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I make my own chili. 2 lbs extra lean ground beef, 2 onions, garlic, one red bell pepper, 2lbs fresh tomatoes with the seeds squeezed out or 2 cans diced tomatoes, 3 cans kidney beans, beef base, coffee, chili powder, cayenne pepper, and a can of tomato paste added to thicken it after it's cooked all day on the low setting in the crock pot.
We always have it with cheddar on top and with cornbread on the side. I don't think the chili itself is an unhealthy meal. Depending on the amount of cornbread you eat with it, it becomes less healthy.
I don't mind putting canned beans into the chili but for some reason I think of canned chili as gross or unhealthy. I don't know why. My sister eats it and makes all kinds of meals out of it that sound good, but I just don't buy canned chili.
Chilli is basic and easy to make and not unhealthy IMO,
Core recipe=
Tomatoes
Ground beef
Kidney beans
Tabasco
in whatever proportions you like.Key step is cooking the meat and draining off the fat before adding it to the pot,Chilli becomes inedible if theres a layer of fat floating on the top of it.
Chilli is basic and easy to make and not unhealthy IMO,
Core recipe=
Tomatoes
Ground beef
Kidney beans
Tabasco
in whatever proportions you like.Key step is cooking the meat and draining off the fat before adding it to the pot,Chilli becomes inedible if theres a layer of fat floating on the top of it.
Sometimes even if you use lean meat and drain it, you'll end up with fat floating on top, but it's easy to skim off during cooking.
Why does chilli get a bad rep in the fitness world.
What is your take ?
chili is an excellent source of protein for people who work out. i think canned chili is what is often criticized, because of it's high sodium.
one little secret to making great chili is using beef bone broth simmered for hours. like any good dish, it all begins with the broth. making a chili with a homemade bone stock is significantly better than using supermarket canned or boxed broth.
I love chili, but being a yankee, mine has beans in it . Super easy veg'n chili with 3 kinds of beans, bulgur, peppers (hot peppers if I'm making it only for myself), onions, coffee, a bunch of spices, and whatever leftover veggies are laying around in the 'fridge.
What's 'yankee' got to do with it. Some of the best chili I had when I was in Texas, had beans in it and was made by people who never set foot in NE.
Coffee? In chili? Never heard of that before, but it sounds interesting...
My chili gets beans, tomatoes, brown sugar, molasses, spices, whatever hot peppers I can get my hands on (jalapeno, habanero, serano, etc.) or that happen to be growing in my garden or the kitchen, onions, bell peppers, and whatever meat is around, usually several different kinds- hamburger, chicken, veal, beef steak, deer, elk, moose...if there is meat that has been previously cooked but left over in the fridge, that goes in too, it's a great way to use up all that leftover stuff. Like Forest Gump's "box o' chocklits", you never know what you're gonna get...and some people might be happier not askin'.
That reminds me...the squirrel population 'round here needs some reduction...
I also make a "healthy" chili. Low fat ground turkey, fresh beans, roma tomatoes and spices. I used to use more fatty beef chuck, but now make it healthier.
I never knew exactly what was in chilli - so thanks for the info. It explains why I get sick whenever I try to eat it. Due to severe tree pollen allergies there are certain plant based proteins to which I am cross reactive. I discovered that I can't eat beans or avocado without throwing up within a few hours.
There are two types of Chili.
1: Chilly with beans. This is cheap low class chili.
2: Chili without beans, which a fantastic if made right.
Chili is great. I prefer beans, and generally use turkey instead of beef, both from a grease-lowering perspective and from a budget perspective. I don't like ground turkey on its own, but it takes on spice flavorings beautifully.
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. Super easy veg'n chili with 3 kinds of beans, bulgur, peppers (hot peppers if I'm making it only for myself), onions, coffee, a bunch of spices, and whatever leftover veggies are laying around in the 'fridge.
