Hearty Three-bean Chili

John Broadus (one of the founders of the Southern Baptist Seminary and the author of the most influential book on preaching ever written in America) was lecturing his class just nine days before he died when he paused and said: “Gentlemen, if this were the last time I should ever be permitted to address you, I would feel amply repaid for consuming the whole hour endeavoring to impress upon you these two things: true piety, and, like Apollos, to be men ‘mighty in the Scriptures.’” Broadus then paused and stood for a moment with his piercing eyes fixed upon the class. Over and over he repeated in that slow but wonderfully impressive style that was distinctively his, “Mighty in the Scriptures, mighty in the Scriptures.”

Kent Hughes

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Vegetables, Meats, Dairy	Tex-Mex	Beans & leg, Chili, Tex-mex	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	t	Vegetable oil
2	c	Chopped onion
3		Garlic cloves, minced
2	T	Chili powder
1 1/2	T	Ground cumin
1/2	t	Salt
29	oz	No-salt-added stewed
		tomatoes undrained 2
		cans 14.5 ounces each
30	oz	Black beans, drained 2
		cans 15 ounces each
16	oz	Kidney beans, canned
		drained
15	oz	Pinto beans, canned drained
14 1/2	oz	Fat-free beef broth
1/2	c	Water
1		Green bell pepper, cut into
		1" pieces
1		Red bell pepper, cut into 1"
		pieces
1/2	c	Fat-free sour cream
1/3	c	Diced green bell pepper
1/3	c	Diced red bell pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and
garlic; saute 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in chili powder, cumin,
and salt; saute 1 minute. Add tomatoes and next 7 ingredients; bring
to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Spoon chili into bowls; top each serving with 1
tablespoon sour cream. Sprinkle diced green and red bell pepper  evenly
over each serving.  Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups).
Points: 4; Exchanges: 1/2 very lean meat, 2 1/2 starch , 2 vegetables.
Per serving: CAL ( % from fat); PRO g; FAT g (SAT g); CARB g; FIB g;
CHOL mg; IRON mg; SOD mg; CALC mg.  Recipe by: Weight Watchers
Magazine, Jan/Feb 1998  Posted to recipelu-digest by "Christopher E.
Eaves"  <cea260@airmail.net> on Feb 25, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“We were called to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges”

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Thomas Watson