Difficulty: Easy
Time: 35 mins,
Servings: 6 quarts
There are a lot of great organic, Healthy AND Delicious
prepared foods on the market these days.
We utilize them to make a veggie loaded big batch of chili quickly. It’s great the day you make it and even
better later in the week.
Make your harvest broth while you prep out the
vegetables.
Add the peels &
tough stems to a covered saucepan.
Add in a quart of water (or 2 quarts if you don’t plan on using the
beer), salt & pepper, cover & set over high heat for 10 mins. When it boils, remove cover &
reduce heat to med high.
Amount
|
Measure
|
Ingredient
|
Prep
Method
|
2 ~ 3
|
Medium
|
Onions
|
Large
dice
|
3 ~ 5
|
Cloves
|
Garlic
|
Sliced
|
1/3
|
Cup
|
Evoo
|
|
1/2
|
Teaspoon
|
Black pepper
|
|
Saute onions in evoo w/ black pepper for about 5 mins, add
the garlic & toss for 2 more mins.
1 1/2
|
Tablespoons
|
Chili powder
|
Optional
|
Add in the chili powder & bloom the spices in the oil.
1
|
Medium
|
Eggplant
|
Diced
|
12
|
Ounces
|
Favorite beer
|
Or
broth
|
Add the eggplant & sauté turning to coat w/ the
spices. Add in the beer, or strain
in the 1/2 the veggie broth. Cook
for 5 mins over a high flame to tenderize the eggplant & reduce the
liquid. Eggplant is a vegetable
that is not good al dente. So we
like to give it a head start.
1
|
Head
|
Cauliflower
|
Diced
florets
|
1
|
Head
|
Cabbage
|
Cored
& diced
|
2
|
Cans
|
Favorite chili
|
Organic
|
1
|
Can
|
Favorite beans
|
Organic
|
1
|
Jar
|
Favorite prepared salsa
|
Red
or green
|
Add in the cabbage & cauliflower, the chili, beans &
the jar of salsa & the broth if you haven’t strained it in yet. Cover and cook over high heat for 10
mins. Then remove the lid for 6
mins more.
1
|
Head
|
Broccoli
|
Florets
& peeled stems
|
1
|
Bunch
|
Kale
|
1”
pieces
|
Add the broccoli & kale and cook 5 mins more. Serve with a dollop of organic brown
rice if you wish & top w/ Harvest Fresh Tomato & Pepita Salsa.
1
|
Quart
|
Cooked organic brown rice
|
Optional
|
Brown rice & beans combine to make a full spectrum
protein. See how we make AvantiSavory Brown Rice loaded up w/ other grains & legumes & a ton of flavor
spices. Both rice & beans are
loaded w/ healthy fiber, vitamins & minerals. Make a big batch of this crowd pleaser on the weekend and
take it with you for a lunch, you’ll really look forward to. This is power on a plate. It makes superb nachos. Show us yours on Hungry Harvest Social
Media.
HARVEST FRESH TOMATO SALSA GARNISH
While the chili cooks combine all the Harvest Fresh Tomato
Salsa ingredients in a small bowl or jar.
Amount
|
Measure
|
Ingredient
|
Prep
Method
|
3 ~ 4
|
Medium
|
Tomatoes
|
Diced
|
1
|
Medium
|
Lime
|
Juice
& zest
|
1/4
|
Cup
|
Pepitas
|
|
1/4
|
Cup
|
Evoo
|
|
1
|
Large clove
|
Garlic
|
Minced
|
1
|
Cup
|
Cilantro
|
Minced,
leaves & stems
|
1
|
Small
|
Chili pepper
|
Thin
slice, optional
|
I like to make it right in a wide mouthed quart sized mason
jar. Shake it up. No fuss, no muss. And any leftovers are great w/ avocado
as a very quick guacamole.
Eating
Healthy & Delicious is a Win Win Win Situation!
Eat, Live
& Party Well
Blog post
by Chef Mark Cleveland
Chef Mark
Cleveland has joined the team of Hungry Harvest creating recipe & culinary
content for success in the kitchen with the amazing produce in each weekly Hungry
Harvest box. Visit www.hungryharvest.net/recipes/ for recipes, photos & More! Follow HungryHarvest and ChefMarkCleveland on Instagram
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