Easy Healthy Chili Recipe- PCOS and Insulin Friendly

I love this easy healthy chili recipe that is both PCOS and Insulin friendly for cold winter days or meal prepping for weeks when i just don’t feel like cooking much.  This recipe was originally written back in 2021 during a historic ice storm that left us without power or water for many day when the Texas electric grid went down.  I think it still holds up today- it’s a staple in my house!

How to make easy healthy chili for PCOS meal prep

If you’re trying to meal prep for PCOS, this can be a great dish.  I like to have at least one thing for the week cooked in either a crockpot/pressure cooker or my dutch oven (literally LOVE using this one) to keep it easy.  This chili will make a ton of servings and is very high in protein and fiber and you can just throw in any vegetables you have around that you need to get rid of as well to add more nutrition.  Here’s my article on meal prepping for PCOS if you need some ideas!

PCOS Meal Prep Guide: How to Meal Prep for PCOS

The history of chili and stovetop soups

Did you know that frontier women often kept a pot of chili or bean soup constantly boiling on the stove? The constant simmering kept bacteria from forming and made it so that nothing went to waste. As they had extra meat or vegetables, they were added to the soup.

In times like these when we are without modern conveniences like electricity, water, and wifi, I often think of the difficult lives these women lived and feel grateful for the many things I do have.

What a gift an electric stove and a refrigerator are when they work. May we never take them for granted!

What to add to easy healthy chili recipe

Usually I will add some extras to my chili depending on what I have in the fridge.  Chili really doesn’t need to be just plain beef or even beans and meat, it can also be a great place to hide other vegetables.  I will often add cut up zucchini, mushrooms, cabbage, or even broccoli to chili.  Because of the strong flavors, you really don’t notice it there and it also helps make sure that veggies don’t go to waste!

Tools + Ingredients I Recommend (All PCOS-Friendly!):

• Dutch Oven (my favorite for slow simmers) OR

• Pressure Cooker (great for hands-off cooking)  You can also use a crockpot!

• Organic Mixed Beans

• Organic Diced Tomatoes (BPA-free can)

• Siete Taco Seasoning – clean ingredients, gluten-free

• Avocado Oil – more heat-stable than olive oil

• Regular or Vegan Cheddar Shreds

• PCOS-Friendly Gluten Free Cornbread Mix – optional treat, but worth it.  If you tolerate gluten/corn go for regular cornbread!  For both, just make sure you keep portions smaller to keep blood sugar happy.

Here’s my healthy chili recipe:

2 lbs ground meat (turkey, beef, or beef less grounds)
3 cans organic mixed beans (black, pinto, red) (24 oz)
1 large can organic diced tomatoes (32 oz)
1 large onion chopped
2 cloves garlic chopped
1 bunch tomatoes chopped
2 packets siete farms taco seasoning or other taco seasoning

Any veggies you want to get rid of

3 tbsp olive or avocado oil

Cook ground beef and onions until browned, add garlic and tomatoes, then everything else. Stir and cover, lowering heat to simmer and simmer for at least 2 hours or as long as all day. If you’re cooking in the dutch oven, you’ll need to keep adding broth or water every couple hours if it gets too thick. You can serve this with cornbread and I won’t tell 😋

I added vegan cheddar cheese to mine and it was the perfect final touch!

Video of easy healthy chili recipe

I was on a roll with the videos of recipes back in 2021 so here’s another!  In my defense, this was the popular way to share recipe videos at the time lol

If you try this, let me know how it was for you!