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Low Sodium Chili Stew (Makes 8 servings)

Submitted By: Vern

Ingredients 

2 cups dried pinto beans
3/4 lb extra lean ground beef 
16 cloves garlic (1 large bulb) 
18 oz tomato paste (no salt added) 
1 large tomato 
1 large green bell pepper 
1 large red/orange bell pepper 
1 large purple onion 
1 Tbsp ground cumin seed 
1 Tbsp ground coriander seed 
3 Tbsp ground cayenne pepper 
1 Tbps ground paprika

Directions

Soak dried beans in room temperature water for 12 hours. 
(Alternately put beans in water, bring water to a boil, 
then turn off heat and leave covered for 1 hour). Drain 
and wash beans. Crush all 16 cloves of garlic and place 
in pan with ground beef. Brown beef & garlic. Dump finished 
contents onto absorbant surface (paper towel covered plate) 
and tap dry. Dice the tomato, peppers, & onion. Add all 
ingredients to a large pot, then add water to cover contents 
by about 1/2 inch. Bring to boil then reduce heat to lowest 
setting and cover. Let simmer/reduce for approximately 1 
hour stirring every 15 minutes. Note: Fresh ingredients 
can be used in place of spices. I developed this without 
fresh ingredients being available. I ladle the finished 
product into eight 2-cup size microwavable containers and 
freeze any I am not eating immediately. 

Makes 8 servings. Each serving is 250 Calories, 73 from fat, 
8g fat, 3g Sat fat, 35mg Chol, 94mg Sodium, 1,109 mg Potassium, 
30g Carb, 8g Fiber, 18g Protein