Kelli's Kitchen

Super Easy Weeknight Chili

Now that there is a chill in the air, I am ready for some good comfort food.  Unfortunately our schedule is still out of control crazy and I don't have time for a long simmering chile recipe.  This is my very easy week night recipe for chili.  It's not the slow cooking chili that is full of all things good, but it's got the basics and it's quick and easy with a lot of taste. 


Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef or turkey
1 16 oz can kidney beans drained and rinsed
1 16 oz can tomato sauce
2 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon cumin
1 tablespoon oregano
1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon minced onion
salt and pepper to taste


Directions:
 Place all the ingredients in a dutch oven and bring to a boil. Let simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally to break up the meat.  I serve this with shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream.

Squash Crunch

An easy side dish with a lot of taste! This is a great CSA (community supported agriculture) recipe.  This was our first year involved in the CSA.  I liked knowing where my vegetables were coming from but I was warned that there would not be a lot of variety each week and more than likely an over abundance of one vegetable at a time.  I was able to feel my freezer with things that I can use in the winter.  I also had to come up with some new ways to eat veggies.  This was one of those.


Ingredients
1 yellow squash sliced
1 large tomato sliced
1 green pepper sliced
1/4 cup Feta cheese
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1 tablespoon olive oil


Directions
Pre-heat oven to 350'.
In a small baking dish layer squash, tomato and pepper slices. Crumble feta on top of veggies.  In a separate small bowl mix bread crumbs and olive oil together.  Mix well and sprinkle on top of veggies and cheese.  Bake 10-15 minutes or until bread crumbs are browned.