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Title: $2.50 Serving Chili Macaroni
Categories: Meat Chili
Yield: 4 Servings
| 1 | tb | Vegetable oil |
| 1 | Onion, chopped | |
| 1 | Sweet green pepper, chopped | |
| 2 | Garlic cloves, minced | |
| 1 | lb | Lean ground beef |
| 19 | oz | Canned kidney beans, drained and rinsed |
| 14 | oz | Canned tomato sauce |
| 1 | tb | Chili powder |
| 1/4 | ts | Pepper |
| 2 | c | Elbow macaroni |
| 1/2 | c | Light sour cream - or thick plain yogurt |
In skillet, heat oil over medium heat; cook onion, green pepper and garlic for 5 minutes or until softened.
Add beef; cook over medium-high heat, breaking up with spoon, for 5 minutes or until no longer pink. Spoon off fat.
Add beans, tomato sauce, chili powder and pepper; cook for 3 minutes or until piping hot.
Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook macaroni for 8-10 minutes or until tender but firm; drain well and return to pot.
Add sauce; toss to coat well. Serve topped with sour cream.
Per serving: about 610 calories, 39 g protein, 17 g fat, 76 g carbohydrate, very high source fibre, excellent source iron.
4 servings for $9.99CDN [Feb 96]
Source: Canadian Living Test Kitchen, Canadian Living [magazine] Feb 96 [-=PAM=-] PA_Meadows@msn.com
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