Quick and Cheap Chili Dinner
Want a quick and cheap chili dinner? Here's a recipe that is so simple to prepare with cheap ingredients.
Ingredients
- ½ cup bulgur wheat
½ large lemon juice
1 large jalapeño - seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ pound ground beef (minced beef) - optional. Use beef or pork, whatever you have
1 large yellow onion - chopped
1 large green pepper (green capsicum) - chopped
2 cloves garlic - chopped
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder (chilli powder in British English)
1 14.5- ounce tomato - I like the ones with Mexican spices or adobo seasoning
1 15- ounce red kidney beans - rinsed
Instructions
- Prep work: Juice the lemon, slice the green onion, seed and chop the jalapeño, and chop the onion, bell pepper and garlic.
- In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Add the bulgur and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and keep the bulgur covered for 10 minutes. The water should soak into the grains. Stir in the lemon juice, jalapeño, a nice glug of olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
- While the bulgur is cooking, brown the meat in a large pan or a pot over medium-high heat. If you are not using the meat, then just heat about a tablespoon of olive oil and skip to the next step.
- Add the onion and bell pepper to the pan and cook until softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper to taste. Stir everything to combine and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and their liquid and 1½ cups water to the pan and bring to a boil. Add the rinsed beans and simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Divide the chili into bowls and top with the bulgur mixture.
Nutrition
Calories: 376kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 20gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 646mgPotassium: 892mgFiber: 12gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 476IUVitamin C: 53mgCalcium: 106mgIron: 5mg
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