Chili with Ground Pork

A hearty chili, made with tons of veggies and extra lean ground pork.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 185 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• ground nutmeg to taste
• chili powder to taste
• 1 pound lean ground pork
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 4 medium onions, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can mushroom pieces
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can wax beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can sweet peas
• dried marjoram to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat, and cook the ground pork until evenly browned. Reserving the juices in the skillet, remove pork, and set aside.

Step 2

Stir the onions and garlic into the skillet, and cook in the pork juices over medium heat until tender. Mix in the mushrooms, wax beans, peas, green bell pepper, and red bell pepper. Cook and stir until tender and heated through.

Step 3

Return the pork to the skillet. Mix in the tomato sauce. Season with chili powder, nutmeg, marjoram, and salt. Reduce heat, and simmer about 45 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.