BEANLESS CHILI

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This is a quick recipe to throw together and is great for chilly days. The optional broccoli bulks up the chili's nutrition but isn't noticeable in the final product. All recipes I post are made for those who need to live sulfite-free, which means these recipes are also clean-eating recipes.

Provided by kr934

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chili Recipes Chili Without Beans Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1 butternut squash, halved and seeded
2 ½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 head broccoli
1 pound ground beef
¼ cup chopped yellow onion, or to taste
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chili powder, or to taste
2 teaspoons ground cumin, or to taste
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
½ teaspoon ground chipotle pepper, or to taste
3 cups filtered water, or as needed
1 (24 ounce) container crushed tomatoes
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 jalapeno pepper, diced

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Place squash halves on a baking sheet. Coat the flesh with 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil.
Bake in the preheated oven until tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool until safe to handle. Scrape flesh into a bowl and mash.
Remove broccoli florets from stems. Grind florets in a food processor.
Heat the remaining olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef, onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, and chipotle pepper. Cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
Transfer the beef to a stock pot over medium heat. Add the mashed squash, ground broccoli, water, tomatoes, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, and jalapeno pepper. Bring to a boil. Lower heat; simmer until flavors meld and vegetables are tender, at least 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 357.1 calories, Carbohydrate 34.6 g, Cholesterol 46.4 mg, Fat 18.5 g, Fiber 8 g, Protein 18.1 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 529.5 mg, Sugar 5.8 g