Slow Cooker Chili (Beef & Beans)
Serves: 8.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- ½ cup green pepper, chopped
- 1 tsp. garlic, minced
- 1 ½ Tbsp. chili powder
- ½ Tbsp. cumin
- ⅛ tsp. black pepper
- 1½ lb beef stew meat, cubed
- 2 can no-salt-added tomatoes
- 2 cups no-sodium black beans, cooked and drained
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet.
- Add onions and garlic and saute 4-5 minutes, until onions are softened.
- Add spices and beef. Cook and stir 6-8 minutes, until beef is browned on all sides.
- Place beef mixture in slow cooker. Stir in tomatoes, beans, and water.
- Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ½ cup. Sodium: 48 mg. Note that sodium percentages depend on which daily reference you use. The estimated 48 mg of sodium per serving implies that one serving of this recipe provides:
- 2% of the U.S. FDA daily reference value for sodium for a 2,000-calorie diet that includes 2,400 mg sodium, or
- 3% of the American Heart Association recommendation of 1,500 mg sodium per day, or
- 5% of the Ménière’s diet recommendation of 1,000 mg sodium per day.
(As is the case with all of the recipes on this web site, the nutrition information provided in this recipe is only an estimate based on nutrition information provided on the packaging of each of the ingredients we used in this recipe and/or on a variety of sources on the web. This information should be regarded as an opinion only, with no guarantees that it is accurate. Obviously, the nutritional information will vary depending on the ingredients and quantities that you use.)
