Best \"texas\" chili - weight watchers favorite
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| Shared by Dorothy Hair 6/94 ------------------------- | ||
| 4 | teaspoons | Oil, olive |
| 2 | cups | Onions; chopped |
| 1 | cup | Celery; finely chopped |
| 3 | Garlic cloves | |
| 1 | pounds | Beef, ground, lean; broiled |
| 2 | cups | Tomatoes, plum Italian (canned, reserve liquid) chopped |
| 2 | cups | Tomato sauce |
| 12 | ounces | Beans, Kidney red cooked and drained |
| 12 | ounces | Beans, Pinto cooked |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sugar, granulated |
| 3 | Bay leaves | |
| 3 | Allspice, whole | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Chili Powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Oregano, dried |
| ½ | teaspoon | Pepper, black freshly ground |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cumin, ground |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper, red ground |
Directions
In medium nonstick skillet, heat oil, add onions, celery, and garlic; cook over medium heat until softened, about 2 minutes.
Place vegetables and remaining ingredients in slow-cooker; stir to combine. Cook on low setting 4 hours.
Each serving provides: ½ fat; 2 proteins; 2¼ vegetables 1 ½ breads; 15 optional calories Per serving: calories: 354 | Protein: 23 grams Calcium: 89 milligrams | Fat: 14 grams Sodium: 536 milligrams | Carbohydrate: 36 grams Cholesterol: 49 milligrams | Dietary Fiber: 6 grams
Selected from a 1991 collection of winning recipes; submitted by Cheryl Penner, Fresno, California.
"Weight Watcher Favorite Homestyle Recipes" NAL Books, Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex England Weight Watchers International, Inc. 1993 ISBN 0-453-01029-6 typed 6/18/94 by Dorothy Hair