Skinny Cheeseburger Chili (Crock-Pot)

If you love a good tasting cheeseburger, you’ll love this fabulous chili. It’s packed with burger flavors and loaded with fiber thanks to the beans. Each 1 cup serving has 274 calories, 7 grams of fat and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SmartPoints.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Crock-Pot Time: 3-4 hours on low heat or 1½-2 hours on high heat

Ingredients for Chili:

1 pound extra-lean ground beef 

1 cup onions, chopped

1 cup red bell peppers, chopped

2 teaspoons garlic, chopped

1 (15-oz) can white or red kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1 (14.5-oz) can diced tomatoes (not drained)

1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce

½ cup ketchup

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon yellow mustard

1½ teaspoons chili powder

1 teaspoons ground cumin

Ingredients for Topping:

6 tablespoons reduced-fat cheddar cheese, shredded

Instructions

1. Coat crock-pot with cooking spray.

2. In a large nonstick pan, add ground beef, onions, red bell peppers and garlic. Cook ground beef stirring often until browned. While cooking, be sure to break-up beef into a crumble.

3. Add beef mixture to crock-pot. Stir in beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, chili powder and cumin. Mix well.

4. Cover and cook 1½-2 hours on high heat or on low heat for 3-4 hours. Time varies depending on your crock-pot.

5. To serve: Add 1 cup of chili to each bowl. Top each with 1 tablespoon shredded cheese. Or add shredded lettuce to each bowl or plate and top with chili then cheese. You can even drizzle a little skinny ranch over the top.

Makes 6 servings. Each serving, 1 cup.

Weight Watchers Freestyle SmartPoints 4
Weight Watchers SmartPoints 7
Weight Watchers Points Plus 7