Recipe of the week #1
Alright I know what you are thinking… Uhm LARUE this is a jewelry store what are you doing? I know, I know! But why not? Listen, I am an artist through and through ok you guys? I love to paint, draw, play instruments and even dabble in darkroom photography. But most of all, I love to cook! It is the one thing in my life that truly ever makes sense to me. There is nothing better than dancing in my kitchen, after a long day and making myself, and my love, a comfy cozy meal. So, that being said, I thought it would be fun to do a recipe of the week every Wednesday. Who says you can’t do it all? Stay out of the box people!
Hmmmmmm what recipe should we do first? Well I did say comfy cozy right so lets start with three bean chili. This recipe is half recipe half just throwing things in your pantry together. But trust me when I say you’ll love this easy, midweek, feeds a bunch recipe.
Three Bean Chili
1 can corn
1 can kidney beans
1 can black beans
1 can garbanzo beans
1 package cubed butternut squash
1 container roasted red pepper tomato soup
1 package trader joes tofu chorizo
2 garlic cloves
First grab a big pot. I like to use a small dutch oven but any big soup pot will work just fine. Go ahead and do a big spiral of extra virgin olive oil at the bottom of the pot. Next, you are going to chop up the two cloves of garlic and throw that into the pot. You can use more or less garlic depending on your preference. I personally am a garlic whore so to me you can never have too much. Grab the tomato soup, shake and pour into your pot. That will be your base. Now, I love the one from trader joes; organic roasted red pepper tomato soup. It is quick and easy to make tomato soup from scratch but I love this one for a quick pinch. Drain the beans and corn and throw in the pot along with the butternut squash. Give that a big mix. Add the tofu chorizo next and give that a big mix so everything is equally distributed. Now, I know what you’re thinking, ewwww tofu chorizo? I know… But honestly with the rest of the ingredients it is sooo yummy. My husband even loves this recipe and he is a butcher for gods sake lol.