I went to the farmers market this weekend and picked up some produce along with a lovely ciabatta bread. I brushed it with a mixture of melted butter, crushed garlic, and cayenne pepper, then sprinkled it with parmesean cheese and toasted it in the toaster oven. So simple, so good. White bread is a sometimes food...... but if I'm going to eat it, it might as well have butter and garlic on it.
I served it up with a spinach salad, topped with strawberries, feta cheese, and a light vinaigrette.
Chili Ten Ways
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Among my finds at the market were bell peppers, and zucchini. Perfect for a vegetarian chili, which turned out to be just the right thing to make this week. You see, my son at his best will eat a wide variety of foods, with his favorites being beans, rice, and yogurt. At his worst however he narrows down the foods he will eat into two groups, chili.........and things he will tolerate if mixed with chili. And this week he has been sick, and teething. So in my effort to get him to eat a variety of foods I have come up with ten ways to serve chili. This will work well if you also have a toddler who refuses to eat anything but chili....or possibly also if you just have a bunch of leftover chili, which is the more likely scenario out of the two. You can serve chili....
1.) Topped with cheese, sour cream, avocado, and crushed tortilla chips.
2.) On a baked potato.
3.) Over nachos.
4.) As enchilada filling.
5.) In redneck casserole. That's chili in a casserole dish topped with tots, baked, and then sprinkled with cheese.
6.) Mixed in with spaghetti sauce.
7.) Mixed in with mac and cheese.
8.) Over rice.
9.) As the filling for a shepherds pie sort of dish. Chili, topped with mashed potatoes and baked.
10.) On a grilled cheese sandwich.
There you have it, not gourmet, not revolutionary, and most of these recipes involve potatoes.....I just noticed that. However, I never said I was a chef. Just a mom out to prove that you can eat well on a budget.
1.) Topped with cheese, sour cream, avocado, and crushed tortilla chips.
2.) On a baked potato.
3.) Over nachos.
4.) As enchilada filling.
5.) In redneck casserole. That's chili in a casserole dish topped with tots, baked, and then sprinkled with cheese.
6.) Mixed in with spaghetti sauce.
7.) Mixed in with mac and cheese.
8.) Over rice.
9.) As the filling for a shepherds pie sort of dish. Chili, topped with mashed potatoes and baked.
10.) On a grilled cheese sandwich.
There you have it, not gourmet, not revolutionary, and most of these recipes involve potatoes.....I just noticed that. However, I never said I was a chef. Just a mom out to prove that you can eat well on a budget.
I remember you telling me about the redneck casserole, but I haven't tried it yet. I also saw on Food Network once that they put Chili on top of spaghetti and then cheese sauce on top of that, lol. Can you say heart attack??
ReplyDeleteI never would have thought of using it mixed with spaghetti sauce. Hmm. Things to ponder. I need a good chili recipe. I just kind of make it up and it's good, but I'd like to have something more... written down... to start using.
ReplyDeleteToni, I really like the sweet and spicy combo. One of my favorite uses for Soyrizo is mixed in with spaghetti sauce. However since the little man is allergic to soy (super sad face) I find chili mixed in to be a good substitute. Post your chili recipe if you get the time. I would love to hear it. :)
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