Sunday, March 27, 2011

Three bean vegetarian chili

3 Bean Chili

couple tb oil, I use coconut oil
1 onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
6 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 (or more) jalapeno chopped (6 makes a spicy chili)
Drain all beans if using canned:
2 cups or 2 cans black beans
2 cups or 2 cans pinto beans
2 cups or 2 cans kidney beans
1 large can fire roasted diced tomatoes, or 4-5 fresh tomatoes diced
2 tb chili powder
2 tb cumin
2 ts salt, or to taste
1/2 cup veggie broth, beer, or liquid of choice (I use beer if we have it, otherwise I use veggie broth)
a couple dashes of hot sauce (I use Cholula)
Optional: If I add too much liquid I will add a can of refried beans to thicken it back up

Directions:
Heat oil in a big soup pot and then cook onion, bell pepper, jalapeno's, and garlic, until softened. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for atleast 15 minutes. Also works great in the crock pot....just throw in all the ingredients and cook until veggies are soft, maybe 4 hours. If you must, you can also add meat....but it doesn't need it. If serving chili to kids, I leave the jalapenos out, and add chopped fresh jalapenos as a topping option for adults.
Top with any of the following: Shredded cheese, chopped green or yellow onions, cilantro, sour cream, chopped jalapenos etc.


Lung tonic

Respiratory issues are huge. And hitting them naturally is a HUGE thing. My kids LOVE this and ask for more and more. Try this for any lung issues...or for general maintenance.

2-4 garlic cloves, depending on size
1 large red onion
2 tb of raw organic honey
Juice of 1 lemon

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
Peel and cut onion into strips
Put onion on a baking sheet
Bake 20-25 minutes (I use the smell test, if you can smell the onion, take it out)
Peel garlic cloves
Put onion and garlic into a food processor or blender and liquefy. If needed add a little water to get it all moving and blending.
Add lemon juice and honey.
Keep in the refrigerator covered.
If VERY sick, take a tb every 2 hours. Minor sickness, take a tb at every meal.