Bread Bowl Chili

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 loaf round bread (large)
• 1 medium jalapeno pepper, diced
• 12 ounces lean ground beef
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 medium yellow onions, chipped (about 2 cups)
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped (about 1 cup)
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 1/4 cup no-added-salt tomato paste
• 1 (8 1/2 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (7 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained

Recipe

• 1 using a serrated knife, slice off about an inch from the top of the bread.
• 2 carve out a bowl from within the bread, leaving about 1 inch inside.
• 3 in a large nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium heat, stirring, until browned, about 5 minutes.
• 4 drain beef.
• 5 in the same skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
• 6 add onions;cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
• 7 add bell pepper, jalapeno pepper and chili powder; cook, stirring for 5 minutes.
• 8 add beef, tomatoes with liquid and tomato paste; bring to a boil.
• 9 reduce heat to low; simmer for 25 minutes, add beans and corn; cook 5 minutes longer.
• 10 ladle chili into bread bowl and serve immediately.