Dinner Time

25Nov09

I’ve been trying to make more of my meals, and relying less on convenience foods/quick takeout over the past months. When I first moved out of my house I tended to eat a lot veggie burgers and pasta with sauce, or pick up pizza, sandwiches, etc. Anything that took less than 10 minutes to make or wait for. So what I’ll typically do is just make a big batch of food over the weekend, so during the week it takes less then 10 minutes to heat up.

So tonight’s dinner is Vegetarian Chili that I made on Sunday

Serves: 4-6

2 TB canola oil

1/2 bag of Trader Joes Frozen Fire Roasted Peppers & Onions (comes out to 1 1/2 cup fresh, chopped)

3 Cloves Garlic

28 oz. canned crushed tomatoes

15 oz. can tomato sauce

2 15 oz. cans black beans

15 oz. can chickpeas

2 Tb. chili powder

1 tsp. ground cumin

Salt and Pepper to Taste

Sautee pepper and onions in canola oil, add garlic cloves, until mixture softens. Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, and simmer for 30 minutes. Top with cheese, sour cream, green onions, etc. if desired.

I serve mine with tortilla chips for dipping and sprinkled the chili with pepper jack cheese. Yum! This comes in around $2/serving, based on 4 servings, but I was able to get 5 out of it ;. Not too shabby, at least when it comes to my cooking.

No pics right now, since I’m new to this whole blogging thing. But since I’ll be having it for dinner another night, I’ll be sure to take one. It was really yummy!