Fajitas and chili meet in this delicious, healthy chili. Fajita-style since loaded with sweet bell peppers and onions. And it’s so versatile. Serve it in a bowl, stuff a baked potato or top a salad. Each 1 cup serving has 200 calories and 3 grams of fat if made with extra lean ground beef. It’s sure to become your new favorite chili!
Ingredients
Ingredients for Chili:
- 2 cups red bell peppers or 1 cup each red and yellow, chopped
- 1½ cups onion, chopped
- 1 pound extra-lean ground beef or 99% fat-free ground turkey breast
- 1 (28 oz.) can diced tomatoes or 2 (14.5-oz) cans diced tomatoes
- 1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15 oz.) can chili beans or white beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce or 1 cup pasta sauce from a jar
- 1 (1 oz.) packet Lawry’s chicken fajita seasonings or use your favorite
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
Ingredients for Toppings, Optional:
- Tomatoes, chopped
- Lettuce, chopped
- Reduced-fat cheddar cheese or lite Mexican blend, shredded
- Onions, chopped
Instructions
- For Crock-pot: Add onions and peppers to a microwave-safe bowl. Cook in microwave for 3 minutes, to soften a bit. Brown ground beef in a large nonstick pan. Pour into a colander to drain any fat. Add browned meat to crock-pot. Mix in softened bell peppers and onions, tomatoes, beans, tomato sauce, fajita seasonings, cumin, and chili powder. Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 4-5 hours. Time varies depending on your crock-pot.
- For Stove-Top: Add onions and peppers to a microwave-safe bowl. Cook in microwave for 3 minutes, to soften a bit. Brown ground beef in a large nonstick pan. Pour into a colander to drain any fat. Add browned meat back to pan Mix in softened bell peppers and onions, tomatoes, beans, tomato sauce, fajita seasonings, cumin, and chili powder. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for 25 minutes.
- This chili freezes great. Serve with optional toppings on the side and let everyone customize their own bowl, if desired.
Notes
Makes 8 cups total (each serving,1 cup)
Shopping Tips
Looking to buy a crock-pot? Here’s one of my favorites: Crock-Pot SCCPVL610-S 6-Quart Programmable Cook and Carry Oval Slow Cooker, Digital Timer, Stainless Steel
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 1-Blue (made with extra lean beef)
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 0-Blue (made with 99% turkey)
WW SmartPoints 5-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 5
Shopping Tips
Looking to buy a crock-pot? Here’s one of my favorites: Crock-Pot SCCPVL610-S 6-Quart Programmable Cook and Carry Oval Slow Cooker, Digital Timer, Stainless Steel
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 1-Blue (made with extra lean beef)
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 0-Blue (made with 99% turkey)
WW SmartPoints 5-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 5
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 cup serving 200 calories, 3g fat, 1g sat.fat, 30g chol, 18g protein, 30g carbs, 7g fiber, 605mg sodium, 6g sugar |
| FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints using extra lean ground beef 65 calories, 1g sat. fat, 0g sugar, 11g protein FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints using 99% ground turkey 0 calories, 0g sat. fat, 0g sugar, 0g protein |
Skinny Facts
Serving: 1cupCalories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 18gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 605mgFiber: 7gSugar: 6gBlue Smart Points: 1Green Smart Points: 5Plus Points: 5
