Lunch

Three Bean and Beef Chili is for Lunch.

Three Bean and Beef Chili takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Three Bean and Beef Chili takes 70 minutes to cook.

Three Bean and Beef Chili makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Three Bean and Beef Chili are:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, diced (1 cup)
1 red bell pepper, diced (1 cup)
2 carrots, diced (1/2 cup)
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 pound extra-lean ground beef (90 percent lean)
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 cups water
1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce, seeded and minced
2 teaspoons adobo sauce from the can of chipotles
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 (15.5-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15.5-ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15.5-ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed

Here is how you make Three Bean and Beef Chili:

Heat the oil in large pot or Dutch oven over moderate heat. Add the onion, bell pepper and carrots, cover and cook, stirring occasionally until the vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add the cumin and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the ground beef; raise the heat to high and cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon, until the meat is no longer pink. Stir in the tomatoes, water, chipotle and adobo sauce, oregano and salt and pepper. Cook, partially covered, stirring from time to time, for 30 minutes. Stir in the beans and continue cooking, partially covered, 20 minutes longer. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MEGAN5291.

The nutritional information for Three Bean and Beef Chili is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 325.6

• Total Fat: 7.2 g
• Cholesterol: 50.4 mg
• Sodium: 455.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 38.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 12.9 g
• Protein: 28.7 g