RECIPE: Beef and Bean Chili
Life's a little chaotic right now, but your dinners shouldn’t have to be. If you want to keep it simple (and delish), try out this beef and bean chili from WW. It takes 20 minutes to prep and then 45 minutes to cook. Nat shared the recipe on Insta stories over the weekend and we wanted to post it here as well so you can come back to it and make it anytime. We’ve copied the original ingredients and directions below for ya (it makes 8 servings and is valued at 4 SmartPoints per serving for green and 2 points for blue + purple). But when Nitty made it, she added corn and black beans instead of the other beans that the recipe calls for.
INGREDIENTS:
Cooking spray - 2 sprays
Uncooked lean trimmed sirloin beef - 1 pound
Olive oil - 2 tsps
Uncooked onions - 1 medium, diced
Uncooked celery - 2 ribs, medium, diced
Garlic cloves - 2 medium cloves, minced
Jalapeño pepper - 1 small, seeded and minced (To avoid skin irritation, do not touch seeds with bare hands. Serve with fresh chopped jalapeno, if desired.)
Chili powder - 2 tbsps
Ground cumin - 2 tsps
Dried oregano - 1 tsp
Bay leaf - 2 leaves
Table salt - ½ tsp
Red pepper flakes - ½ tsp (or more to taste)
Canned crushed tomatoes - 28 oz
Canned beef broth - 1 cup, reduced-sodium
Canned tomato sauce - 8 oz
Canned kidney beans - 30 oz, rinsed and drained
Uncooked shallots - ½ cup, chopped
DIRECTIONS:
Coat a large stockpot with cooking spray; set over medium-high heat.
Add beef; cook until browned, breaking up meat as it cooks, about 5 minutes.
Remove beef from pot; set aside.
Add oil to pot; set over medium-high heat.
When oil begins to shimmer, add onion, celery, garlic and jalapeño; sauté until tender, about 4 minutes.
Add reserved beef, chili powder, cumin, oregano, bay leaves, salt and red pepper flakes; stir to coat vegetables and beef with spices.
Add tomatoes, broth, tomato sauce and beans; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes.
To serve, discard bay leaves, ladle chili into bowls and top with chopped shallots. Yields about 1 heaping cup per serving.
Ps. You can offer some different toppings on the side like scallions, reduced-fat sour cream and low-fat cheddar, but it could affect your SmartPoints value.
Hope you enjoy xx