Recipe: Easy Corn & Black Bean Chili

Ingredients

• 3-4 tablespoons butter
• 1 sweet onion
• 1 package vegetarian protein crumbles (such as Morningstar or Boca brand) (or 1 pound ground beef)
• 2 15oz cans black beans
• 1 15oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 15oz can low sodium corn kernels, undrained
• 1 4oz can diced green chiles, undrained
• 1 16oz jar salsa verde (the green kind)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• sour cream
• fresh cilantro
• cooked rice (optional)

Instructions

1. Dice onions. Melt butter in large pot over medium heat. Saute onions until soft, about 5 minutes.
2. Add vegetarian protein crumbles (or ground beef); cook until browned, 5-7 minutes more. Reduce heat to medium low.
3. Rinse & drain black beans
4. Add tomatoes, corn, green chiles, salsa, & black beans to pot; mix well. Add chili powder. Bring just to boiling, then reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
5. Chop cilantro. Serve chili in bowl topped with sour cream, cilantro, & rice (optional).