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Skinny Taco Chili

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A healthy twist on everyone’s favorite: Mexican tacos!

Ingredients

  • FOR THE HOMEMADE TACO SEASONING:
  • 2 Tablespoons Cumin
  • 1-½ Tablespoon Dried Oregano
  • 1-½ Tablespoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Paprika
  • 2-½ teaspoons Chili Powder
  • FOR THE SKINNY TACO CHILI:
  • 1 pound Ground Beef
  • 1  Onion, Diced
  • 1  Orange Or Yellow Bell Pepper, Stem And Seeds Removed, Diced
  • 32 ounces, weight Canned Black Beans, Drained And Rinsed
  • 1-½ cup Beef Broth
  • 2-⅔ cups Shredded Sharp Cheddar
  • 2  Tomatoes, Diced
  • 8 ounces, weight Shredded Lettuce
  • 6 ounces, weight Tortilla Chips, Crushed
  • Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Preparation

For the homemade taco seasoning:
Add the cumin, oregano, garlic powder, paprika, and chili powder into a bowl and stir until well combined. Set aside.

For the Skinny Taco Chili:
Heat a large stock pot over medium-high heat and add the ground beef. Break up the meat using a wooden spoon, and add the diced onion and bell pepper. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 7 minutes, or until the meat is browned and the veggies are softened.

Reduce the heat to medium. Add the black beans and all of the homemade taco seasoning, and stir to combine. Add the beef broth and allow the chili to simmer for about 12 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Transfer chili to large serving bowls and layer on shredded cheddar, then layer on diced tomato and shredded lettuce, and finally layer on the crushed tortilla chips.

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Sarah Wolfe on 3.7.2014

This sounds AMAZING!! I can’t wait to try it! :-)

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chrelsey on 3.15.2014

I saw this exact recipe on a different site and tried it last week. Overall, it is very good. One word of advice – be sure to add lots of salt to your meat when you are cooking it, as there is no measurement of salt in the recipe. And, when you add salt while cooking the meat, keep in mind that the beans are pretty bland as well. I was hesitant to over-salt, as beef broth (or stock) can sometimes be rather salty, but I used an organic beef stock, and I guess it was a little lower on the sodium, as I had to season the dickens out of the chili! But it was quite tasty with all of the “fixins” and we enjoyed the leftovers the next night as well!

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