Great Low Cal/low Fat Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb 90% lean ground beef
• 1 medium purple onion, diced
• 2 stalks celery & leaves, minced (6" long)
• 4 cloves fresh garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup grape tomatoes, finely chopped
• 2 (15 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can chili beans
• 2 quarts tomato juice (i use home canned - low sodium)
• 1 quart water
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon onion powder

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet with a little water added to it, brown together meat, diced onions, minced celery, minced garlic, chopped parsley and tomatoes.
• 2 drain well, pat until dry with a paper towel.
• 3 in a large pot, add browned skillet items, and remaining ingredients.
• 4 simmer for about 1-2 hours.
• 5 salt and pepper to taste prior to serving (optional).
• 6 this makes about 4 quarts of chili with a 1 cup serving size.