Chili Beans, Border Style

By Helen

You can be creative and change the beans around, I used kidney and white beans and it tasted great. This recipe can be a great vegetarian meal if you add a salad and some thick bread. I hope you like it as much as our family does.

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, mashed
  • 1/4 cup, chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 can small white beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2-4oz cans of copped green chilis or use fresh jalapeno
  • 1 can chopped or whole tomatoes with juice
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder (we like more)
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Garnish - chopped green onions, sour cream (lowfat or nonfat)
  • some grated cheddar cheese

Directions

Sweat onions, garlic and bell peppers in a large pot. Add remaining ingredients except garnish and simmer for at least 30 minutes. Garnish and serve with salad and bread, tortillas or nacho chips.

Nutrition Information

  • Seving Size - 10 1/2 ounces
  • Serving Per- 6
  • Calories - 143
  • Total Fat 1.18 grams
  • Saturated fat 0.146
  • Total % fat - 7%

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