Low Cal Chili - Vegan or not!

theflyingartist

It takes a long time, but it's so worth it for the protein and complex carbohydrates! :happy:

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Leigh's Low Cal Chili - Vegan
Serves 5 people.
Calories per serving - 98, Carbs - 18, Fat - 0, Protein - 6.
Entire recipe: Calories - 489, Carbs - 92, Fat - 1, Protein - 31.

Start out by boiling about 4 cups of water in a pot.
Add in 1/3 cup red lentils dry. Let cook for about 10-15 minutes, until the water in the pot becomes thicker and the lentils are falling apart.
Add in 2/3 cup kidney beans (canned, if you don't want to soak dry ones). Let this boil for 2-3 minutes, then add in 1/3 cup black beans. Add in chili powder, oregano, and other desired spices. Don't forget the corn starch!
After this, let it simmer for 10 minutes. Should be thick, creamy-looking. Cook down any meat or meat substitute if you like, however, I enjoy this chili completely vegan.
Nice thing about chili, too, is you can't eat all of it or your gut will be talking to you later! :laugh:

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This chili is so yummy, and gets its thickness from lentils, which are full of B-vitamins and fiber!
It takes awhile to cook, but believe me, the payoff is great! Bring this to potlucks, BBQs, or serve it for dinner and see everyone's face light up (not just from the extra B vitamins!).
This is my go-to chili for sure, and hope it becomes yours too!
My boyfriend (who is Cantonese and weighs 130 pounds wet eats this with a hot dog and a bun. I don't recommend it for most of you, but eh, if he approves then it must be good! Please let me know what you think of this recipe when you try it!

theflyingartist

Knew I forgot something!

MaeKhaleesi

Bump! This sounds delicious!

Evotchka

yum yum yummmm will try that soon! Thanks for sharing!

theflyingartist

Of course! I've actually made it into 6 servings, bringing the cals down to 81! It's so yummy, cooking it into a yellow summer squash tonight and it's only 110 cals!