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Rebecca's Chile

We got this delicious and easy recipe from our friend Rebecca and now Charlie and I make it quite often. We've modified the recipe a little (reflected below), but not much. Rebecca's original recipe is vegetarian but we often make it with pork or turkey.
Course Main Course, Soup/Stew
Keyword Mile-High, WW
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 4 large cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 T olive oil
  • 4.5 cups chopped fresh tomatoes or two 14 oz. cans canned diced tomatoes, including the juice
  • 1 T. Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 cans cooked pinto and/or black beans and/or kidney beans, drained and rinsed (or make them yourself, see link below for pinto bean recipe)
  • 14 oz. broth or stock
  • 14 oz. lean ground pork or lean ground turkey (Thaw if frozen. Can use a vegetarian "meat")
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1 or 2 tsp chile powder (adjust to taste and according to the hotness of the chile, be careful not to start with too much; we use chipotle chile powder, available at La Montanita Coop)
  • 1/4 tsp. cayenne (or more, but, use only if the chile powder isn't hot enough)
  • 1/4 to 1/2 t. salt (but, important, don't add salt if broth is already salty)
  • grated cheese (optional, to put on top when serving)
  • sour cream (optional, to put on top when serving)

Instructions

  • Saute onions and garlic in oil.
  • Use a hand blender or other blender to chop up the tomatoes a little. Don't overdo it. They should still be a little bit chunky. (Tomato chunks in photo are way too big.)
  • Mix onions, garlic, tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, beans, and broth in very large pot. Start heating on medium high heat.
  • Heat some oil in a skillet and then crumble in the Gimme Lean or ground pork or turkey. Cook till it is done but not too crispy. (Gimme Lean should have texture of ground meat.)
  • Stir the cumin, chile, and cayenne into the meat and cook another minute or two.
  • Stir the meat into the pot with the other ingredients.
  • Salt to taste.
  • Bring everything to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 5 or 10 minutes -- or longer if you like. Add more broth if you want it soupier.
  • It is good served with cornbread or tortilla chips or tortillas. And some like to put a little grated cheese or sour cream on top.

Notes

WW Points Per Serving:  0 if meat is lean.
You can cook the pinto beans yourself instead of using canned beans.  Use this recipe.