Sweet Potato With Chipotle Chili

Ingredients

Serves 4

Main ingredients

• One sweet potato
• One green bell pepper
• ⅔ cup red onion, chopped
• 1 lb lean ground bison or high-quality ground beef, substitute: lean ground turkey; veggie ground
• 1 tbsp chili seasoning blend (low sodium)
• 5 oz chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, diced
• 1½ cups beef broth
• 14½ oz chopped tomatoes
• Garnish
• Green onion, chopped
• Greek yogurt
• Reduced Fat Cheddar cheese

Steps

1. Wash the sweet potato, poke holes in it with a fork, then place it in a microwaveable safe bowl. Cook in the microwave for 8 to 10 minutes or until it is soft. Flip the sweet potato every 4 minutes.
2. Spray a nonstick skillet with olive oil and set it over medium heat. Toss in bell pepper and onion and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until the edges are seared and the onion is caramelized.
3. Add ground beef and chop it up in the skillet. Brown the meat for 3 minutes, then add chili seasoning and chipotle in adobo.
4. Chop, mix and cook everything together for another 2 minutes, then add the crushed tomatoes and beef broth. Bring it to a simmer.
5. Add in the flesh of the cooked sweet potato – as a thickener and to balance out the spiciness of the chipotle – and mix everything to together.  Cover and cook for 15 to 20 minutes on low heat. If needed, add more tablespoons of beef broth if you prefer your chili to be less thick.
6. Serve and enjoy immediately with brown rice, cauliflower rice, or my favorite – baked sweet potato!

Nutrition

Approx macros for 1 of 4 hearty servings

• Calories 272
• Carbs 24g
• Fat 5g
• Protein 30g
• Sugar 11g
• Fiber 7g