Chipotle Corn And Two-bean Chili

[emcmaster]

Chipotle Corn and Two-Bean Chili

From Cooking Light

This hearty chili has more than 1,170 milligrams of potassium per serving.

1 pound ground round

1 teaspoon canola oil

1 1/2 cups chopped onion

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 tablespoon ground cumin

2 teaspoons minced fresh oregano

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups frozen whole-kernel corn

2 (14.5-ounce) cans no salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained

1 cup coarsely chopped zucchini

1 cup water

1 tablespoon finely chopped canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce

1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained

6 tablespoons fat-free sour cream (optional)

6 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions (optional)

6 tablespoons (about 1 1/2 ounces) shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese (optional)

Cook beef in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until lightly browned; stir to crumble. Drain well; set aside.

Add canola oil to pan. Heat pan over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion to pan; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; sauté 30 seconds. Add chili powder, cumin, oregano, and salt; sauté 30 seconds. Stir in corn and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Stir in beef, zucchini, water, chipotle chile, and beans; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until zucchini is tender.

Spoon 1 1/2 cups chili into each of 6 bowls. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon sour cream, 1 tablespoon green onions, and 1 tablespoon cheese.

Yield: 6 servings

This was really good & unique.

I used 99% fat-free ground turkey instead of beef and I omitted the cheese, green onions and sour cream garnishes. I thought this was going to be very spicy, but it wasn't at all. In fact, if you like spicy things, you might want to seriously up the chili powder.

[emcmaster]

Just wanted to add that I had a reaction to this (I think) and it could only be the chipotle chile in adobo sauce, so if anyone is going to try this (it's really good), make sure to verify your brand of chipotle chile in adobo sauce is gluten-free. The brand I reacted to was La Costena.