Healthy Recipe

Hearty Vegetable Chili
Healthy Recipe

Ingredients:
One 15-ounce can of black beans, drained
One 8-ounce can of tomato sauce, no salt added
One 15-ounce can light red kidney beans, drained
One 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
One 15-ounce can great northern beans, drained
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 /2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
2 cups whole grain brown rice, cooked
1 medium size green bell pepper, chopped
1 /2 cup chopped onion
2 cups cooked rice

Directions:
Combine black beans, tomato sauce, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, northern beans, sugar, garlic, chili powder, pepper and onion in a large saucepan. Stir in one cup of water and bring to a boil. Simmer covered for 15 minutes.

In each serving bowl mix in 1 /2 cup of cooked rice.

Note: This low-fat, low cholesterol, high fiber chili has a short preparation time and will be enjoyed by all.

Recipe makes four servings.

Nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 100
Protein: 5g
Carbohydrates: 19g
Fat: 1g
Fiber: 4g
Sodium: 45mg