Dursteler Diary

Cincinnati Chili

We had posted this April 2007. When Michelle called for the recipe I was actually eating Cincinnati Chili and the one place in town that I know serves it!

 

Create-A-Chili Mixture

4 pounds lean ground beef
3 cups water
3 cups chopped onions
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 TBL chili powder
2 TBL cumin
1 TBL salt
1 teas pepper
1 (12 oz) can tomato paste

In a large saucepan combine beef, water and onion: mix well.  Cook covered over medium heat for 30 minutes or until crumbled and cooked, stirring frequently.  Drain. *
Add remaining ingredients: mix well.  Cook covered over medium-low heat for 30 min. to blend flavors, stirring occasionally.  Cool completely: refrigerate until cold.   Makes 11 cups

*cooking ground beef with water results in a fine texture mixture with less fat.  For a coarser texture with larger chunks, omit water.  Brown ground beef, onion and garlic:  drain. 

Cincinnati Style Chili

2 cups create a chili mixture
1/2 cup water
1(8oz) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teas ground red pepper
1 TBL vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
8 oz. uncooked spaghetti
2 oz (1/2 cup) shredded cheddar cheese

In large saucepan, combine all ingredients except spaghetti and cheese: mix well.  Cover: simmer over
medium heat 30 min.  Mean while, cook spaghetti to desired doneness as directed on pkg.  Drain.  Serve
chili over spaghetti.  Top with cheese. 

Makes 4 servings    

Olive Garden's Pasta E Fagioli....mom

Nikole, I figured this recipe out in cups instead of ounces so it would be easier to use.  Thanks to your friend Toni for the recipe.

Olive Gardens Pasta E Fagioli Great - Nikole by her friend Toni Terry

1 1/2 teaspoons oil

1 pound hamburger

1 medium onion chopped (6 oz.)

1 1/4 cup carrots sliced (1 1/4 = 5 carrots = 7 oz.)

1 1/2 cups celery sliced (1 1/2 = 4 stems = 7 oz.)

24 ounces of diced canned tomatoes (3 cans)

1 can red kidney beans (drained & rinsed) (The recipe calls for 1 cup, I just threw the whole can in on the red and white beans)

1 can white kidney beans (drained and rinsed) (same as above)

44 oz. beef broth (3 cans)

1 ½ teaspoons oregano

2 tsp pepper

3 tsp parsley, (freshly chopped) (or 2 tsp dry)

24 oz spaghetti sauce (1 large can)

4 oz shell maccaroni (3/4 cup dry)

1 tsp tabasco sauce (I didn’t use, because I used 1 can spicy tomatoes)

Saute beef in oil in a large 6 qt. pot. Saute beef until it starts to brown. Add onions, carrots, celery and tomatoes and simmer for about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse beans and add to the pot. Also add beef stock, oregano, pepper, tabasco, parsley and spaghetti sauce. Simmer until celery & carrots are tender about 45 minutes. This recipe will make about 4 ½ qts. Add the noodles to the pot just before serving. They should already be cooked and rinsed really well under cold water. If you add the cooked noodles to the pot any time other than just before serving they will swell up and get really big and soak up all the juice and your soup will be ruined. This tastes just like the Olive gardens famous soup that is so good w/breadsticks dipped in it.

FYI: I sauteed the beef in my 6 quart pot then added everything else (not noodles) and brought it to a simmer. I put the pot in the oven on 325 degrees for 3 hours. I cooked the noodles separately and then added them to the soup right before serving. By cooking in the oven on a low temperature the soup won’t burn. You could make this the day before and it is still great.

Chocolate Kettle Corn....Mom

 

Dad and I really liked this recipe

2 Tablespoons honey

1/4 square Baker’s Unsweetened Chocolate baking bar (found in store by baking cocoa)

One bag of 95% fat free Kettle Corn or 95% fat free Butter flavor popcorn

Pop bag of popcorn and take out old maids

Melt chocolate and honey in a large pan, stirring frequently

Dump popcorn in pan and stir till coated with chocolate

Pour into serving bowl and let sit till chocolate gets firm again

Whole recipe is 8 points by WW figures

I’m not sure why because a bag of Jolly Time Popcorn is 1 point for 4 cups, so the popcorn should be 3 points.

3 points popcorn

2 points honey

1 point chocolate

I’ll do some experimenting with other ingredients

Shepherd's Pie.....Anita

A very comforting recipe.  You feel like your cheating.  YUM, YUM!

POINTS® Value: 6
Servings: 3

6 oz uncooked lean ground beef (with 7% fat)

1 cup carrot(s), sliced

1 cup fat-free beef broth

3/4 cup onion(s), chopped

1 medium green pepper(s), chopped

1/3 cup textured vegetable protein, 1/3 cup dry TVP is 1 point from Winco

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1/2 cup ketchup

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp table salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1 tsp dried parsley, dried

1 clove garlic clove(s), minced

1 1/2 cup mashed potatoes

1/2 cup canned mushrooms, sliced & drained

1. Rehydrate TVP with 1/3 cup water, after it rehydrates drain off extra water. (FYI: You can make this without TVP just use more beef, point value will change) Spray pan with Pam & brown beef, garlic & TVP, breaking up meat. Stir fry for 3 minutes.
2. Add onions, peppers & carrots , stir fry for 3-4 minutes.
3. Stir in broth, ketchup, mushrooms and seasonings. Let simmer for 6 minutes
4. Put meat mixture in a 1 1/2 quart size dish
5. Make mashed potatoes and spread around the edge of casserole dish.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Until sauce is bubbly.

Lean Philly Cheesesteak...........Anita

1 cup thinly sliced onion

1 cup red peppers (1 pepper)

1 cup green peppers (1pepper)

2 1/2 garlic cloves, minced

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 ounces light processed cheese, (such as Velveeta Light)

6 ounces thinly sliced deli 95 percent fat free roast beef, shredded

2 Tablespoons FF beef broth

2 buns, toasted (can use low point hot dog bun)

1. Heat pan and spray with pam over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell peppers and garlic: Saute 4 minutes or until golden brown. Salt and pepper veggies, reduce heat and cook 8 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add cheese: cook until cheese melts, stirring constantly.

2. Combine broth and beef in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute or until hot.

3. Place 3 ounces beef mixture in each bun: top each with 1/2 cheese mixture. Serve immediately.

Yield: 2 servings (serving size 1 sandwich)

I used a 3 point bun, 2 points of meat and 1 point cheese = 6 points

Awesome recipe!

I made this tonight and it was awesome! I used Marsala cooking wine I got at the grocery store a hundered years ago for something else. So Yummy!

Click on photo for better view.

green chile chicken over rice

I kinda made this up this week to use up some rice we had and it was awesome! It's kind of like a chile quile recipe we love but without the fried chips and cheese!

green chile chicken over rice

Throw in a crockpot:

Chicken
Large can of Green Chile Enchilada Sauce
Cilantro if you have it
(you could add potatoes, onions, carrots, whatever too)

Cook separately:
Brown Rice

Cook till done and serve over rice. You can shred the chicken if you want. Serve with Fat Free Sour Creme. Super low points, basically it depends on how much chicken and rice you ate, the sauce and FF sour cream close to nothing.

nikole

SPICY CHICKEN FLATOUT QUESADILLA  . . . . . . . Delicious . . . . Mom
Serves 1 person . . . 5 points

1 FF Sundried Tomato Flatout .....(90 calories - 1 point)
1 TBL FF Ranch dressing
1 1/2 tablespoons Hot Salsa
2 ounces grilled chicken strips (fully cooked)...... (90 calories - 2 points)

1 oz cheddar cheese (Lifetime meltable cheese)...... (1 point)
2 TBL chopped sweet onions or green onions

Preheat grill for 3 minutes. Lay Flatout in frying pan with ½ of it hanging out of pan. Cover Flatout with ranch dressing, salsa, cheese, chicken and onions. FOLD the remaining half of FLATOUT over the ingredients. Cover with lid and cook for 3 minutes on each side, until browned. Serve with more salsa and FF sour cream.

Veggie Salad / With Sweet and Sour Marinade . .. . . . Mom

1 can french green beans, drained

1 can fancy small kernel corn, drained

1 can fancy small peas, drained

1 cup chopped celery

1 medium red onion or sweet onion, chopped

½ red pepper, chopped

½ green pepper, chopped

Marinade:

3/4 cup splenda

½ cup vinegar (I used flavored rice vinegar)

1/4 cup canola oil

1 tsp salt

½ tsp pepper

Mix marinade till dissolved and pour over veggies. Let stand for 24 hours stirring or shaking occasionally. When ready to serve drain off the marinade

Marshmallow Treats . . . . .Mom

1/2 cup General Mills Fiber One Cereal

One 8 medium marshmallow(s)

1 1/4 cup Kashi Puffed Cereal

1 Tbsp light butter

Put butter and marshmallows in microwave bowl. Micro for 1 minute and stir in cereal. Spray a small bowl with pam and spread mixture. 4 points for whole thing.

If you cut up one 1 Cocoa Via Crispy Chocolate Bar (2points) & melt with marshmallows it will be 1 1/2 points a square. Really yummy!

FYI: You can substitute the bagged Walmart puff cereal instead of Kashi puffed for the same points and it's 80 cents instead of $4

4 points for whole thing

6 points for whole thing if you add the Coco Via Bar