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Spicy Beanless Chili Recipe

My father came up with this recipe when I lived at home. He always added the optional cayenne pepper, and we four kids would mop up the chili with slices of bread. I don't use the cayenne for my family, but it still warms you up on cold days.

This recipe is:

Diabetic Friendly

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Spicy Beanless Chili Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 1 hour

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 pound ground beef
1/3 cup chopped green pepper
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 can (5-1/2 ounces) tomato juice
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
1/8 teaspoon salt, optional

Directions

In a large saucepan, cook beef, green pepper, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the tomato sauce, tomato juice, water, chili powder, oregano, paprika, cumin and cayenne and salt if desired. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes or to desired thickness. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (prepared with lean ground beef and reduced sodium tomato juice and without additional salt) equals 282 calories, 12 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 41 mg cholesterol, 894 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 27 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Spicy Beanless Chili in Cooking for One or Two Cookbook , p140