Food - Crock Pots - Chili

Heading back to work soon.  Being out of work for two years, I've been doing all of the cooking.  But my work schedule is going to be 9-5, and KR is working 6-3ish.  Which really changes our schedules a bit.   I decided to get a new 7 quart Crock Pot so I can do the cooking in the morning instead of when I get home at night.  I had to get one with timers I can set so it shuts off or goes to warm when it's done.  My little 4-Qt one needs to rely on me deciding when to turn it off.

Due to the fact that we won't have our new fridge till Saturday, I haven't been able to experiment with the crock pot.  But I like it already because I can make a double recipe of my chili in it.  Chili freezes very well, and I can use the small canning jars for lunch time servings that we can grab in the morning and it'll be defrosted by lunch time.

Here's my chili recipe.

      Title: Slow-cooked Chili

 Categories: Main dish, Legumes, Crockpot

      Yield: 10 Servings

      2 lb Extra-lean ground beef

      2    16 oz. cans Kidney beans,

           Rinsed and drained

      2    14 1/2-oz cans tomatoes

           Low-sodium, undrained

      1    8-oz. can low-sodium tomato

           Sauce

      2    Onions medium-size chopped

      1    Green bell pepper, chopped

      2    Garlic cloves, minced

      2 T  Chili powder

      2 ts Salt, optional

      1 ts Black pepper

           Shredded low-fat cheddar

           Cheese, optional

           Sour cream - optional

  1. Brown beef in nonstick skillet (or microwave strainer).

  2. Place in slow cooker

  3. Add all ingredients, except cheese.

  4. Cover.  Cook on high 4 hours or on low 8-10 hours.

  5. Garnish individual servings with cheese and/or sour cream if

  desired.

 

  Note:  Serve as a soup, or as a topping for rice or potatoes.

 

  Per Serving:  270 Calories (80 calories from fat), 9g total fat
  (3.5g saturated, 9g trans), 35mg cholesterol, 1220mg sodium, 
  22g total carbohydrage (6g fiber, 6g sugar), 25g protein, 25%DV 
  vitamin A, 20%DV vitamin C, 10% DV calcium, 20% DV iron.

 

  By:  Bernice A. Esau - North Newton, KS and Carol Sherwood - 
  Batavia  NY

  From: Fix-it and Forget-it Lightly by Phyllis Pellman Good