When the sun is shining in Tennessee, I feel pretty happy all day long. It even warmed up a bit toward the end of the day, and by warm I mean 45 degrees. It's funny to think that I am with Sam every minute of the day, but we don't actually get to really play a lot. We get home from errands and he runs around and we laugh and obviously I pay attention to my son... but I'm also doing laundry, cleaning, cooking, and everything else under the sun while he's around. I mean, my kid is freaking cool. He makes me laugh so hard every day and he's also super sweet to me. Always giving my kisses and wanting to show me things. I just love him. Tonight the girls wanted to stay inside and play, dinner was already made, and Sam was literally pulling my pants down in order to get me to go outside with him.
So, we went out and had a 25 minute playdate together. We threw rocks in drains, he rode his scooter, we went down a big hill together, he kept tackling me and wanted me to lay on the grass with him... we looked at clouds and airplanes and sunsets. It was pretty magical, and it made me wonder why I don't make the time to do this with him more often. Add that to the list of resolutions... amiright? Seriously I want to eat him.
Let's talk chili. Soups, in general, are my favorite recipes to create because I can throw so many vegetables in there and my kids will eat it. I have about 3 varieties of chili that I make, but the one tonight is one of my favorites. I'm asked for this recipe a lot, so here you go. Disclaimer:
I don't measure. Usually my measurements are approximations... I'm a believer in testing it as you and just making it yummy according to what you like.
Also, I'm not a fancy food photographer....YET.
Ingredients
1 sweet potato, peeled and diced small
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, sliced and chopped
2 cloves garlic, diced small
2 carrots, peeled and chopped small
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 cup beef broth
1 lb lean ground beef
1 packet chili seasoning
1 packet Lipton's Onion Soup mix
1 packet ranch
1 palmful of chili powder
2-3 tbsp olive oil
salt/pepper to taste
*optional: Normally I add Bushes Chili Beans because it is chili, after all. But I opted out tonight because I was trying to keep it Paleo-esque. But please, by all means, add the beans.
For Garnish: Chopped green onions, sour cream (or plain greek yogurt), cheese.
Instructions
Once you've chopped all of your vegetables, heat up a large soup pot to medium heat. Add olive oil. When the oil is heated, add all of your vegetables and give it a stir. Throw in some salt and pepper and then cover the pot so all the steam cooks those veggies real nice. Give it a stir every couple minutes; everything should be tender within 5-7 minutes.
While that's cooking, heat up another skillet to medium heat and add your hamburger. When it's mostly cooked through, drain the grease and then put it back into the skillet. This is when I like to add the chili seasoning packet and stir it up. At the same time, I add the ranch packet, the chili powder, and the Lipton soup packet into the almost-cooked vegetables. Give them both a stir and let the flavors cook in for a minute or two.
In the vegetable pot, add the beef broth, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes. Stir well, and then add the hamburger mixture. If you're using chili beans, add these as well. Allow the chili to simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes.
Now that's a yummy, hearty bowl of chili right there. And my kids LOVE it. Hope you do too!
Happy Wednesday.
Ingredients
1 sweet potato, peeled and diced small
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, sliced and chopped
2 cloves garlic, diced small
2 carrots, peeled and chopped small
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 cup beef broth
1 lb lean ground beef
1 packet chili seasoning
1 packet Lipton's Onion Soup mix
1 packet ranch
1 palmful of chili powder
2-3 tbsp olive oil
salt/pepper to taste
*optional: Normally I add Bushes Chili Beans because it is chili, after all. But I opted out tonight because I was trying to keep it Paleo-esque. But please, by all means, add the beans.
For Garnish: Chopped green onions, sour cream (or plain greek yogurt), cheese.
Instructions
Once you've chopped all of your vegetables, heat up a large soup pot to medium heat. Add olive oil. When the oil is heated, add all of your vegetables and give it a stir. Throw in some salt and pepper and then cover the pot so all the steam cooks those veggies real nice. Give it a stir every couple minutes; everything should be tender within 5-7 minutes.
While that's cooking, heat up another skillet to medium heat and add your hamburger. When it's mostly cooked through, drain the grease and then put it back into the skillet. This is when I like to add the chili seasoning packet and stir it up. At the same time, I add the ranch packet, the chili powder, and the Lipton soup packet into the almost-cooked vegetables. Give them both a stir and let the flavors cook in for a minute or two.
In the vegetable pot, add the beef broth, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes. Stir well, and then add the hamburger mixture. If you're using chili beans, add these as well. Allow the chili to simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes. Add the garnishes, and enjoy!
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