Weight Watchers Chili is a delicious and healthy meal that helps you to lose weight. It is a wholesome, and flavorful recipe. This Weight Watchers Chili is a balanced dish because it contains protein and carbohydrates. You can prepare this easily in less time. It is the perfect recipe because it is specially made for the Weight Watchers Diet Program, which helps people maintain weight according to a diet plan. It consists of a low number of calories and fat content. Serve the yummy dish for lunch, dinner, and brunch. Let’s start the recipe.
Equipment
Slow Cooker Pot
Nonstick pan
Instant Pot
Ingredients
- Extra-lean ground beef 1.5Ibs
- Olive Oil 1tbsp
- Bell peppers 2 cups
- Red Onions 1.5 cups
- Chopped Garlic Cloves 3
- Diced Tomatoes 2 cups
- Tomato Paste 2 cups
- Black beans 12 ounce
- Pinto Beans 12ounce
- Bay leaves 3
- Franks Hot Sauce 2tbsp
- Chili Powder 1tbsp
- Cayenne Pepper 1tsp
- Dried Oregano 1tsp
- Cumin 1/2tsp
- Crushed Black Pepper 1/2tsp
Ingredient Notes
Lean Beef: I prefer to use only lean grounded meat. It helps to reduce the Weight Watchers Points.
Oregano: Fresh or dried oregano both works well. It gives a slightly spicy taste.
Tomato Sauce: You can use store-bought canned or fresh tomato sauce.
Cayenne Pepper: It is used for a spicy taste.
Bell Peppers: Different colors of bell peppers are used to make this dish more attractive. You can add colorful bell peppers like yellow, green, and red.
Instructions
Slow Cooker
- First, add olive oil to a nonstick pan.
- Switch on the burner, and heat it over medium flame.
- Next, add ground lean beef to this pan. Cook it for 6-8 minutes until the color changes.
- Now, add chopped onions, and garlic with beef. Sautee it for 3-4 minutes.
- Shift all these ingredients to the slow cooker.
- After that, add the bell peppers, tomato sauce, bay leaves, pinto beans, diced tomatoes, black beans, cumin, chili powder, frank hot sauce, black pepper, oregano, and cayenne pepper to this slow-cooker pot.
- Toss it well with beef and other ingredients.
- Over a low flame simmer it for 4-5 hours.
- The Weight Watchers Chili is ready.
Instant Pot
- Spray the instant pot with olive oil, and warm the oil to a medium flame.
- Next, add chopped garlic, onion, and beef to this pot.
- Cook it for 5-10 minutes until all ingredients give a fragrance.
- After that, add the remaining ingredients like bell peppers, chili powder, bay leaves, pinto beans, cayenne pepper, diced tomatoes, cumin, frank hot sauce, black beans, black pepper, oregano, and tomato sauce to this instant pot.
- Place a cover on the instant pot.
- Cook it for 20 to 30 minutes until vegetables and beef are cooked well.
- The tasty chili dish is ready to eat.
Substitutions
You can try this recipe with different ingredients listed below:
Meat: Use ground turkey, or chicken to make this dish. Both taste good.
Beans: Different types of beans are used to make it more flavorful. You can use beans like pinto, Northern, Black, White, or kidney.
Vegetables: Add different vegetables depending on your taste. Add celery, corn, mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli, or green vegetables.
Spices: Experiment with different spices that give a unique taste to the dish.
Topping Ideas
Fresh chopped parsley, cilantro, sour cream, or plain Greek yogurt options are used for topping.
Tips
- You can cook the vegetables and beef before a night. It will save you time.
- Balance the flavors of this dish by adding different spices, herbs, cheese, and sour cream.
- Sautee all vegetables over a medium flame so they won’t be burnt.
- You can use cooked, or canned beans. I f you are using raw uncooked beans, soak it in the water for a night, and the next day cook them in the cooker.
Notes
You can adjust the ingredient’s quantity depending on your taste.
As per your convenience, you can cook it either in an instant pot, or a slow cooker.
Storage Information
Fridge: Store the remaining Chili in the fridge for 1-2 days.
Freezer: Packed it in a sealed jar, and put this jar in the freezer. For 1-2 months, freeze it.
Reheating: Heat it in a microwave oven, or a stovetop to defrost it.
FAQs
Is it Weight Watcher’s friendly recipe?
Yes, this is a Weight Watchers-friendly recipe because it contains only 4 points per serving. You can enjoy it without any guilt.
How do we serve this dish?
You can enjoy it with rice, crackers, homemade bread, or dips.
Nutritional Information
Serving size per person 1cup serving
Total Calories 345kcal
Carbohydrates 43g
Protein 29g
Fiber 7g
Sugar 9g
Fat 7g
Iron 8mg
Weight Watchers Points Per Serving 4