black-bean-chili

When I was young, I was never really a big fan of chili recipes. I always thought there were too many beans. And I hate most beans — lima beans, kidney beans, pinto beans — gross. However, the one type of bean I actually like is black beans. So, determined to find a good chili recipe that I liked, that was easy to make and that was also low calorie, healthy, and made for a good Weight Watchers recipe, I experimented until I developed a healthy chili recipe that was delicious, low calorie and not overcome with beans! This crock pot chili recipe not only tastes amazing, but it’s full of fiber, protein, vitamin A and vitamin C, while still being incredibly low in fat and calories. This is an amazing Weight Watchers chili recipe that your whole family will love. Give it a try!

Crock Pot Black Bean Chili Recipe

Ingredients:
1 pound ground turkey breast or extra lean ground beef
1 large onion — finely chopped
2 fresch garlic cloves, minced
1 can (approx 15ox) black beans — rinsed and drained
1 large can (approx 29 oz) diced tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 cups water
1 small green pepper diced
1 small red pepper diced
1 small yellow pepper diced
7 oz diced green chilies
1 tbs. chili powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp black pepper

Directions:
In nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook ground meat and garlic until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer meat to Crock Pot. Add remaining ingredients and stir until combined. Cook on “high” for 4 hours; remove lid and stir quickly halfway through. Enjoy!

Serves 8.
Each serving = 4 Weight Watchers Points

  • http://twitter.com/amazinglife Shana

    how big is each serving?

  • Missy

    My husband and I loved this!

  • Ranae

    Looks like it’s 3 pp per serving. I plugged in all the ingredients on the recipe builder at the WW site.

  • http://www.laaloosh.com/author/wendy-zitzman/ LaaLoosh

    Susanne, I don’t have the nutritional info for my old recipes, so as of right now, I don’t know the Points Plus value. I’ll be working on re-making all of my older recipes in order to get the new values and will post as soon as I do.

  • Susanne

    How many points plus is it? There isn’t any nutrition info to figure it out. Thanks.

  • http://www.laaloosh.com/author/wendy-zitzman/ LaaLoosh

    Kelly, unfortunately, I don’t have the Points Plus value for this….I didn’t save ay of the nutritional stats for my old recipes, so now I have to re-make them and calculate the new Points Plus value. It’ll take me some time, as I have a few hundred to do.

  • Kelly lewis

    What are the points plus of this?

  • Gailruu

    I thought this would taste too much like peppers but I made it tonight and it was delicious! Love it!!

  • nayo

    this was SO good!

  • Malorie Stubbolo

    Your explanations in this article is written truly well witch is likely informative thank you for specifing? this to me…

  • http://www.laaloosh.com/ LaaLoosh

    That I do not know. This recipe was passed along to me, and I only know the Weight Watchers Points Value for this Crock Pot Chili Recipe.

  • BRANDI

    WHAT IS THE ACTUALLY NUTRIENTIONAL INFO FOR THIS RECIPE.. I NEED TO MAKE SURE WHAT THE CALORIES AND PROTIEN IS?

  • http://inpursuitofmyinnerpinup.blogspot.com/ Rapunzel

    This looks fabulous! I just put it in my slowcooker and linked back to this post on my blog. :) Thank you for the great recipes!

  • Christina

    Thanks for sharing such a great recipe! I followed it exactly…. Except, I didn't have chili seasoning so I had to make my own :-)
    http://southernfood.about.com/od/seasoningrecipes…

  • Lee Cote

    We had this chili tonight and it was super. We don't eat food too hot, but it was just spicy enough for me. The only change I made was done because of availability and I used canned hot jalapeno peppers instead of the chilies. Had it with one point Never Fail Corn Brad found at

    http://www.lowfatlifestyle.com/breads/breadrecipes

  • Kara L

    Thank you. I was telling my husband that. We could freeze them then take them out when we want one for lunch, or even for a quick dinner. Thank you once again.

  • http://www.laaloosh.com/ LaaLoosh

    Hi Kara,

    The exact quantity of the serving size is hard to measure, as it will vary depending on the size of the chopped vegetables. But there are 8 servings in the entire recipe, so when you make it, just divide the recipe into 8 equal portions. I often do this and then freeze the individual portions so that I can pop one out of the freezer and reheat it whenever I need a quick meal.

  • Kara L

    Hi there, what is the serving size for the black bean chili?