Healthy Beef and Bean Chili

(from ShollyBear’s recipe box)

Source: MomsWhoThink.com

Categories: Spicy

Ingredients

  • 2 lb. lean beef stew meat, trimmed of fat, cut in 1-inch cubes
  • 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon flour
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 2 lb. (or 3 cups) tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 cups canned kidney beans*

Directions

  1. Brown meat in large skillet with half of vegetable oil. Add water. Simmer covered for 1 hour until meat is tender.

  2. Heat remaining vegetable oil in second skillet. Add garlic and onion, and cook over low heat until onion is softened. Add flour and cook for 2 minutes.

  3. Add garlic-onion-flour mixture to cooked meat. Then add remaining ingredients to meat mixture. Simmer for 1/2 hour.

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