Low Carb Low Sodium Chili

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  • prep time

    prep time

    5 min

  • cook time

    cook time

    30 min

  • ready time

    ready time

    35 min

Low Carb Low Sodium Chili

Do you love chili but want to make it with less salt? Follow this low-sodium Keto chili recipe and add salt as you go or keep your sodium levels at zero! However, for the best flavor, pinches of salt are recommended. You’ll be directed when to add salt to the recipe even though none is included in the ingredients list. Your chili is made with seasoned ground beef, a little butter, zucchini, tomatoes, and a touch of sweetness to neutralize the flavors. Instead of cheddar cheese on your chili, stir nutritional yeast into the pot to get a cheese flavor. It is completely optional for you to add any toppings to your bowl of chili too.

Optional substitutions

Since this is a low-sodium Keto recipe, some changes have been made you might not see in typical chili. For example, water is used instead of broth in the recipe to reduce sodium. However, depending on your dietary needs, you could substitute the water with reduced-sodium broth or a homemade broth. To eliminate dairy, substitute the butter with extra virgin olive oil.

Why choose low sodium Keto chili?

Some Carb Manager users may be monitoring their sodium intake as well as choosing low-carb recipes. Recipes like this are great because there are options throughout the directions to add salt where needed, or reduce it as desired.

Other Keto ingredients you can add

Zucchini and tomatoes are included in the chili here, but you can include other low-carb vegetables in your chili to your taste. Some Keto vegetables you might chop up and include in your chili are bell peppers (green peppers will have fewer carbs but red peppers will be sweeter). You might also include mushrooms, cauliflower, broccoli, green beans, or eggplant.

  • Net Carbs

    5.8 g

  • Fiber

    3.9 g

  • Total Carbs

    11.9 g

  • Protein

    33.6 g

  • Fats

    24.9 g

398 cals

Low Carb Low Sodium Chili

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Ingredients

  • Ground beef

    Ground beef

    8 oz

  • Onion powder

    Onion powder

    0.5 tsp

  • Garlic powder

    Garlic powder

    0.5 tsp

  • Cumin, ground

    Cumin, ground

    0.5 tsp

  • Paprika

    Paprika

    0.75 tsp

  • Cayenne

    Cayenne

    0.13 tsp

  • Butter, unsalted

    Butter, unsalted

    2 tbsp

  • Tomato, canned

    Tomato, canned

    1 cup

  • Zucchini

    Zucchini

    4 oz

  • Water

    Water

    1 cup

  • Water

    Water

    1 cup

  • Tapioca Flour

    Tapioca Flour

    1.5 tsp

  • Brown Sugar Replacement

    Brown Sugar Replacement

    1 tsp

  • Nutritional Yeast

    Nutritional Yeast

    1 tbsp

Recipe Steps

steps 4

35 min

  • Step 1

    Break up ground beef in the bottom of a soup pot and season it with onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, paprika, and cayenne pepper. It’s also optional to include salt and pepper on the beef, depending on your sodium requirements. Cook the beef until it’s browned all over.
    Step 1
  • Step 2

    Melt butter in the pot, and reduce your heat to a low setting. Once the butter has melted, add canned roasted diced tomatoes and chopped zucchini to the pot. Stir the ingredients together, cover the pot with a lid, and cook the ingredients over medium-low heat until the zucchini is tender.
    Step 2
  • Step 3

    Pour the first amount of water into your pot. Add the second amount of water to a separate dish and whisk the tapioca flour into it. Then you can pour the thickened water into your pot. Stir the ingredients together and simmer the pot until the chili thickens.
    Step 3
  • Step 4

    Stir brown sugar erythritol into your chili, then give the chili a taste. Salt and pepper the pot to taste and adjust any seasonings as needed. You can simmer your chili longer if you desire to melt the flavors together more. Save the nutritional yeast to stir into the chili at the very end of cooking, then serve in bowls.
    Step 4