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Spicy Hearty Chili Recipe

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"My husband, Jeff, makes THE BEST chili," says Melissa Newman of Danville, Pennsylvania. This recipe is chock-full of healthy vegetables and just enough "heat" to warm you to your toes! TIP: Sometimes the Newmans substitute ground venison or a ground venison-ground beef mix for the ground beef.

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Spicy Hearty Chili Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Cook: 1-1/2 hours

Yield: 10 Servings

35 90 125

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1 cup chopped onion
10 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups chopped green peppers
1-1/2 cups chopped sweet red peppers
1-1/2 cups chopped celery
3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
3 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) petite diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cans (16 ounces each) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (28 ounces) tomato sauce
1 can (12 ounces) tomato paste
1 cup water
1/2 cup light beer or nonalcoholic beer
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

In a large saucepan or Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook the beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the peppers, celery and jalapenos. Cook and stir for 8 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Yield: 10 servings (about 4-1/4 quarts).

Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Nutritional Facts 1-3/4 cups equals 261 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 22 mg cholesterol, 764 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 12 g fiber, 19 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 vegetable, 2 lean meat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Spicy Hearty Chili in Light & Tasty October/November 2006, p6

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Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2010 by barbhall1756

I have a chili recipe that I have used for years and this one is a close second. My husband puts hot sauce on almost everything so this has the zing he likes. I cut back on the jalapeno pepper...1 instead of 3...and it was plenty hot enough, even for him. He told me he couldn't imagine what 3 would taste like!!! So beware if you use 3 jalapenos!!!!

Reviewed on May. 17, 2010 by mbgumydr1

I like this recipe (and I've tried a lot of recipes), but i did change some things; I added 1-2 tsp of sugar and substitute 1.5 cups salsa (whatever spice level you like) for the jalapeno peppers, just because my kids don't like food too hot.

Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2009 by ndb110

I have tried better chili recipes. This one was not bad, but not good enough to make again. It could be improved with more spice, maybe a little sweetness.