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# Healthy Recipes: Beef and Bean Chili
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/beef_and_bean_chili_1507100652/
- Published: 2010-07-15T07:51:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:14:19.000Z
- Description: Beans cut the fat and cholesterol per serving in this chili of lean stew beef with garlic, onion, green pepper, tomatoes, oregano and cumin. It yields nine 8-oz servings at 274 calories, 10 g fat and 159 mg sodium; no-salt-added kidney beans lower the sodium further.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Cooking, Recipes & Dining, #vivvo-import

BEEF & BEAN CHILI

Adding beans to this meat chili helps to lower the fat and cholesterol in each serving.

2 lb lean beef stew meat (trimmed of fat), cut in 1-inch cubes

3 Tbsp vegetable oil

2 C water

2 tsp minced garlic

1 large onion, finely chopped

1 Tbsp flour

2 tsp chili powder

1 green pepper, chopped

2 lb tomatoes, chopped (3 C)

1 Tbsp oregano

1 tsp cumin

2 C canned kidney beans\* 

Brown meat in a large skillet with half of vegetable oil. Add water. Simmer covered for 1 hour until meat is tender.

Heat remaining vegetable oil in second skillet. Add garlic and onion and cook over low heat until onion is softened. Add flour and cook 2 minutes. Add the garlic-onion-flour mixture to the cooked meat. Then add the remaining ingredients to the meat mixture. Simmer 1/2 hour.

Yield: 9 servings--Serving Size: 8 oz

Each serving provides:

Calories: 274 

Total fat: 10 g 

Saturated fat: 2 g 

Cholesterol: 65 mg 

Sodium: 159 mg\*

\* To cut back on sodium, try using "no salt added" canned kidney beans, or use beans prepared at home without salt.

from nih.gov