I got this recipe at a Weight Watchers meeting a long time ago when they were still doing the old plan. I just made it this week and was happy to see they updated the points value on the recipe to the Points Plus plan when I went to my meeting this morning. It is delicious!
Actual Recipe:
1 can black beans, drained
1 can kidney beans, drained
1 can Great Northern white beans, drained
1 - 16 oz can diced tomatoes
1 - 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 diced onion
1 diced green pepper
2 cloves minced garlic
1 1/2 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1 Tbsp sugar, optional
chopped carrots and zucchini, optional
Stir Together, simmer 30 minutes
Doesn't that look good?.....Yes, Yes it does!My Version - Doubled:
2 cans black beans
2 cans kidney beans
2 cans white beans
1 can diced tomatoes & 3 large tomatoes chopped & 1 can stewed tomatoes
in the past I've used 2 quart bottles of home bottled tomatoes, but I didn't have any this time)
2 cans tomato sauce
2 cups water
1 diced onion (don't want it too strong for the kids)
1 diced green pepper (I like them but my husband doesn't care for them, so I compromise)
4 cloves minced garlic
2 Tbsp chili powder (don't want it too strong for my kids)
2 tsp cumin
2 Tbsp sugar (husband said it was a little sweet, so I might leave this out next time)
3 large carrots, chopped
1 large zucchini, chopped
Since this was a doubled recipe, I simmered it for 45 minutes rather than the 30 minutes like the single recipe.
Opinion:
We like to add corn to our chili, but I didn't do it this time. I think if you do add 1-2 cans of corn, then you should add a point to your WW amount because corn does count towards your tracking efforts. We like this stuff, that's why I made a double batch. I like to keep home made chili in the freezer for when we either want chili for dinner or when we have baked potatoes. Left overs are just as good with this recipe. My 15 year old picky eater niece was over for dinner that night and she ate it all up. That was a nice compliment to my healthy eating styles. My husband likes it too (of course, like any man, he wouldn't mind if there was meat in it, but he's okay with this recipe because there is so many other things in it that he doesn't complain).
Easy to prep, easy to cook and SO DELICIOUS!!!
Very few points for so much flavor! 1 cup = 3 points plus value.
I've made this recipe before (you gave it to me) and it is definitely delicious. I like your idea of making double and freezing it, too. Yummy!
ReplyDeleteJust curious, do you know how many points it was in the old system, because I still prefer that way of doing Weight Watchers, it has always worked well for me.
ReplyDeleteBrenda, I got this recipe from a WW class several years ago and I do happen to have the old points listed :-). Under the regular Points Plan, it counts as 1 point per cup (probably because of the beans). Under the Core Plan, it counts as 0 because all of the ingredients I believe are on the Core Foods list. I hope you enjoy it.
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