Chili and Cornbread!

I LOVE Fall!

It is my favorite time of year and as soon as the weather gets cooler I start making homemade breads and soups for our dinner staple. It is so affordable and easy to do! I love walking in after a long day at work and smelling fresh bread in the bread maker and soup simmering in the slowcooker.

This week I decided on some Chili and Cornbread. This is a really easy recipe to go Vegan with but because I was making an extra huge batch to share with some friends and also throw in our freezer for later I decided to add some ground beef.

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Black and White Chili

Ingredients:

1 lb beans (1/2 lb black beans and 1/2 lb white northern beans) but really you can use anything!

1 medium onion, chopped

1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes

1/2 lb ground beef (you could omit this or sub w/ life light crumbles)

garlic, salt, chili powder to season

V8 or tomato juice to vary the thickness of chili

Directions:

Cook ground beef and combine all ingredients in the slow cooker. Put on low for 10 hours or on high for 6. Season as you like and use the V8 or tomato juice to get the decided consistency you like.

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Vegan Cornbread

Ingredients:

2 cups cornmeal

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 cups soymilk
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350, line a 9×13 baking pan, spray the bottom lightly with non-stick cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, wisk together the soymilk and the vinegar and set aside.

In a large bowl, sift together the dry ingredients (cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt). Add the oil and maple syrup to the soymilk mixture. Wisk with a wire wisk or a fork until it is foamy and bubbly, about 2 minutes.

Pour the wet ingredient into the dry and mix together using a large wooden spoon or a firm spatula. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan and bake 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Slice into squares and serve warm or store in an airtight container.