Five Alarm Chili : Beef, Turkey or Venison

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 16
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 180.2
  • Total Fat: 4.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 40.3 mg
  • Sodium: 376.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 17.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.4 g
  • Protein: 18.2 g

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Introduction

As a good Texas girl, I never put beans in my chili, it was always made of beef and I surely did not serve it over spaghetti. Well, some things had to change to adapt to our healthy lifestyle. Nutrition content for this recipe includes pintos and black beans with 1# of 90/10 beef and 1# of 97/3 turkey. I use course grind beef when I can get it because it makes nice big chunks of beef in your chili. I use "no salt added" tomatoes and "low sodium" beans. The recipe calculator did not have an option for no salt crushed tomatoes. My calculation comes in at 175 g sodium. I make this with venison when hubby scores in deer season! As a good Texas girl, I never put beans in my chili, it was always made of beef and I surely did not serve it over spaghetti. Well, some things had to change to adapt to our healthy lifestyle. Nutrition content for this recipe includes pintos and black beans with 1# of 90/10 beef and 1# of 97/3 turkey. I use course grind beef when I can get it because it makes nice big chunks of beef in your chili. I use "no salt added" tomatoes and "low sodium" beans. The recipe calculator did not have an option for no salt crushed tomatoes. My calculation comes in at 175 g sodium. I make this with venison when hubby scores in deer season!
Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

    2 lbs lean ground beef or turkey or venison
    ½ onion, diced
    1 green pepper, diced
    1 8 oz can tomato sauce
    2 cup water
    1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
    2 tsp paprika
    1 tbsp cumin
    1 tbsp minced garlic
    ½ tsp salt
    5 tbsp chili powder
    1 tsp cayenne pepper (omit or reduce if you don’t want it “hot”)
    2 15 oz cans pinto and/or black beans
    1 tbsp cornmeal or masa
    1/4 cup water

Tips

I adjust my chili thickness by adding another tbsp of cornmeal dissolved in water, if needed. This chili makes is great over a baked potato with cheese. Of course you can always have it over a handful of Frito's sprinkled with chopped onion, grated cheese and a few jalapenos, but I'm not taking responsibility for that calorie count.


Directions

1. Brown beef/turkey/venison with onions and green pepper in a large pot; drain off any fat.
2. Add tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes, 2 c water, paprika, cumin, garlic, salt, chili powder, and cayenne.
3. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Add beans if using them. I drain and rinse them in a colander to remove as much sodium as possible.
5. Dissolve cornmeal into 1/4 c water to make a thick, but flowable mixture.
6. Add cornmeal mixture to chili while stirring.
7. Cover and simmer another 20-30 minutes. I like to turn off the heat after simmering and let it sit a few hours then reheat when ready to serve. It allows the flavors to develop.

Serving Size: makes about 16- 1 cup servings

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LISAINMS.