Healthy Spicy Beef and Black Bean Chili has beef, black beans, and corn in this easy and healthy dinner! This chili has only 298 calories per serving!

Healthy Spicy Beef and Black Bean Chili - 298 calories per serving! the-girl-who-ate-everything.com

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Healthy Spicy Beef and Black Bean Chili

It’s the 3rd week of the New Year…how are you holding up? Are you still sticking to your resolutions? I thought for once I wouldn’t have to lose weight this New Year.

I held my ground until mid-December then from Christmas on it was an eating free for all.

I tried as hard as I could to not water down my calories with healthy things like vegetables. I considered it my personal responsibility to taste every dish at every holiday party AND every treat on every holiday plate from my neighbors and friends.

Soooo….I have a couple of elle bees to lose. I’m not going to be too hard on myself. In fact, the older I get the more forgiving I am. Sometimes you just have to eat the cake, eat the fries,…enjoy your life.

Healthy Spicy Beef and Black Bean Chili - 298 calories per serving! the-girl-who-ate-everything.com

People always think that if you are trying to eat healthy you have to stick to chicken and fish. The truth is if you eat the right cut of beef or pork, it’s just as low in calories.

You need to choose a lean cut of meat like sirloin in this recipe. Make sure the package has a lean to fat ratio of at least 85/15.

I know everyone has a chili recipe…but do you know exactly what’s in your chili recipe? Unlike soup, this is thick!

Healthy Spicy Beef and Black Bean Chili - 298 calories per serving! the-girl-who-ate-everything.com

I have peace of mind when I know how many calories are in a recipe (unless I’m indulging then I don’t want to know 🙂 ) and one serving of this Healthy Spicy Beef and Black Bean Chili is 298 calories.

It takes around 12 minutes to cook start to finish so cross the “healthy cooking takes too long” excuse out of your brain.

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Healthy Spicy Beef and Black Bean Chili - 298 calories per serving! the-girl-who-ate-everything.com

Healthy Spicy Beef and Black Bean Chili

5 from 3 votes
This Healthy Spicy Beef and Black Bean Chili has only 298 calories per serving!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground sirloin or regular ground beef
  • 1 Tablespoon Taco seasoning, (or more to taste)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, undrained
  • 1 (10 ounce) diced tomatoes with green chilies, drained
  • 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 6 Tablespoons sour cream
  • chopped green onion or cilantro for garnish, (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Cook beef in a medium pot on medium high heat until browned. Drain and return to pan. Stir in taco seasoning and all of the other ingredients except sour cream and garnish. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 7-8 minutes or until heated through. Pour into bowls and top with sour cream and garnish.
Serving: 1g
Cuisine: American
Course: Main Course
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Christy Denney
Christy is the voice behind The Girl Who Who Ate Everything! She is no stranger to making meals that kids and adults will love. She grew up in Mesa, Arizona as the youngest of ten kids. She can always be found in her kitchen with music playing and cooking with her kids. She published her first cookbook in 2014. She loves party food that gets the conversations going!