This Classic Easy Healthy Chili recipe is full of simple, basic ingredients that bring big, bold flavor! Simple to make and bold flavors that even your kids will love! I’ll teach you how!
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This Easy Healthy Chili is my jam for a few reasons. Number One: everything is easier when you throw it all into a pot. I’d much rather be eating than cleaning up dinner all night long. Am I right?! Number Two: it are picky eater friendly because, hey, you don’t like peppers? Don’t put them in the pot. Or you have a child that has sensitive tastebuds? (I have no experience with that. None at all.:) Put less spice in it! Number Three: You can always change it up! Add some ground turkey to make it an easy turkey chili recipe healthy or don’t have enough time to make dinner, put it in a crock pot for the best easy healthy chili recipe in your crock pot. This is the best chili recipe!
The sausage in this meal is organic and healthy. To make things super easy, it’s already cooked. Yahoo! It’s so simple and so so tasty. Prep the rest of the ingredients while the sausage is browning and you’ve got yourself a seriously fast meal. The seasoning on the chili consists of two things: frontera taco skillet sauce and ancho chili powder. So easy and trust me when I say, this will knock your socks off!
How to make this Easy Healthy Chili Recipe!
You can also use an Instant Pot to make this easy chili, this recipe takes about 20 minutes on a low simmer in a big pot. First, I browned my meat of choice (today we used Aidells chicken sausage. This is my FAVORITE. We buy them at Costco in a huge pack and use them for everything. Next, I added the onion and peppers to the meat. Cook for 2-3 minutes and set aside. Using the same skillet add the cubed potatoes and cook until mostly soft.
I drained all the canned beans and added to my big pot (you can out them in an instant pot or crockpot/slow cooker). Keep the liquid from the beans in separate bowl to add more liquid later. After that, I add the taco skillet sauce, spices and tomatoes. Next, add the meat, onions and peppers to the pot. Bring the pot to a boil and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Add the potatoes to your pot half way through simmering, so at about 7 minutes. Make sure you stir frequently.
Now comes the fun part: toppings. I say, go crazy! We like to add shredded cheese, sour cream, tortilla chips and some sliced avocados .. really anything! I’d love to hear your topping suggestions in the comments below. You’re family will love this easy delicious chili recipe that us healthy!
Easy Healthy Chili
Ingredients
- Any meat of choice
- 2 red peppers
- 2 yellow peppers
- 1 small white onion
- 1 can dark red kidney beans
- 1 can black beans
- 1 can pinto beans
- 1 can light red kidney beans
- 1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes with garlic
- 7 small yellow potaoes
- 1 8oz Frontera ground beef taco skillet sauce
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp ancho chili powder
- 2 tsp garlic salt
Instructions
- Cut your meat of choice (we used 4 Aidelle chicken sausages) into small 1 inch cubes.
- Heat your skillet on medium heat, spray your skillet with cooking spray.
- Add your meat and cook until the outside is brown.
- Add the onion and peppers to the meat and cook together for 2-3 minutes. When the onions are translusent and the peppers are softed, set a side.
- Using the same skillet as your meat, onions and pepers, add your cubbed potatoes. Cook on medium until browned. About 3-4 minutes.
- Drain your canned beans setting the liquid aside in a medium bowl.
- Pour all of your drained beans, Frontera taco sauce, spices, canned tomatoes into your big pot.
- Add your meat to your pot.
- On low to medium heat bring your large pot to a simmer for 8 minutes.
- Add browned potatoes to your chili and simmer for 12 minutes.
Can this easy healthy chili recipe cook in the crock pot?
Yes! You can brown your meat and potatoes and then place everything in the crock pot. Cook on low for 4 hours. Fast crockpot chili recipe!
Can this easy healthy chili recipe be made in an instant pot?
Yes! Sauté your choice of meat, onions and potatoes. Then place all of your beans, tomatoes and spices in your Instant Pot and cook for 5 minutes. Easy instant pot chili recipe!
What are the best ingredients for a healthy chili recipe?
The best thing about this recipe is you can change the main ingredients. Make it a white chicken chili recipe, keep the taco seasoning and make it a chicken chili recipe, add beef for a beef chili. If you are a vegetarian, this recipe is easy to make a delicious vegan chili and vegetarian chili .
What to serve with this Easy and healthy chili recipe!
Serve this chili with a side salad and a warm slice of corn bread and you have an easy dinner your whole family will love!
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