Lentil Chili from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Lentil Chili from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

If you are unsure whether this Lentil Chili recipe is suitable for your personal diabetic diet, please consult your doctor or a qualified nutritionalist.



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Lentil Chili Recipe


Recipe Ingredients:

2 tbsp canola oil
1 medium onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup dried lentils
1 cup dry bulgur wheat
3 cups low-sodium low-fat chicken broth
2 cups canned tomatoes, drained, and
coarsely chopped
2 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp cumin
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

 

Recipe Instructions:

Heat the oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic and saute for 5 minutes. Add the dry lentils and bulgur wheat and stir.

Add all the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer 30 minutes until lentils are tender.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1 cup.

Exchanges Per Serving: 3 Starch, 1/2 Monounsaturated Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 271; Calories from Fat 63; Total Fat 7g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 0g; Sodium 218mg; Carbohydrates 43g; Dietary Fiber 16g; Sugars 7g; Protein 15g.

Source:
"The Webb Cooks by Robyn Webb, MS, LN at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-18-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1998"

Servings: 6




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Important Note: This Lentil Chili recipe was located in the public domain.It is suitable' for diabetics and low carb diets solely because someone, somewhere, decided to publish them as such. I am not qualified in medicine or nutrition, so please use your own common sense when deciding which are appropriate for your particular diet.

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This Lentil Chili Recipe may also be ideal for anyone following the Atkins diet, or seeking to reduce their carbohydrate intake for other reasons.

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