Author Notes
I made chili tonight for dinner. I made it with extra lean ground beef but I have made it many times with ground turkey and so that is also an option. —Katheryn's Kitchen
Ingredients
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1 pound
extra lean ground beef or some other ground meat, like turkey or chicken.
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2 tablespoons
oil
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1
medium onion diced
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1 cup
corn, fresh, frozen or canned
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1 cup
canned black beans
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1- 14 ounces
can diced tomatoes with juices
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2 cups
tomato sauce
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1 cup
of your favorite salsa
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1
jalopeno pepper seeded and minced
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3 tablespoons
chili powder
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1/4 cup
agave or other sweetner
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1 1/2 teaspoons
sea salt
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1/2 cup
shredded cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese for garnish
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1/2 cup
sour cream for garnish
Directions
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Heat a medium large pot on medium high heat, add oil, then add onions and sweet pepper(not the jalapeno pepper yet), cook until soft, for about 5 minutes. Now add the ground meat. Continue to cook on medium high heat until meat cooked through.
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Now add the corn, black beans, diced tomato with juices, 2 cups of tomato sauce, 1 cup of salsa, 3 tablespoons of chili powder, jalapeno(if using), agave syrup and salt. Mix well, bring up to a simmer then turn the heat down to low and continue to simmer for about 20 minutes. Taste and change the seasoning if you so wish.
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Serve with a dollop of sour cream and shredded cheese, even some green onion is nice as a topping. You might also want to serve some fresh bread or buns.
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