Okay, so I’ve been trying to watch my salt intake lately, but I really love chili. It’s like, my ultimate comfort food. So, I thought, why not try making a low-sodium version? I mean, how hard could it be, right?
I started looking around online for some ideas, and man, there are a lot of “low-sodium” chili recipes out there. But a lot of them still seemed pretty high in salt to me. I guess everyone’s definition of “low” is different. Anyway, I finally found a few that looked promising and decided to kind of combine them and do my own thing.
First, I gathered all my ingredients. This was a bit of a mission in itself. I went to like three different grocery stores to find everything I needed. The hardest part was finding low-sodium versions of things like tomato soup and canned beans. I mean, seriously, why does everything have to have so much salt in it?
My Ingredients:
- Low-sodium tomato soup – this was surprisingly hard to find, but I eventually found some at a health food store.
- Canned tomatoes – also low-sodium, of course.
- Low-sodium garbanzo beans and black beans – I rinsed these really well to get rid of any extra salt.
- Ground meat – I used lean ground beef, but you could use turkey or chicken too.
- Onion and garlic – gotta have these for flavor!
- Chili powder, cumin, and some other spices – I went easy on the chili powder because I didn’t want it to be too spicy.
Once I had everything, I started cooking. I browned the ground meat in a big pot, then drained off the fat. Then I added the onion and garlic and cooked them until they were soft. After that, I just threw everything else into the pot – the tomato soup, canned tomatoes, beans, and spices.
I stirred everything together and brought it to a boil, then reduced the heat and let it simmer for a while. I think I let it simmer for about an hour, just to let all the flavors meld together. I tasted it a few times and added a little more spices here and there until I was happy with the flavor.
And that was it! It was actually pretty easy to make. And you know what? It was delicious! It definitely didn’t taste like it was missing anything. It was still rich and flavorful, just without all the salt. I even had some friends over to try it, and they all loved it too. They couldn’t even tell it was low-sodium.
So, yeah, I’m pretty proud of myself for this one. I think I’ve finally cracked the code on making a low-sodium chili that’s actually good. I’m definitely going to be making this again. Maybe next time I’ll try adding some different vegetables, like bell peppers or corn. The possibilities are endless!
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