It's the "USE IT UP" game......Everything but the Kitchen Sink Chilli

This past Sunday I'm sitting in Church listening like a good girl should when my tummy started to rumble and I started stray a little from the listening and started planning what I could through in the crock pot when I got home for dinner that night. So when I got home I played the "Use it up" game...I got this idea from listening to the Martha Stewart radio channel on Sirius radio....my favorite station that my kids love to hate, lol!SIRIUS Stratus 5 Satellite Radio Receiver and Car Kit
I guess you're wondering what I came up with, right? Well, I went with something kind of safe and that was chilli. Now you don't have to be boring like me and make just chilli you can spice things up and make say Shepard pie if you have left over meat loaf...just be creative and have fun playing the what you have hanging around....but make sure you write it down cause you may create a new family favorite!

This is what you'll need if you want to do like me or improvise and make it your own...just go to http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp?recipe=1242471 to calculate your calories

2 cans of navy beans, drained and rinsed
1 can of corn drained
1 can of rotel tomatoes, pick your heat...mild, medium or hot
2cups of water
2cups of tomato sauce (I used classico's tomato and basil)
1/2 cup of winter squash, frozen (I used this for something but can't remember for the life of me...you'll add extra vitamins and never know it's in there!)
1cup of extra lean ground beef (I use the 97% stuff to make sloppy Joe's a few weeks back and had frozen the left overs to use to make bean burritos. That never happen so I'm using it up!)
1 envelope of taco seasoning (or what ever spices you have in the pantry)
1tsp of cumin (...cause again, I LOVE THE STUFF!)
1tlbs of Tastefully Simple- simple salsa mix...(gives it a kick. If you don't have it then use a half a cup of salsa)
2tlbs corn starch, dissolve in 1/4c of cold water and add to chili at the very end to thicken

Now here's the hard part! Put it in a 4-5qt crock pot and cook on low for 8hrs or high for 4hrs...Makes 6 servings. 1 1/2cups equals 1 serving

Nutritional Info

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving 
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• Calories: 321.7
• Total Fat: 3.1 g
• Cholesterol: 10.8 mg
• Sodium: 539.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 57.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 17.6 g
• Protein: 18.6 g

It's that simple! This stuff was really good. I froze 2 containers servings of it and we're having it for dinner tonight and then tomorrow night I will use my blender stick to blend it to death to turn it in to a pasta sauce to serve with some fish and pasta. Enjoy:)))Cuisinart CSB-76BC SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender, Brushed Chrome