Heart Healthy Beef Chili

(5.0)
By Judy Capodanno
Updated 5/12/2025
Dietitian Reviewed: Jane Schwartz, RDN, CLT
Approved for These Diets:
Heart Healthy | Gluten Free | Diabetic
Heart Healthy Beef Chili
Photo Credit: Baldwin Publishing Staff Photographer

Try this classic, heart healthy beef chili recipe with lean ground beef, peppers and sautéed onions. Crushed tomatoes and high protein kidney beans create the base for this easy slow cooked healthy ground beef recipe. You need only one pot and a few budget-friendly ingredients to make a hearty and healthy dinner.  

It’s a delicious heart healthy dinner idea for families looking for a high protein beef chili recipe. And, this is an easy, 3-step low cholesterol recipe for people following a cardiac diet.

Total Time
75 minutes
Servings
16
Calories
181
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Why make this Healthy Beef Chili recipe?

This heart healthy chili recipe is for everyone looking for a stove top or slow cooker chili recipe that's loaded with beefy flavor and lower fat for a high protein dinner recipe. We boosted the recipe protein with ground meat and beans. To lower the cholesterol in chili, we reduced the saturated fat to 2 grams. This is an easy chili recipe for a one-pot heart healthy meal.

This is also a diabetic recipe for beef chili because it contains just 18 grams of carbs per serving. Make this chile recipe or one of our 12 heart healthy chili recipes for dinner tonight - your family will thank you!

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Ingredients

Recipe yields 16 servings

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Helpful How-To Video

How to Make Beef Chili

  1. Step 1

    In a large stockpot over medium-high heat, cook beef until browned. Drain beef and transfer to a bowl. Set aside.

  2. Step 2

    In the same pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion, jalapeños and garlic and sauté until onion is softened, about 4 minutes.

  3. Step 3

    Add reserved beef and remaining ingredients and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:
3/4 cup

181
Calories
5
g
Fat
43
mg
Cholesterol
472
mg
Sodium
18
g
Carbs
2
g
Sat. Fat
4
g
Fiber
18
g
Protein
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