Smoky Chili Joes

Increase the ground chipotle powder if you prefer more heat. Serve with corn chips.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1/2  pound  extralean ground beef
• 1/2  cup  prechopped onion
• 1  teaspoon  bottled minced garlic
• 1  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 1/2  teaspoon  chili powder
• 1/8  teaspoon  chipotle chile powder
• 1/4  cup  ketchup
• 1  (15-ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1  (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green pepper and onions, undrained
• 6  (1 1/2-ounce) hamburger buns
• 6  tablespoons  shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 12  sandwich-cut bread-and-butter pickles

Preparation

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add beef to pan; cook 4 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Add onion and garlic to pan; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add cumin, chili powder, and chipotle chile powder, and cook 30 seconds. Stir in ketchup, beans, and tomatoes; cook 6 minutes or until slightly thickened. Spoon about 2/3 cup beef mixture over 6 bottom bun halves, and top each with 1 tablespoon cheese and 2 pickles. Top with the remaining bun halves.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

334 (22% from fat)

Fat:

8.1g (sat 3.1g,mono 2g,poly 1g)

Protein:

22.2g

Carbohydrate:

49.6g

Fiber:

8.1g

Cholesterol:

21mg

Iron:

2.7mg

Sodium:

866mg

Calcium:

132mg