Chili Weather Cometh...

Have y'all seen the weather forecast?! Back to the deep freeze for the next week. The forecast just screams chili weather...  So, appropriately, that's what I meal prepped today for my upcoming day shifts.

There are approximately a million different ways to make chili. The one I favor is healthy, filling, and best of all, spicy! Oh, and chunky. With hidden vegetables. Which means it's definitely not husband or kid approved so it's allllll miiiiiiine.

The batch I made today will make 3 lunches according to my nutritional goals. In addition to the chili, I also cooked some brown rice to serve with it, southeast Texas style...

So what about that recipe?

• 1 lb 96/4 ground beef
• 2 cans petite diced tomatoes
• 4 C baby spinach
• 2 T minced garlic
• 1/2 medium yellow onion, diced
• 3-4 T chili powder
• 2 T ground cumin
• Salt, to taste

1. Coat a large pot in cooking spray and add the onion and garlic. Cook over medium heat until the onion is translucent.
2. Add the ground beef to the pot. Cook until browned.
3. Add the chili powder, cumin, and salt to the ground beef mixture. Stir until combined.
4. Add the spinach to the ground beef mixture. Cook until wilted.
5. Add the tomatoes to the ground beef/spinach mixture. Stir until combined.
6. Cover the pot. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 30-40 minutes.

There are a lot of different ways this can be served: as is, with rice (like I will ... this time), with a little cheese, with black beans added ... if you're into that sort of thing, that is.

So let's hear from you. Any favorite healthy chili recipes out there?