Late Summer Chili

Ingredients:

1 chopped onion

1 red pepper

1 cup chopped celery

1 cup chopped green pepper

1 cup shredded carrots

1-16 oz. bag frozen corn

2 cans beans, drained & rinsed (one can black, one can red)

12 oz fresh or jarred salsa- mild, medium, spicy- your choice!

1 can diced tomatoes (no salt added)

1-12oz. can or bottle of light beer (non-alcoholic works as well!)

1 cup wheat germ

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients & cook on stove top on simmer for 20 minutes or in crock pot for at least 2 hours on high.  (Top with reduced fat cheese and/or reduced fat sour cream if desired). Further reduce the sodium in the recipe by rinsing the beans or choosing reduced sodium canned beans or cooked dried beans.  Makes 8 servings.

NUTRITION FACTS: Serving Size:                       3/4 Cup Calories:                              284 Total Fat:                             2.4 g Saturated Fat:                          0 g Trans Fats:                               0 g Cholesterol:                            0 mg Sodium:                               562 mg Carbohydrates:                      53 g Dietary Fiber:                           15 g Sugars:                                     8 g Protein:                                  14 g