Beef / Pork

Midwestern Butter Bean Chili is for Dinner.

Midwestern Butter Bean Chili takes several minutes to prepare.

Midwestern Butter Bean Chili takes several minutes to cook.

Midwestern Butter Bean Chili makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Midwestern Butter Bean Chili are:

1 pound ground pork
1 cup chopped onion
2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (16 ounces) tomatoes, cut up
1 can (16 ounces) butter beans or lima beans, drained
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
2-4 ounce cans green chili peppers, rinsed, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground red cayenne pepper

Here is how you make Midwestern Butter Bean Chili:

In a large skillet or a saucepan cook pork, onion, and garlic till meat is brown and onion is tender, drain off fat. Stir in undrained tomatoes, drained butter beans or lima beans, tomato sauce, chopped chili peppers, chili powder, sugar, basil, allspice, black pepper and red pepper. Bring mixture to boiling. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. If desired, serve with topping suggested below. Suggested Toppings: crushed crackers, shredded cheese, chopped carrot, sour cream, shredded lettuce, chopped onion, alfalfa sprouts and chopped fresh tomato.Serving Size: makes 6 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHARONCAPPS.

The nutritional information for Midwestern Butter Bean Chili is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 374.9

• Total Fat: 17.7 g
• Cholesterol: 78.9 mg
• Sodium: 905.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 26.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.4 g
• Protein: 26.4 g