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Healthy family recipe: Chili

Warm your family up with this hearty chili. Adding beans to any recipe provides fiber and protein without packing on the calories and fat.

Denise Jeffery RD, LDN is a clinical dietitian for Healthy Weight Program at The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia.

Tired of the cold? Warm your family up with this hearty chili. Adding beans to any recipe provides fiber and protein without packing on the calories and fat.

Chili 

Ingredients:

  1. 1 cup onion, finely chopped

  2. 3 carrots, diced

  3. 3 cloves garlic, minced

  4. 1 cup green pepper, diced

  5. 1 cup corn

  6. 2 cups kidney beans

  7. 1 24-ounce can diced tomatoes

  8. 1 can tomato paste

  9. 1 tablespoon chili powder

  10. 1 tablespoon cumin powder

  11. Low fat, shredded, cheddar cheese

  12. cooking spray

Directions:

  1. Spray a large saucepan with cooking spray and sauté onions for 3 minutes

  2. Add carrots and minced garlic. Sauté for another 3 minutes

  3. Add the other ingredients(green pepper, corn, beans, tomatoes, tomato paste, cumin, and chili powder) and cook for 15-20 minutes on medium heat, uncovered, stirring occasionally.

  4. Serve with 2 tablespoons low fat cheddar cheese

Makes six 1-cup servings

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