Beef and Black Bean Chili with Lime Crema

Set your chipotle heat level to mild or medium in this no-fuss ground beef and black bean slow-cooker chili. Then tame the spicy hotness with a cool lime crema topped with juicy chopped mango.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr
• Total Time: 5 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 340 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 teaspoons grated lime zest
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes
• 1 cup chopped yellow or red sweet pepper
• ½ teaspoon ground dried chipotle pepper, or more to taste
• 1 fresh mango, peeled, seeded, and chopped
• 2 (5.3 ounce) containers VOSKOS® Nonfat Honey Greek Yogurt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook ground beef, onion, and garlic in a large skillet until meat is browned; drain off any fat.

Step 2

Add black beans, undrained tomatoes, sweet pepper, water, and ground chipotle chile pepper to a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker. Stir in beef mixture. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours or on high-heat setting for 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Serve topped with Lime Crema (see below) and chopped fresh mango.

Step 3

Lime Crema: Stir together VOSKOS® Nonfat Honey Greek Yogurt, lime peel, and lime juice in a bowl. Serve immediately or chill up to 24 hours.