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Active Time:20 minsAdditional Time:30 minsTotal Time:50 minsServings:8Yield:8 servingsJump to Nutrition Facts
Active Time:20 minsAdditional Time:30 minsTotal Time:50 minsServings:8Yield:8 servings
Active Time:20 mins
Active Time:
20 mins
Additional Time:30 mins
Additional Time:
30 mins
Total Time:50 mins
Total Time:
50 mins
Servings:8
Servings:
8
Yield:8 servings
Yield:
8 servings
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How to Make Kickin' Hot Chili
Research suggests that capsaicin, the compound in chile peppers that gives them their heat, can boost your metabolism. If you’re a fan of this metabolism-boosting sensation, you’ll love this easy hot chili recipe. (And if you don’t, we’ll tell you how to tone it down!) Here’s how you make Kickin' Hot Chili:
Cook the Meat and Vegetables
To build the flavor, we start with mild ingredients. Lean ground beef, onions, bell peppers and bottled garlic are all cooked together to add a rich, complex flavor that can cut through the heat. Bell peppers don’t add spice, but they do add flavor. Green bell peppers are less sweet than red, but they offer a splash of color. The color of bell pepper you choose is up to your personal preference. We call for bottled garlic here which offers a more muted flavor than fresh. (Plus, it cuts down on the chopping!) If you want to use fresh, three large cloves will be enough. Depending on how lean your beef is, you may have to drain off some fat from the pan before you add the remaining ingredients. If you want to skip this step, we recommend using 90% lean or leaner beef.
Stir in the Beans
Canned beans offer fiber and a neutralizing flavor to the dish. We call for a mix of kidney beans and great northern beans, but any canned beans such as pinto beans or black beans will work well too. Be sure to give them a rinse before you add them to wash off some of the sodium. If you’rewatching your sodium intake, using no-salt-added beans can reduce the sodium amount even further.
Add More Flavor
To give the chili a flavor boost and a thicker texture, we add mustard and tomato paste. Mustard offers a horseradish-like bite and a hint of vinegar while tomato paste thickens the chili and adds sweetness. Ground cumin, which appears often in chili, adds an earthy flavor. For a stronger cumin flavor, grind your own cumin seeds in a spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle.
Bring on the Heat
The rest of the ingredients add heat to the chili. Canned tomatoes with green chiles, chili powder, ground black pepper and cayenne all add varying amounts of heat to the chili. If you want to really turn things up, use hot chili powder and the full amount of cayenne pepper. Also, make sure your spices are fresh. If they’ve been on the shelf for longer than two years, they begin to lose their heat and flavor.
How to Make Chili Milder
There areways to stop your mouth from burning when you eat spicy food.But if you want to cut down on the heat or take it out entirely, you can with some easy substitutions. Opt for plain canned tomatoes without green chiles and choose mild chili powder. You can add just a pinch of cayenne, or leave it out.
Cook Mode(Keep screen awake)Ingredients2poundslean ground beef2largeonions, chopped½cupchopped green or red bell pepper1tablespoonbottled minced garlic3 ½cupswater1(15 ounce) cankidney beans, rinsed and drained1(15 ounce) cangreat Northern beans, rinsed and drained1(10 ounce) candiced tomatoes and green chile peppers, undrained1(12 ounce) cantomato paste1tablespoonyellow mustard1teaspoonsalt1teaspoonchili powder1teaspoonground black pepper½teaspooncayenne pepper½teaspoonground cumin
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Ingredients
2poundslean ground beef
2largeonions, chopped
½cupchopped green or red bell pepper
1tablespoonbottled minced garlic
3 ½cupswater
1(15 ounce) cankidney beans, rinsed and drained
1(15 ounce) cangreat Northern beans, rinsed and drained
1(10 ounce) candiced tomatoes and green chile peppers, undrained
1(12 ounce) cantomato paste
1tablespoonyellow mustard
1teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonchili powder
1teaspoonground black pepper
½teaspooncayenne pepper
½teaspoonground cumin
DirectionsIn a 5- to 6-quart Dutch oven, cook ground beef, onions, bell pepper and garlic until the meat is browned and onion is tender. Drain off fat.Christine MaStir in the water, beans, undrained tomatoes and chiles, tomato paste, mustard, salt, chili powder, black pepper, cayenne and cumin. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.Christine MaOriginally appeared: Diabetic Living Magazine; updated January 2023
Directions
In a 5- to 6-quart Dutch oven, cook ground beef, onions, bell pepper and garlic until the meat is browned and onion is tender. Drain off fat.Christine MaStir in the water, beans, undrained tomatoes and chiles, tomato paste, mustard, salt, chili powder, black pepper, cayenne and cumin. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.Christine Ma
In a 5- to 6-quart Dutch oven, cook ground beef, onions, bell pepper and garlic until the meat is browned and onion is tender. Drain off fat.
Stir in the water, beans, undrained tomatoes and chiles, tomato paste, mustard, salt, chili powder, black pepper, cayenne and cumin. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Originally appeared: Diabetic Living Magazine; updated January 2023
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Nutrition Facts(per serving)253Calories9gFat25gCarbs22gProtein
Nutrition Facts(per serving)
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