Vegetarian

Meatless Chili and Cornbread is for Dinner.

Meatless Chili and Cornbread takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Meatless Chili and Cornbread takes 50 minutes to cook.

Meatless Chili and Cornbread makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Meatless Chili and Cornbread are:

~Chili~
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper (I used frozen)
1 cup chopped celery
1 jalapeno pepper sliced (I cut slices in half)
1 tsp minced garlic
1 Tbs Smart Balance Omega oil
1 14.5 oz can of Del Monte Diced Tomatoes Zesty Chili Style
1 15.25 oz can of black beans
~Corn Bread~
(This is half of the Easy Corn Bread recipe on the box of Quaker Yellow Corn Meal - though it calls for vegetable oil and optional salt)
1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs flour
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs Quaker yellow corn meal
2 Tbs sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup skim milk
1 egg white, beaten
2 Tbs Smart Balance Omega oil

Here is how you make Meatless Chili and Cornbread:

Makes 4 servings, about 1 1/2 cups chili and 1/4 cup cornbread~Chili~Heat 1 Tbs oil in dutch ovenAdd onion, green pepper, celery, jalapeno, garlicCook until crisp tender (about 5 minutes)Add tomatoes and black beansBring to boil, reduce heat simmer for about 30 minutesTransfer to 4 2 cup oven safe bowls (about a cup and a half of chili for each)Set aside~Cornbread~Preheat oven to 400 degreesMix dry ingredientsBeat egg white with a forkAdd milk and oil to egg whiteAdd liquid to dry ingredientsStir just until all dry ingredients are moistenedTop each chili with 1/4 cup cornbread batterBake in oven for 15-20 minutesI made this before discovering the site and had prepared only 3 bowls of chili and cornbread. I had baked for 20 minutes so you may want to check the cornbread after 10 or 15 minutes for 4 portions. 1/3 of this recipe is almost 100 calories more than is recommended on the Flat Belly Diet for a woman of average height.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MILLECB.

The nutritional information for Meatless Chili and Cornbread is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 374.3

• Total Fat: 11.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.6 mg
• Sodium: 711.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 58.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.7 g
• Protein: 13.0 g