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From: DanM on 11 Apr 2006 22:20
Hi! Living the low calorie lifestyle trying to do 1200 cals a day with
my wife makes dinner time interesting! I came up with this chili
recipe with the idea that I'd bulk it up to make it filling with some
interesting ingredients.

Eggplant is a nice filler - it doesn't really taste like anything on
it's own here, but it adds to the mixture as a different veggie with
it's own vitamins etc, and it adds bulk without many calories (much
less than soy from what I've seen). If it's not over cooked it also
has the consistency of a soft bean (about the size my wife made the
cubes). The black olives give you a meaty-ness since you've only got 4
oz of meat to work with. The liquids of the chili also help add to a
feeling of fullness while keeping calories down. No crackers and
shredded cheddar cheese with this unless you have calories to burn!

Danny's Low Calorie Chili

2 cups stewed tomatoes = 120 cals
2 cups of tomato juice = 80 cals
4 ounces of 93% lean ground beef = 160 cals (Or other ground meat that
has < 160 calories per 4 oz serving)
1 cup of kidney beans = 220 cals (Black beans or lentils as a
substitute for the kidney beans might lower the calories even further.)
2 cups of eggplant cubed = 70 cals
1 cup of onion diced = 70 cals
2 tsp garlic (jar garlic, not fresh) = 10 cals
1 cup green pepper pureed/finely cut = 30 cals
1 cup pablano pepper pureed/finely cut = 30 cals
1 tsp pablano seeds
1/2 cup white vinegar = 30 cals
2-4 cups water, as needed
1 packet chili seasoning = 10 cals
2 tsp salt
20 small/medium black olives = 100 cals

Total calories = 930

Makes 10-12 cups after cooking.

Instructions: Combine the ingredients in sauce pan. Bring to a
rolling boil for 5 minutes, mash mixture lightly (Don't puree it, olive
should be broken in half, some cubed eggplant with be crushed), then
simmer for 40 - 60 minutes, or until desired thickness and tenderness
is reached.

Makes 2 very large portions (Meal in and of itself) or 4 large portions
to go with other meal items.

To serve: Drain off all the broth after it's done cooking and evenly
divide up the solids into portions as best you can (So you know the
calorie content of the solids in each portion.). Then redistribute the
liquid over the top of the portions equally.

I like mine spicier than my wife, so I had tabasco to taste in my bowl!

Cheers and good luck,

DanM

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