Garden Chili

• 12 ozground beef, lean, 10% fat
• 1/2 cupgreen bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
• 1/2 cupcelery, chopped
• 2/3 cupkidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/2 cupcorn, sweet
• 1 cantomato sauce, 8 oz
• 1 cuptomato, chopped
• to taste black pepper
• 1/2 tspgarlic powder
• 2 tspchili powder

quantities scale with servings

Method

1. 1

   Wash your hands with soap and water.

2. 2

   Place ground beef in a skillet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Brown meat over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally to break it into pieces. Drain fat and blot meat with paper towels. Transfer beef into a colander and rinse with very hot water to further remove fat.

3. 3

   Add green pepper, onion, and celery. Cook until softened.

4. 4

   Add beans, corn, tomato sauce, chopped tomatoes, pepper, garlic powder and chili powder.

5. 5

   Cook mixture over low heat for 20 minutes.

6. 6

   Serve hot in bowls. Or serve as a dip with baked tortilla chips or on a bun.

7. 7

   Cover and refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.