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Hearty Vegetable Chili with Meat is for Soup.

Hearty Vegetable Chili with Meat takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Hearty Vegetable Chili with Meat takes 45 minutes to cook.

Hearty Vegetable Chili with Meat makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Hearty Vegetable Chili with Meat are:

1 sweet onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 glove of garlic, crushed
1 tsp olive oil
1 lb extra lean ground beef
2 T chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup red wine
2 14 oz. cans diced tomatoes
2 15 oz. cans of beans (I use one light kidney, one dark kidney), drained
2 bay leaves
2-3 cups vegetable broth
1 cup diced zucchini
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup sliced green olives

Here is how you make Hearty Vegetable Chili with Meat:

1. Heat olive oil in dutch oven or large soup pot. Add garlic, onion and pepper and saute over med-high heat for a few minutes.2. Add ground beef and all the spices except bay leaves. Brown meat.3. Add red wine and drive off alcohol.4. Add tomatoes, broth, beans and bay leaves. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.5. Add remaining ingredients (zucchini, mushrooms, green olives) and cook until they appear done (about 10 minutes).Makes 16 1-cup servings. Enjoy!Number of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BALANCE46.

The nutritional information for Hearty Vegetable Chili with Meat is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 144.0

• Total Fat: 5.8 g
• Cholesterol: 19.6 mg
• Sodium: 475.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 12.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
• Protein: 8.6 g