and cost per serving is much lower. - 11/12/08


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    What is Grape Seed Oil? What are the advantages? - 11/8/08

    Reply from KINGBENNY (11/8/08)
    Its similar to Olive Oil, and can be found in the same spot at the market. I have read that it helps lower bad cholesterol while raising the good one. I think it was in Bob Greenes book.