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prep time
5 min
cook time
30 min
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
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Ingredients
Ground beef
8 oz
Onion powder
0.5 tsp
Garlic powder
0.5 tsp
Cumin, ground
0.5 tsp
Paprika
0.75 tsp
Cayenne
0.13 tsp
Butter, unsalted
2 tbsp
Tomato, canned
1 cup
Zucchini
4 oz
Water
1 cup
Water
1 cup
Tapioca Flour
1.5 tsp
Brown Sugar Replacement
1 tsp
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 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 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 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.