I never use a recipe for chili.This one had peppers, onions, eggplant, & garlic sauteed in evoo. Add 2 cans of black beans, 1 c of pumpkin, 2 c chunky tomatoes, and a whole lot of spices (exotic chili mixes & cumin mostly). Right before it was done I tossed in a box of Fantastic Foods taco mix. The whole thing was done in an hour. Everything is flexible - that's just what I had in the house DP ate hers with a little rf cheese & greek yogurt, I just added some hot sauce to mine.
Thanks Cyndi- I don't ever really use a recipe for chili either but dh won't eat onions or celery or peppers(all the veggies I like to add to mine basically) I was wondering where the pumpkin came in if it was canned or chunk or what? Thanks! I will definitely try the pumpkin in my chili next time! I like the fantastic foods sloppy joes too!( I haven't tried the taco kind yet)
tonight i am going to try to make some chicken breast nuggets with flaxseed breading???? with green beans and i want to try a new dessert....we'll see!
Tonight we had cabbage, onions, boca brats and carrots cooked in the crock pot... Made some potatoes in there for dh too... It was yummy once again! But not as good as last time, that is one thing about my cooking- I never follow a recipe and nothing ever turns out the same!!! Thats what DH says anyway! It was pretty good though, now to have a black bean brownie for dessert!
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I was thinkking wishing I could have some ice cream with the brownie, and thought- DUH- I had a fudsicle with it! yum!
The soup was good - very nice flavor. I prefer my soups a little thicker so next time will use twice the lentils in the recipe. I don't think that will have a negative impact on the flavor. Just remember 6- 8 servings (I would say it makes 8-10) because there is a whole cup of peanut butter
I just put on a crockpot full of that Peanut Butter, Lentil and Chili Soup that Cyndi recommended for tonight. I sneaked a taste of it, and it's out-of-this-world! I can't wait until suppertime!
I'm taking advantage of late season produce whenever I can so I think a frittata with chard & lf feta is on our menu with a side of butternut squash and maybe some roasted brussels