Ingredients:

• 2 pounds lean ground beef (I used 90%)
  
• 2 Tablespoons Ancho Chile Powder
• 1 Tablespoon Coriander Seeds
• 1 Tablespoons Cumin Seeds
• 1 Tablespoon Smoked Sweet Paprika
• 1 Tablespoon Mexican Oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon Ceylon Cinnamon
• 2 small white onions, diced
• 6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, finely chopped (Look in the International or Mexican food section of the supermarket)
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
• 1 teaspoon honey or Granulated Honey
  
• 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 large can of crushed tomatoes - no salt added
• Cheddar cheese, shredded for garnish - about 2 Tablespoons per serving.
• Reduced fat sour cream for garnish - about 2 Tablespoons per serving
  

Directions:

1. Heat a dry skillet to medium temperature and add Coriander and Cumin Seeds, toast about 30 seconds to 1 minute and add the rest of the ground spices - heat just until you start to smell the spices. Remove spices from heat and grind them with a mortar pestle or in a coffee grinder - set aside.
2. Using the same skillet that you toasted the spices, add the ground beef, onions and garlic. Cook until beef is browned and cooked through. Add the spice mixture to the meat and continue to cook until all ingredients are combined and heated through.
3. Add the chipotle peppers, tomato paste and honey to the meat and combine thoroughly.
4. Transfer the meat to a slow cooker and add the can of tomatoes. You can drain the tomatoes for a thicker chili - but reserve the tomato liquid to add to the chili if it needs liquid during the cooking process.
5. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours. Because all of the ingredients are already cooked - you can vary the cooking time as needed. The longer it cooks, the better the flavors - but it could certainly be ready in just a few hours if you are in a hurry.
6. Garnish with 1 Tablespoons each of the sour cream and cheese.

Serves: 6 servings

Nutritional Information (per serving - includes sour cream and cheese garnishes):

Calories 370
Protein 39g
Carbs 14g
Cholesterol 103mg
Fat 19g
Sat Fat 7g
Trans Fat 1g
Fiber 3g
Sodium 570mg
Sugar 4g