One of the reasons that people ultimately fail when beginning a healthy-eating lifestyle is that they choose foods to eat that don’t give them a feeling of being full. And let’s face it… when you feel like you’re starving, you’re going to blow it. I try to choose foods that are high in fiber most of the time, and it really makes a big difference. Snack on a slice of whole-grain bread that has 5 grams of fiber in it and a cup of tea, and it’s amazing how satiating that can be! Especially at dinnertime, I want my meal to be appealing. I don’t want to feel like I’m eating ‘diet’ food, and I’d like to feel full. If dinner hasn’t filled me up, I’m likely to be searching for something sweet later on in the evening that I otherwise wouldn’t be so tempted to eat. This Confetti Chili is a good choice for a satisfying, colorful and filling meal that is also a good one for the family.
Ingredients needed:
olive oil onion red bell pepper carrot ground cumin, ground coriander and dried oregano lean ground beef canned crushed tomatoes water canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce canned black beans canned kidney beans frozen corn salt and freshly ground black pepper
How to make Confetti Chili:
The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post. Sauté your colorful veggies- onion, bell pepper, and carrots in a little olive oil. Add the secret spices that make this chili so good (ground cumin, ground coriander and dried oregano). There is no chili powder in this chili!
Season with salt and pepper and serve.
Here’s the best part: this chili is filling, and you will definitely feel full after eating it. The serving size is 1 1/4 cup, and for that you’ll be eating 275 calories. My family really likes this one a lot. It’s a nice change to make a chili that doesn’t have the usual chili powder addition. My guys don’t really like to eat chili so much on its own, but if I give them a handful of Dorito scoop chips, they’re all over it. Stay away from the chips yourself, add a side salad, and you’ve got yourself a satisfying, low fat dinner. Enjoy!
The Best Confetti Recipes:
Confetti Rice Naked Confetti Cake Confetti Cupcakes Red Pepper Confetti Asparagus Confetti Cookies
