Chili con Carne (Deliberately with Beans)

Name: Chili con Carne (Deliberately with Beans)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 g minced beef; 250 g kidney beans; 800 g chopped tomatoes; 200 g red pepper; 120 g onion; 10 g garlic; 15 g olive oil; 30 g tomato purée; 12 g spices

Legumes are not the enemy – used here deliberately and in moderation.

4 servings45 min

Nutrition per serving

498kcal22.7 gCarbs12.6 gSugar30.2 gProtein30.1 gFat9.7 gFibre

Ingredients

500 g minced beef
250 g kidney beans
800 g chopped tomatoes
200 g red pepper
120 g onion
10 g garlic
15 g olive oil
30 g tomato purée
12 g spices

Preparation

Sweat the onion and garlic in the olive oil, add the ground beef and brown it well until crumbly.
Briefly toast the tomato paste, chili, cumin and paprika.
Add the chopped tomatoes and diced pepper and simmer uncovered for 25 minutes.
Add the drained kidney beans, simmer for another 10 minutes and season generously.

A deliberate exception to "as few carbs as possible": legumes have a low glycemic index, plenty of protein and fiber. Around 21 g of carbs per serving that arrive slowly – in my CGM data (n = 1) clearly flatter than the same amount of carbs from rice.