Chunky Chili

Nothing screams "Fall" quite like chili. Growing up it was a regular menu item. My mother always added ground beef, onions, peppers, ketchup and usually kidney beans. So one night, just after my husband and I had started living together, he decided he wanted chili dogs. He was off work that day and said he would pick everything up. I'm not even sure if "canned chili" had even entered my mind, so I was very shocked to find a can of tasteless black and runny stuff sitting on my counter~ I'd never seen anything like it! "Do people actually call that chili?" I asked him. He looked at me funny and said "Oh, so you can do better?" You bet your ass I can!

Utensils You Will Need:

5qt saucepot

Ladle

Ingredients:
1lb - Lean ground turkey or beef
1 - Onion, chopped
1 - Green Bell Pepper, chopped
4 - Banana peppers, diced
4 - Cloves garlic
1 - 15.5oz can diced Italian style tomatoes, undrained
1 - 15.5oz can seasoned black beans, undrained
1 - 15.5oz can dark red kidney beans, undrained
1 - 15.5oz chili beans, undrained
1 - 12oz can of sliced black olives
*Optional: Shredded cheese, Sour Cream, brown rice, Seasonings

Directions:
1. Brown ground beef/turkey. Drain off fat and add peppers, onion and garlic to the pot and saute until the onions begin to soften.

 2. Add all canned ingredients and bring to a boil. Serve over brown rice or top with cheese and sour cream if desired. (Yes, it really is this easy!)

Yield:
About 12 - 1c servings

Notes:
**This recipe will make a medium chili. For a milder chili take out the banana peppers, and choose a milder canned chili bean. For a spicier chili add jalapenos, or diced chilies etc.

 ** Pour all cans in undrained. This helps the chili have the right amount of liquid.

 **This recipe doesn't need any extra seasoning since the majority of the canned items already contain spices, so taste before you add anything extra.

 ** This recipe freezes well for a quick and really easy meal-- just cool and spoon the desired amount into freezer bags. The chili in the photo was frozen :)

Nutritional Information Per Serving:

Serving Size = 1 cup of chili*

Calories   190	%DV**
Calories from Fat  40
Total Fat  4.5g	7%
Saturated Fat  1.5g	7.5
Total Carbohydrate  22g	7.3%
Sodium  660mg	27.5%
Potassium  281mg	8%
Fiber  6g	24%
Sugar  4g
Protein  15g
Cholesterol  34mg	11.3%

Vitamin A	7%
Calcium	4.3%
Iron	14%
Vitamin C	45%

* Photo is of 2 servings

**Based on 2,000 calorie diet