This delicious Zero Point Chili is a perfect Weight Watchers dinner recipe if you are looking for a tasty and filling meal but haven’t got the Smart Points to spare. It is easy to make and can be batch cooked and frozen in single sized portions for a quick Zero Point meal any day of the week.  
It’s made with ground turkey breast but could easily be made with ground chicken breast if you prefer. The addition of kidney beans and chili flavourings make it a flavoursome and filling zero point meal. 

APRIL 29, 2019

ZERO POINT CHILI | WEIGHT WATCHERS

This delicious Zero Point Chili is a perfect Weight Watchers dinner recipe if you are looking for a tasty and filling meal but haven’t got the Smart Points to spare. It is easy to make and can be batch cooked and frozen in single sized portions for a quick Zero Point meal any day of the week.  

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It’s made with ground turkey breast but could easily be made with ground chicken breast if you prefer. The addition of kidney beans and chili flavourings make it a flavoursome and filling zero point meal.  Discover Pointed KitchenPlay Video

Creating a good Weight Watchers dinner recipe is extremely satisfying but creating one that is Zero Smart Points and really very tasty is beyond satisfying! 

I’ve been playing around with Chili recipes (cos who doesn’t love a good Chili) but I had been struggling to figure out how to make it zero Smart Points. 

Browning any ground meat usually means frying it (& the onions etc) in quite a bit of oil and that obviously hikes up the Smart Points in a recipe.

Using minimal oil always runs the risk of the meat and onions etc sticking to the bottom of the pan and burning. 

But just recently I saw an article about browning off ground meat in the oven (without oil) so I decided to give it a try.

And guess what? It turned out really well. 

This meant that the only oil that I needed to use for this recipe was a little bit of calorie controlled spray oil to soften the onions! 

So the only Smart Points in this recipe come from the stock cube (bouillion cube) and the tomato paste (tomato puree). 

INGREDIENTS

• 600g ground turkey breast / turkey breast mince (2 3/4 cups)
• 2 medium sized onions – chopped
• 3 garlic cloves – chopped finely
• Calorie controlled spray oil
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 3/4 tbsp paprika
• 1/4 – 1/2 tsp dried chili flakes
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 500ml beef stock – made with 1 beef stock cube/ bouillon cube (2 1/4 cups)
• 400g tin chopped tomatoes
• 1 1/2 tbsp tomato paste / tomato puree
• 240g kidney beans (1 x 400g can – drained)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan / Gas 4
2. Line the bottom of a baking tray with parchment paper / grease proof paper. Layer on the ground turkey and cook on the middle shelf for 20 – 30 minutes. Stir every 8 minutes or so, breaking it up if need be, until it has cooked through, is browned and no pink meat is left.
3. Whilst the turkey is cooking, chop the onions and garlic.
4. Spray a large non stick skillet / frying pan with calorie controlled cooking spray. Add the chopped onions and over a medium/low heat saute the onions until they start to soften and brown. It they start to stick to the bottom of the pan add a couple of tablespoons of water. It should take 5 minutes or so for the onions to soften.
5. Add the chopped garlic and saute for a further 1 – 2 minutes making sure that it doesn’t burn.
6. Add the ground cumin, paprika, dried chili flakes and black pepper and stir to combine.
7. Add the beef stock, chopped tomatoes and the tomato paste, stir, turn up the heat and bring to the boil.
8. Add the drained kidney beans and the cooked turkey breast, stir and then reduce the heat to a simmer.
9. Simmer for 15 – 20 minutes, stirring occasionally until the sauce has thickened. For a wetter chili this should take 15 minutes – for a drier chili, it will probably take closer to 20 minutes.
10. Serve with fat free yogurt and some sliced peppers.

NOTES

Please be aware that the nutritional information below has been automatically generated and does not account for variations in product brands and types, weights of individual ingredients etc. It should therefore be considered as an estimate.

PointedKitchen.com has calculated Weight Watchers Smart Points based on the individual ingredients used to make this recipe and not from the following nutritional information.

PointedKitchen.com is not responsible for any loss or damage relating to your reliance on this nutritional information.

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NUTRITION INFORMATION:

YIELD: 4 SERVING SIZE: 1
Amount Per Serving:CALORIES: 564 TOTAL FAT: 11g SATURATED FAT: 3g TRANS FAT: 0g UNSATURATED FAT: 6g CHOLESTEROL: 149mg SODIUM: 658mg CARBOHYDRATES: 42g FIBER: 10g SUGAR: 10g PROTEIN: 77gPlease be aware that the nutritional information below has been automatically generated and does not account for variations in product brands and types, weights of individual ingredients etc.  It should therefore be considered as an estimate.PointedKitchen.com has calculated Weight Watchers Smart Points based on the individual ingredients used to make this recipe and not from the following nutritional information.PointedKitchen.com is not responsible for any loss or damage relating to your reliance on this nutritional information.