FOOD & NUTRITION
Recipe: Super Simple Beef and Noodle Chili
The leftovers from this meal work great for lunch the next day. This recipe will
also work well with ground turkey or chicken.
Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
- 2 cups (500 mL) dry, whole-wheat macaroni pasta
- 1 lb (454 g) lean ground beef
- 1 cup (250 mL) onion, diced
- 1 can (19 oz) white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 jar (700 mL) pasta sauce
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) chili powder
- 1 cup (250 mL) low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
or grated
Directions:
- Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt. Drain and set aside.
- In a large pot cook
ground beef until no longer pink. Drain the fat.
- Add onion and cook for about 10 minutes until onion
is beginning to soften.
- Add kidney beans, pasta sauce, chili powder and cooked pasta and cook over low
heat until bubbling.
- Portion into bowls and top with cheddar cheese.
Nutritional information per serving (1 1/3 cup, 325 mL) :
- Calories: 489
- Protein: 32 g
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated fat: 6 g
- Dietary cholesterol: 53 mg
- Carbohydrate: 57
g
- Dietary fibre: 10 g
- Sodium: 826 mg
- Potassium: 978 mg
Developed by Nadine Day, RD. ©The Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Copyright © 2007 Heart and Stroke Foundation. Reprinted with permission.
 The
Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke
and reducing their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of healthy
living and advocacy. www.heartandstroke.ca
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