My son insists that Superbowl Sunday is not about eating healthy. Well, your health doesn’t take the day off so why should you take the day off of taking care of yourself? Low fat, healthy eating, eating right…it all says tasteless, right? Wrong. Eating healthy can be delicious and best of all it makes you feel good.
This Sunday think about serving more water, fruit juices, low fat chips, salsa, guacamole, skinless hot wings, and lean meat subs with plenty of veggies. And what about a meatless chili? Yes, meatless! I promise you they won’t miss the meat. My son and husband think it is a terrible idea! But little will they know they are missing anything. Give it a try and make this year healthy but the trick will be not to tell anyone your plan.
Meatless Chili
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle chile, or cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 1 15-ounce can dark red kidney beans, rinsed
- 1 15-ounce can small white beans, such as navy beans, rinsed
- 1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed
- 3 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Directions
Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until beginning to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring often, until very soft and just beginning to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic, chili powder, cumin and chipotle (or cayenne) to taste and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir in canned and fresh tomatoes, kidney, white and black beans, water and pepper. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil, stirring often. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chili has reduced slightly, 10 to 15 minutes.