My Cardiologist's Chili

Mille® 's Note:

3 guesses who gave me this recipe!!! - Right first time!!!

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ½ lb lean ground sirloin
• 1 cup chopped onion
• ½ cup chopped green pepper (optional)
• 1 (8 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 14 ½ fluid ounces low sodium beef broth (canned "or" made from dry substitute)
• 6 ounces no-added-salt tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons sodium-free chili powder
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• brown sugar (optional)
• 2 (15 ½ ounce) cans dark red kidney beans , undrained

Directions:

1. Cook beef, onion and green peppers over medium heat until beef is well done and onion and peppers are soft.
2. Strain all and run under hot water until beef loses oily feel when touched.
3. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat and simmer.
5. Adjust seasonings to taste.

Reviews

[LainieBug]

I did not use the brown sugar as I don't care for sweet chili and I adjusted seasonings to taste as follows: 3 teaspoons of chili powder and 2 teaspoons of cumin. Also used extra lean beef, red onion and the green pepper.