I absolutely love bread, pasta and dessert, but I feel so much better when I don’t over indulge on carbs. With that being said, I highly recommend this low-carb chili recipe. It doesn’t include beans, but I didn’t miss them. My only complaint was that it was a little too saucy, so next time I am going to use actual tomatoes and cut down on the tomato sauce. It makes about four to six servings.

• 1 lb ground beef
• 8 oz tomato paste
• 1 can of tomato sauce
• 1½ tomatoes, chopped (or one can of diced tomatoes)
• 2 green bell peppers, chopped (the original recipe included red peppers, but I used green and loved them!)
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1½ teaspoons cumin
• 1½ teaspoon chili powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 cup water

1. Brown the ground beef, drain, add onion and green pepper. I like mine a little crunchy, so I didn’t cook them too long.
2. Mix all ingredients in crock pot and stir in the ground beef, onions and green pepper.
3. Cook on low for one to two hours.
4. Garnish with green onions and a small dollop of sour cream (totally optional, I couldn’t resist the sour cream!)

Original recipe here.