Low Carb Chili Recipe

Here is the recipe for the chili I made earlier in the week. My family loved it even though it had no beans.  Beans have too many carbs for me.

Major hint: don't forget the tomato paste! At first I didn't add it, and Patrick and I kept looking at it,  We were puzzled, because it didn't look like chili.  So I reread the recipe and Duh me! forgot the tomato paste. Please add the tomato paste!

Low Carb Chili

Adapted from Andres Regalado

Serves: 6

•          2 pounds of ground beef
•          8 oz. tomato paste
•          3 tomatoes chopped
•          1 red bell pepper chopped
•          1 small onion chopped
•          2 celery sticks chopped
•          2 teaspoons cumin
•          2 teaspoons chili powder
•          ½ teaspoon black pepper
•          1-1/2 teaspoons of garlic salt
•          (Optional) 1 tablespoons of Adobe sauce or chopped Chiptole peppers
•          2 or more cups of water

1. Brown the meat in a medium large stove pot. Once almost finished, drain off fat and sprinkle the garlic salt over the meat.
2. Add onions and peppers to pot and continue to cook for 1 or 2 minutes.
3.  Add the tomatoes, celery, tomato paste, celery, water and seasonings to the pot. Mix.
4. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover pot and simmer for two hours. Occasionally stir the chili.
5. Top with diced onions, cheese and sour cream.
6.  Enjoy!