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Any "Healthy" chilli recipes out there?
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What're you looking for in the "Healthy" category? To be honest - I'm not sure there's much "unhealthy" about chili....
Swap out fatty beef with leaner meats, keep sodium to a minimum, keep the cheese layer to a minimum, and keep in mind portion control (I always over-eat on my chili)....
Beans, Tomato, Beef, Onion, Peppers, Spices, simmer for a long arse time....Am I missing something?
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i guess its the meat that's the bad thing.
I hear you on the over eating.
any tips on counting up the calories in a chilli?
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You can substitute turkey for the beef and be a little healthier, but @BRush00 is right, don't load it down with tons of cheese and you're gonna be fine.
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robnybbq said:
any tips on counting up the calories in a chilli?A Challenge huh?
WOW that would be tough to get accurate but, if you're going to all the effort of counting calories else-where in life, I'm sure you'll be willing here too.I guess the simplest way would be to add up all of the calories you put into the chili (should be labeled on all the cans), and divide by the number of servings you're able to make....
for example:
1 can beans = 100 calories
1 can tomatos = 50 calories
1 chicken breast = 200 calories= Chili total = 350 calories = 2 bowls = 175 calories/bowl?
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SWVABeanCounter said:
You can substitute turkey for the beef and be a little healthier, but @BRush00 is right, don't load it down with tons of cheese and you're gonna be fine.
I'd agree with this, chili is also a time you could use 90% or higher lean ground beef, you won't notice it dried out asit is cooked in liquid.
But yeah, limit the cheese/sour cream/guac/tortilla strips, and stick to smaller portions.LBGE
Pikesville, MD
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Don't use it as a topping for a loaded baked potato.But man that sounds good right now...They/Them
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Over the years there have been push and pull threads about chili ingredients, but I swear until this thread I have never read anybody who uses cheese in their chili! That's a new one to me!Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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RRP said:Over the years there have been push and pull threads about chili ingredients, but I swear until this thread I have never read anybody who uses cheese in their chili! That's a new one to me!
Sharp - Old Cheddar, with a good hearty/spicy chili and some bread to dunk..... perfect winter meal right there.
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@RRP - you've never seen cheese on chili? I don't think anyone is suggesting using it as an ingredient during cooking, but as a garnish or topping.
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Pikesville, MD
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if you hit it hard with heat you wont eat so much
maybe a pork chili verde is what your looking for
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Guess maybe cheese in or on chili is a regional thing. Most threads end up with the guys from Texas lamblasting us for putting beans in our chili! LOLRe-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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RRP said:Guess maybe cheese in or on chili is a regional thing. Most threads end up with the guys from Texas lamblasting us for putting beans in our chili! LOL
chili has to many rules, you cant even put it on a plate next to some eggs
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Chedder and crackers on top..... Mmmm
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Toppings on chili - diced onion, cheese, and a spoon of sour cream = loaded bowl of chili. Good eats!Every day is a bonus day and every meal is a banquet in Winter Springs, Fl !
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I live in California and have always put cheese and diced onions on top of my chili, it is even an option in most restaurants.
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Ron, google image search for bowl of chili. And try to get out more.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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I make a white bean and turkey chili that uses Indian white chili powder. Not sure it's any leaner but I garnish with paneer, coriander leaf and thick yoghurt.
Steve
Caledon, ON
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Mmmm, Chili-cheese dogs, gotta love 'em.
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BRush00 said:
What're you looking for in the "Healthy" category? To be honest - I'm not sure there's much "unhealthy" about chili....
Swap out fatty beef with leaner meats, keep sodium to a minimum, keep the cheese layer to a minimum, and keep in mind portion control (I always over-eat on my chili)....
Beans, Tomato, Beef, Onion, Peppers, Spices, simmer for a long arse time....Am I missing something?
use fresh jalapenos, not canned, and pick out a lean meat, not sausage, and it is easy to make any chili-bean recipe healthy.
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Little Steven said:I make a white bean and turkey chili that uses Indian white chili powder. Not sure it's any leaner but I garnish with paneer, coriander leaf and thick yoghurt.
WOW! That sounds like the recipe right out of the Mel Brooks Blazzin Saddles movie!Re-gasketing America one yard at a time. -
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adjust as you'd like, this is a good way to track calories
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Speaking of sodium in canned beans, Goya has a line of low sodium beans that are pretty good. For example, their LS pintos have 115mg per 1/2 cup (less, I believe, if you drain and rinse). Their regular version has 360mg. The LS pintos can be hard to find, but LS kidney beans are everywhere.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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Little Steven said:I would love to see you eat a bowl Ron! :((
Steven, I am sure it would be killer if you made it. As I said earlier most every chili thread for years has always ended as a standoff between the Texans and the rest of the world over using beans or not using beans. Then this thread says I have lived under a rock for all my life since I never heard of cheese in chili - and now your recipe takes chili to a whole different direction! I think I'll go eat some beans and sit by the campfire!Re-gasketing America one yard at a time. -
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VanCamps pork'n'beans. Ya know how every can has it's token cube of pork fat.
I like to "improve" my pork'n'beans, by pouring off most of the sauce from the large can, but not washing the sauce off.
Then I dice up some pork loin, and one medium white onion. Add in some ketchup and brown sugar, bake for an hour at 350. Then it truly becomes "Pork and beans", not "token cube of pork fat and beans".
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apfroggy0408 said:adjust as you'd like, this is a good way to track calories
Wow. That's allot of calories. Next...... How do people live on 1500 calories a day?
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I am not that bad but damn
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