Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Melissa's Chili from scratch is for Dinner.

Melissa's Chili from scratch takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Melissa's Chili from scratch takes 240 minutes to cook.

Melissa's Chili from scratch makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Melissa's Chili from scratch are:

4 oz 93% Lean Ground Beef
3 cube (6 fl oz prepared) Beef bouillon
5 medium whole (2-3/5" dia) Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average
1 cup, strips Green Peppers (bell peppers)
2 clove Garlic
.5 cup, chopped Carrots, raw
3 serving Beans, Kidney beans dark red 3 serv can
3 tsp Onion powder
4 tsp Garlic powder
2 tsp Pepper, black
2 tbsp Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tbsp Chili powder
2 tsp Thyme, fresh

Here is how you make Melissa's Chili from scratch:

Take whole tomatoes and boil in large pan of water for about ten minutes. You'll notice the skin peeling you want to remove that after they've cooled a little.Put tomatoes in a big pan with about 3 cups of water.Boil tomatoes for about 1/2 hour and add three bouillon cubes.Then add garlic, carrots, peppers and spices. boil on a low setting for about 2 hours with lid on so water doesn't evaporate easily. Remember you're making your own homemade tomato sauce!!After the vegetables are soft add raw ground beef and beans. let cook on a low setting for about a half hour until the meat is cooked.Then you may eat.Serving Size: makes 4 2 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HIMELISSA2007.

The nutritional information for Melissa's Chili from scratch is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 228.9

• Total Fat: 2.9 g
• Cholesterol: 16.4 mg
• Sodium: 1,184.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 36.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.7 g
• Protein: 16.1 g