Chili for Insulin Resistance (Recipe, Cost Breakdown & Benefits in comments)
Chili for Insulin Resistance (Recipe, Cost Breakdown & Benefits in comments)
by corgimumma
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Chili for Insulin Resistance (accidentally Vegan)
8 servings
2 tablespoons olive oil
Diced white onion to taste
Diced red onion to taste
Chili powder to taste
Black pepper to taste
McCormick Montreal Chicken Seasoning to taste
1 tablespoon of minced garlic
8 oz Beyond Meat (or other plant based meat)
1 15 oz can of mild chili beans
1 cup dry black beans (cooked prior in instapot and drained)
2 15 oz cans of diced tomatoes with basil (or plain)
In an instapot, add 1 cup of dry black beans and 3 cups of water. Cook for 30 minutes. Let it sit for 20 mins after venting. Drain. Set aside.
On the stove in a Dutch oven, add olive oil and set to medium heat. Add white onion, red onion, and garlic. Cool until white onion is translucent. Add the plant based meat and chili powder, cook until browned. Add 2 cans of diced tomatoes, 1 can of chili beans, and the entirety of the black beans from the instapot. You made want to add 1/4 cup of water to the pot at this point if you don’t want it to be thick. Let it simmer all day on medium low heat, and eat as you’d like.
COST BREAKDOWN:
2 tbls Great Value organic EVOO – $0.39
Half of white onion, diced – $0.50
Half of red onion, diced – $0.43
2 tbls McCormick chili powder – $0.54
1 tsp Happy Belly black pepper – $0.09
2 tbls McCormick Montreal Chicken Seasoning – $0.69
1 tablespoon of organic minced garlic – $0.42
8 oz Beyond Meat (or other plant based meat) – $3.99 [on sale at Target]
1 15 oz can Dakota Pride mild chili beans – $0.89
1 cup dry Pueblo Lindo black beans – $0.74
2 15 oz cans Happy Harvest diced tomatoes with basil (or plain) – $1.90
COST TOTAL: $10.58
COST PER SERVING: $1.32
Benefits:
Olive Oil – helps break down fats inside fat cells and reduces insulin insensitivity
White Onion – lowers plasma insulin levels
Red Onion – the sulfur compounds improve blood sugar
Chili powder – lowers plasma insulin levels and treat type 2 diabetes associated with insulin resistance
Black pepper – lowers plasma insulin levels and treat type 2 diabetes associated with insulin resistance
Garlic – lowers plasma insulin levels
Meat Alternatives – increases fiber and magnesium intake associated with improved insulin signaling and eliminates saturated fat intake from meat products
Beans – reduces insulin concentrations in the body
Tomatoes – reduces hepatic glucose output and peripheral resistance to insulin action
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Chili for Insulin Resistance (accidentally Vegan)
8 servings
2 tablespoons olive oil
Diced white onion to taste
Diced red onion to taste
Chili powder to taste
Black pepper to taste
McCormick Montreal Chicken Seasoning to taste
1 tablespoon of minced garlic
8 oz Beyond Meat (or other plant based meat)
1 15 oz can of mild chili beans
1 cup dry black beans (cooked prior in instapot and drained)
2 15 oz cans of diced tomatoes with basil (or plain)
In an instapot, add 1 cup of dry black beans and 3 cups of water. Cook for 30 minutes. Let it sit for 20 mins after venting. Drain. Set aside.
On the stove in a Dutch oven, add olive oil and set to medium heat. Add white onion, red onion, and garlic. Cool until white onion is translucent. Add the plant based meat and chili powder, cook until browned. Add 2 cans of diced tomatoes, 1 can of chili beans, and the entirety of the black beans from the instapot. You made want to add 1/4 cup of water to the pot at this point if you don’t want it to be thick. Let it simmer all day on medium low heat, and eat as you’d like.
COST BREAKDOWN:
2 tbls Great Value organic EVOO – $0.39
Half of white onion, diced – $0.50
Half of red onion, diced – $0.43
2 tbls McCormick chili powder – $0.54
1 tsp Happy Belly black pepper – $0.09
2 tbls McCormick Montreal Chicken Seasoning – $0.69
1 tablespoon of organic minced garlic – $0.42
8 oz Beyond Meat (or other plant based meat) – $3.99 [on sale at Target]
1 15 oz can Dakota Pride mild chili beans – $0.89
1 cup dry Pueblo Lindo black beans – $0.74
2 15 oz cans Happy Harvest diced tomatoes with basil (or plain) – $1.90
COST TOTAL: $10.58
COST PER SERVING: $1.32
Benefits:
Olive Oil – helps break down fats inside fat cells and reduces insulin insensitivity
White Onion – lowers plasma insulin levels
Red Onion – the sulfur compounds improve blood sugar
Chili powder – lowers plasma insulin levels and treat type 2 diabetes associated with insulin resistance
Black pepper – lowers plasma insulin levels and treat type 2 diabetes associated with insulin resistance
Garlic – lowers plasma insulin levels
Meat Alternatives – increases fiber and magnesium intake associated with improved insulin signaling and eliminates saturated fat intake from meat products
Beans – reduces insulin concentrations in the body
Tomatoes – reduces hepatic glucose output and peripheral resistance to insulin action