Lockdown Chili (Z2 Version)

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Plan Z Phase: This is a Z2 (ZReduction) recipe.
This chili is a bit spicy. You can back off on any of the seasonings if you want it milder. I thought – what better time to have a spicy chili than when I am in lockdown, practicing social distancing.
Servings: Serves 6. One serving on ZReduction is 1-1/2 cups.
Ingredients:
- 1 pound of ground sirloin
- 1 cup of chopped onion (yellow, white or red)
- ½ of a green bell pepper, diced
- ½ of a red bell pepper, diced
- 15 oz can of diced tomatoes. I used fire-roasted.
- 3 – 4 cups of beef broth. This just depends on how thick you like your chili or if you like it more like soup.
- 2-1/2 Tbl chili powder
- 2 Tbl ground cumin
- 1 Tbl garlic powder
- 1 tsp of grated sea salt or to taste
- ½ tsp of ground pepper
- ¼ tsp of ground cayenne pepper (optional)
- olive oil spray
Instructions:
Spray your soup pot with olive oil on medium high heat Add the ground beef. Break it up as it begins cooking. When it’s about ½ way cooked (about 5 minutes), add the onion and the bell peppers. Cook a few minutes more just to loosen up the veggies. When no pink remains in the beef, add the rest of the ingredients. Bring the chili to a boil and then turn down to simmer. Cook for 15 – 20 minutes.
Enjoy!
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The picture of the chili shows beans, but there are no beans listed in the ingredients
Good catch! This recipe is also a ZReboot 3.5 recipe, and that is what this picture shows. The ZReduction recipe is a lower carb version of this. We need to take a picture and add it to the site!