I make a lot of chili and taco filling. It's pretty easy to throw together with whatever veggies and taco seasoning I happen to have on hand.
I rinsed/drained/cooked 3 palm-fulls (~1 cup for you measuring folk) of lentils according to the directions on the bag... More or less 6 cups of boiling water for 30 mins. While the lentils were cooking, I pulled a couple cloves of garlic, half a yellow onion, one green and one yellow zucchini, half a red pepper, and a green pepper out of the fridge. I washed and cut the vegetables into bite-sized pieces, and diced the onion and garlic. Once the lentils had cooked for 30 minutes, I drained the remaining water off of them, and left them in the strainer. Into the still-hot, empty pan I put 2-seconds' worth (2 Tbs?) of olive oil, and the onion and garlic. I added salt, pepper, and chili powder, stirred it around for a minute or so, then added the rest of the vegetables. Once the vegetables were soft-ish, I added the lentils back in with a can of black beans and allowed the mixture to hang out (after I added more chili powder) for as long as it took me to complete my ab workout (15 minutes or so). Upon tasting the "chili," I decided it needed something more... and dug around in my cabinet for a can of condensed tomato soup. I added half the can, stirred it around until it was hot, and ate it. Om nom nom!
I had lots of leftover chili. I added a scrambled egg to a portion of the leftovers. Also delicious. Best enjoyed in a large blue leather chair while playing with Stella, my cat.
Om Nom Nom!
About the College Veggie...
Hey all! I love food! I love to cook nutritious food and bake for my friends - on a college budget. This blog chronicles the best (and worst) of my kitchen adventures. I just completed a BS in Kinesiology and am working on a Masters in Public Health and dietetics, so expect these posts to be full of healthful foods and great information. Most of the info from this blog comes from a combination of internships I've done with RDs and reputable websites, as well as information I've picked up other ways over the years.
I believe that food should be real, and most ingredients you use every day should look like the foods picked out of the ground or off a tree. Food should also taste good. Not like a salt-lick or a grease-fryer. Finally, food is meant to fuel you. It's amazing how many chronic diseases (type 2 diabetes, cancers, even alzheimers) have been linked to lifestyle and diet. By giving our bodies what they need, we can live long, healthy, active lives.
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” -Hippocrates
I believe that food should be real, and most ingredients you use every day should look like the foods picked out of the ground or off a tree. Food should also taste good. Not like a salt-lick or a grease-fryer. Finally, food is meant to fuel you. It's amazing how many chronic diseases (type 2 diabetes, cancers, even alzheimers) have been linked to lifestyle and diet. By giving our bodies what they need, we can live long, healthy, active lives.
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” -Hippocrates
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