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Low calorie Chili recipe
Hi! Living the low calorie lifestyle trying to do 1200 cals a day with
my wife makes dinner time interesting! I came up with this chili recipe with the idea that I'd bulk it up to make it filling with some interesting ingredients. Eggplant is a nice filler - it doesn't really taste like anything on it's own here, but it adds to the mixture as a different veggie with it's own vitamins etc, and it adds bulk without many calories (much less than soy from what I've seen). If it's not over cooked it also has the consistency of a soft bean (about the size my wife made the cubes). The black olives give you a meaty-ness since you've only got 4 oz of meat to work with. The liquids of the chili also help add to a feeling of fullness while keeping calories down. No crackers and shredded cheddar cheese with this unless you have calories to burn! Danny's Low Calorie Chili 2 cups stewed tomatoes = 120 cals 2 cups of tomato juice = 80 cals 4 ounces of 93% lean ground beef = 160 cals (Or other ground meat that has 160 calories per 4 oz serving) 1 cup of kidney beans = 220 cals (Black beans or lentils as a substitute for the kidney beans might lower the calories even further.) 2 cups of eggplant cubed = 70 cals 1 cup of onion diced = 70 cals 2 tsp garlic (jar garlic, not fresh) = 10 cals 1 cup green pepper pureed/finely cut = 30 cals 1 cup pablano pepper pureed/finely cut = 30 cals 1 tsp pablano seeds 1/2 cup white vinegar = 30 cals 2-4 cups water, as needed 1 packet chili seasoning = 10 cals 2 tsp salt 20 small/medium black olives = 100 cals Total calories = 930 Makes 10-12 cups after cooking. Instructions: Combine the ingredients in sauce pan. Bring to a rolling boil for 5 minutes, mash mixture lightly (Don't puree it, olive should be broken in half, some cubed eggplant with be crushed), then simmer for 40 - 60 minutes, or until desired thickness and tenderness is reached. Makes 2 very large portions (Meal in and of itself) or 4 large portions to go with other meal items. To serve: Drain off all the broth after it's done cooking and evenly divide up the solids into portions as best you can (So you know the calorie content of the solids in each portion.). Then redistribute the liquid over the top of the portions equally. I like mine spicier than my wife, so I had tabasco to taste in my bowl! Cheers and good luck, DanM |
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