Recipe courtesy of Bev Weidner
Recipe courtesy of Bev Weidner
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One Recipe, Two Meals: Southwest-Style Chili
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- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 5 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 45 min
- Yield: 4 servings (2 kids, 2 adults)
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 568
- Total Fat
- 26 g
- Saturated Fat
- 9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 49 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 12 g
- Sugar
- 10 g
- Protein
- 32 g
- Cholesterol
- 92 mg
- Sodium
- 1383 mg
The chili starts off the same for everyone: browned seasoned beef, a dose of veggies, black beans, tomatoes and a little bit of tomato sauce. At this point the kids' version is ready! To up the ante for the adults, I added a bit of beer, beef stock, more chili powder, a minced jalapeno and brown sugar to round it out.
- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 5 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 45 min
- Yield: 4 servings (2 kids, 2 adults)
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 568
- Total Fat
- 26 g
- Saturated Fat
- 9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 49 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 12 g
- Sugar
- 10 g
- Protein
- 32 g
- Cholesterol
- 92 mg
- Sodium
- 1383 mg
Ingredients
Directions
- Let's make the kids' version first. In a large pot, brown the ground beef all over, until no longer pink. If you need to drain the fat, go right ahead! Add the cumin, 1 teaspoon chili powder and a good pinch of salt. Saute for a minute or so. Add the garlic, onion and bell pepper. Saute until the veggies soften and the garlic is fragrant, another couple of minutes.
- Add the beans, diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. Stir to combine and let simmer for 10 minutes. Taste it. The kids will dig that, right?
- Ladle out about a cup for each of your littles. Top each bowl with shredded Cheddar and serve cornbread on the side!
- Now let's finish this out for the adults. To the pot, add the beer, beef stock, jalapeno, brown sugar and the remaining 2 teaspoons chili powder. It will feel pretty soupy at this point, but let it simmer for another 20 minutes or so, stirring once in a while. Taste it one more time for any seasoning adjustments. Maybe a little salt? Lime juice? Go for it.
- Serve it with shredded cheese, sliced jalapeno, sour cream and torn cilantro sprigs. Boom.
