Fit Girl’s Gluten-Free Vegetable Chili
This really healthy soup is chock-full of vegetables, is hearty, and is the perfect entrée for weight-loss because it’s low in calories and high in nutrients. Even though there’s lots of ingredients, it’s really easy to make, with minimal cutting and chopping, and makes enough for a large family to eat for several days.
Fit Girl’s Gluten-Free Vegetable Chili
- 1 ½ tablespoons certified organic olive oil
- 1 chopped yellow onion
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded, cored, and chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded, cored, and chopped
- 2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 cans chopped tomatoes
- 32 ounces vegetable stock or chicken stock
- 3 level tablespoons pure maple syrup
- ½ tsp chili powder (you can add more if you like really spicy food)
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 cup chopped spinach
- 3 peeled medium-sized zucchini
- 1 cup frozen corn
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro (optional)
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
Sautee the onion and bell peppers in a medium-sized pot on the stove until onion is transparent. While the onion and bell peppers are cooking, make the zucchini into wide, flat noodles. If you don’t have a vegetable spiralizer, you can order the one I have from Amazon (see below) or, slice zucchini once, from end-to-end, and then into ½ inch half-moons. Place zucchini noodles (aka zoodles) or your sliced zucchini, aside, and cover with a paper towel.
Add beans, tomatoes, stock, maple syrup, and spices. Increase heat to medium-high. When the soup comes to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, partially-covered for one hour for the flavors to meld. Turn up the heat to medium-high, add the spinach and zucchini, and cook for about 15 minutes until both are soft. Then add the frozen corn and cilantro. Ladle out the soup in a bowl for each person. Add nutritional yeast and stir. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to five days.
- This is the spiralizer I have: https://www.amazon.com/Spiralizer-Vegetable-Strongest-Heaviest-Gluten-Free/dp/B00GRIR87M/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1516406694&sr=8-4&keywords=zoodle+maker
- This newer one, looks better though: https://www.amazon.com/Brieftons-Spiralizer-BR-5B-02-Strongest-Heaviest/dp/B01MSZE4YK/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1516406694&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=zoodle+maker&psc=1
P.S. If you’re looking to lose weight and eat healthier, check out my diet book with over 40 recipes at http://www.thehighfivediet.com
P.S.S. I’m on Instagram under @FitGirlUSA
