Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1       tb           Vegetable oil
   1                    Onion, chopped
   1                    Sweet green pepper, chopped
   2                    Garlic cloves, minced
   1       lb           Lean ground beef
  19       oz           Canned kidney beans,
                        -drained and rinsed
  14       oz           Canned tomato sauce
   1       tb           Chili powder
     1/4   ts           Pepper
   2       c            Elbow macaroni
     1/2   c            Light sour cream - or
                        -thick plain yogurt

Preparation:

In skillet, heat oil over medium heat; cook onion, green pepper and garlic for 5 minutes or until softened. Add beef; cook over medium-high heat, breaking up with spoon, for 5 minutes or until no longer pink. Spoon off fat. Add beans, tomato sauce, chili powder and pepper; cook for 3 minutes or until piping hot. Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook macaroni for 8-10 minutes or until tender but firm; drain well and return to pot. Add sauce; toss to coat well. Serve topped with sour cream. very high source fibre, excellent source iron.

Nutritional Information:

about 610 calories, 39 g protein, 17 g fat, 76 g carbohydrate,