Beef and Black Bean Crockpot Chili & Tex-Mex Quinoa Cakes

Our kiddo hasn't been feeling the best lately, and I know chili is one things she will generally always eat.  Not to mention it covers a few of the major food groups all in one dish, so I figured this would be good to make for her tonight as she hasn't eaten much the last few days. 

1 pound lean ground beef (cooked and browned)
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cans Del Monte Zesty Chili tomatoes
2 Tablespoons honey
2-3 Tablespoons chili powder
1 can black beans (drained and rinsed)
1/2 cup beef broth
4 Tablespoons tomato paste
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 ounce can diced green chiles
1 teaspoon cumin

Combine all ingredients in a crock pot ( I used my 3 qt. and it was full to the top!).  Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.  Makes 6 servings.

Calories 290, Carbs 46, Fat 8g, Protein 21g

 

 

 

 

 

Steaming hot Beef and Black Bean Chili!

I saw the recipe for these Tex-Mex Quinoa Patties on Pinterest tonight and thought they would go well with the chili - I was right!  They are really good!  You can find the recipe HERE for them.  Quick and easy, and very tasty.  I dipped them in my chili.  The recipe makes 12 cakes, 2 cakes per serving. 

Tex-Mex Quinoa Bites

Calories 130, Carbs 4, Fat 4, Protein 7g

Stuffed Pepper Soup

Today I made Stuffed Pepper soup in the crock pot - My house smelled amazing ALL DAY!  I also made a loaf of bread to go along side of the soup.  HERE is the recipe I used to make the soup.  I used ground turkey instead of the ground beef, and I think the next time I make this I will not make this substitution as it lacked  a flavor that I think the beef would have added.  I added in some crushed red pepper, garlic powder, 2 Tablespoons of maple syrup, and freshly ground black pepper.  I also used 1 entire red bell pepper, and 1 entire yellow bell pepper - both were more than 1/2 a cup as the recipe calls for.  After cooking the ground turkey, I put all of the ingredients (minus the rice) into the crock pot, set on Low for about 7 hours.  I steamed the rice and added it into the crockpot about 10 minutes before serving.  Tasted great along with the crusty bread!

Makes 6 GOOD sized portions.
(After my alterations my nutritional values were slightly different than that of the original poster.)

339 calories per 1 1/3 cup.  48 carb, 3g fat, 20g protein