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Beef and Bean Chorizo Chili

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients
1 pound Laura's 92% Lean Ground Beef or 96% Ground Round
1/2 cup chopped chorizo sausage
Vegetable cooking spray
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1/2 medium-size green bell pepper, chopped
1 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes, drained
1 4-ounce can diced green chilies
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Hot cooked long-grain or basmati rice (optional)
Toppings: Fat-free sour cream, hot sauce, chopped fresh cilantro (optional)

Directions
1. Cook beef and chorizo in a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until beef and sausage crumble and are no longer pink. Drain; remove beef mixture from pan.
2. Add onion and bell pepper to Dutch oven coated with cooking spray. Sauté over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes or until onion is tender.
3. Return beef mixture to pan. Stir in chickpeas and next 5 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Serve with rice and toppings, if desired.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Cooking Tip: This recipe simmers the chili for 30 minutes. For a more blended flavor continue to simmer for another hour. Be sure to either cover the chili or add more liquid as needed.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving

Using Laura's 92% Lean Ground Beef
CALORIES 296 (32% from fat); FAT 10.8g (sat 3.6g); PROTEIN 22.6g; CARB 28.0g; FIBER 7.2g; CHOL 42mg; IRON 4.9mg; SODIUM 663mg

Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch; 2 vegetable; 3 lean meat

Using Laura's 96% Lean Ground Round
CALORIES 286 (27% from fat); FAT 8.5g (sat 3.1g); PROTEIN 24.1g; CARB 28.0g; FIBER 7.2g; CHOL 42mg; IRON 4.0mg; SODIUM 671mg

Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch; 2 vegetable; 3 very lean meat