Metabolism-healing chili recipes | Haylie Pomroy

Metabolism-healing chili recipes

Posted on October 31, 2013

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Chili is a huge favorite in my house — and it’s a favorite of those on the Fast Metabolism Diet. It’s so easy, quick and inexpensive to make — it’s not hard to see why it’s a favorite. But it’s also amazingly good for you! And by changing up ingredients, you can fine-tune your chili to battle everything from inflammation to a head cold.

We’ve published two great chili recipes already, my Turkey or Buffalo Chili, and my Veggie Chili. Both are full of healthful lean protein, legumes and peppers, but I want to show you how you can change up ingredients to make dinner your medicine.

Anti-inflammatory chili

It might be hard to imagine chili without tomatoes or peppers, but if you have arthritis or joint pain, avoiding those two foods — and other foods in the nightshade family — helps ease the pain for many people. One of my favorite products is Nomato — a tomato sauce made from carrots, beets and onions. It tastes amazing — you’d never believe it doesn’t contain tomatoes. If you can’t find Nomato, you can make your own with carrots and beets. Here’s one recipe.
Serves 4, Phase 1
Prep time: 25 minutes
2 medium onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
1 large stalk celery, chopped
1 pound lean ground beef, turkey or buffalo
1 15-oz. can kidney beans, drained
1 15-oz. can pinto beans, drained
1 16-oz. jar Nomato Sauce
1 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. sea salt
1 to 3 cups vegetable broth
Black pepper to taste
Chopped cilantro
In a large soup pot, saute the onion, garlic and carrot in 2 tablespoons of vegetable broth until they just start to soften. Add the ground beef and cook until brown. Stir in the Nomato Sauce, cumin, oregano and salt. Add the drained beans. Add the broth, one cup at a time, until the chili is the consistency you like. Cook until everything is heated through and serve. Garnish with a sprinkle of the chopped cilantro.

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