Healthy Bites: ‘Pig’ Skin Chili

PEORIA (25News Now) - As the weather cools down and sports fans head out to tailgate, warm up with this non-traditional slow cooker chili!

Prep Time: 7-10 minutes

Cook Time: 8-10 hours

Ingredients

Chili

• 1 ½ pounds pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into small cubes
• 2 – 15.5 ounce cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 – 10 ounce cans no salt added diced tomatoes with green chilies
• 1 cup chopped yellow bell pepper
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 22 ounces low sodium vegetable juice
• 12 ounces light beer
• 1 cup water
• 1 - 6 ounce can no salt added tomato paste
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 2 Tablespoons chili powder
• 1 ½ Tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
• Juice of 1 lime
• ½ teaspoon salt

Garnish

• ¾ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• 10 lime wedges
• 10 Tablespoons (~2/3 cup) light sour cream

Directions

• Add all chili ingredients to slow cooker and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
• Garnish with cilantro, lime wedge and 1 Tablespoon of sour cream.

Serves 14

Nutrition Information

Per 1 cup serving

Calories: 250

Total Fat: 4g

Saturated Fat: 2g

Sodium: 500mg

Total Carbohydrate: 29g

Dietary Fiber: 3g

Total Sugars: 13g

Includes 5g Added Sugars

Protein: 20g

Recipe provided by Ashley Simper, MS, RD, LDN, Manager of Dietetic Services at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.

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