Veggie Chili

Hello Sweet Friends!  I hope you all had a great weekend!  The weather was perfect here in Texas, so we spent some time outside everyday.  Long walks, breakfast with a good friend, some delicious veggie chili, at home movie night with the hubs, and a trip to the park rounded out a fantastic weekend at the Sutch residence.  :)  What did you all do?

The hubs is one of those guys that thinks dinner is not dinner if there is no meat.  :)  Any other hubs like that?  Well, I decided to give a vegetarian meal a try to see if he would miss the meat.  Enter Veggie Chili!

I used this recipe from Kraft Recipes.com as a starting point and added my own flair.

Here is Kraft's recipe (my edits are in green):

What You Need

• 1 can (28 oz.) whole tomatoes, undrained, cut up - (1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes)
• 1 jar  (16 oz.) TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa (I used a generic brand)
• 1 can (15 oz.) black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 pkg.  (10 oz.) frozen corn - (1 16 oz. can of no salt added corn)
• 1 cup halved zucchini slices
• 1 tsp.  chili powder - (I used a boat load!  I would say at least 4 tsp.)
• 1 pkg. (7 oz.) KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese, divided 
• 1 small onion diced
• 1/2 small green bell pepper diced
• 1 tsp. cumin
• a few sprigs of cilantro (optional)

Make It

SAUTE onions and green bell pepper until the onions are translucent and the peppers are soft
COMBINE all ingredients except cheese in saucepan.
BRING to boil on medium-high heat; simmer on low heat 10 min., stirring occasionally.
SPOON 2 Tbsp. cheese into each of 8 soup bowls; top with chili and remaining cheese.
FINISH with cilantro.

This recipe was super simple, quick, and delicious!  It's hearty and healthy!

Even the monkey loved it.  I just spooned his over some whole wheat pasta because he isn't a pro at using a spoon just yet. :)

Here is the monkey's reaction when I asked him if he liked his veggie chili:

LOL!  Take two!



For the record, the hubs did comment about the lack of meat, but I think it's only because I said it was veggie chili.  He still gave it two thumbs up though! :)

See you tomorrow for Sutch an Inspiration!  I'll be linking up to a few of my favorite parties!