feeling green: more on eating meatless

after i posted about reasons to eat meatless, someone from the meatless monday campaign left a comment and reminded me of another good reason to eat meatless -it reduces your carbon footprint. she sent a great article so here it is if you want to read more! i'm convinced and want to do my part, so we started today with our own meatless monday! the meatless monday website has great recipes, too. we tried the great northern white chili and it was mmm, mmm, good!

great northern white chili

from meatlessmonday.com

8 servings

1 medium onion, chopped

1 teaspoon minced garlic

2 (15-ounce) cans great northern beans, rinsed and drained

1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained

4 cups vegetable broth

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles, drained

1 (14-ounce) can white sweet corn, drained

1. coat a large pot with nonstick cooking spray, then sauté the onion and garlic over medium heat for 3-5 minutes, until tender. Stir frequently so vegetables don't stick.

2. empty one can of the great northern beans into a food processoror blender and process with one cup of the vegetable broth until smooth.

3. add everything to the pot: the pureed bean mixture, the second can of great northern beans,the garbanzo beans, the remaining 3 cups of vegetable broth, chili powder, cumin, oregano, green chiles, and corn.

4. bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook for 20 minutes.

i added a bit more of each spice and garnished with sour cream and fresh salsa. i also made some mini quesadillas with corn tortillas and cheese to dip in it. mmm....

easy fresh salsa ala skinny bovine:

1 large roma tomato

1 small jalapeno pepper

1 thin slice onion

1 small clove garlic (optional)

cilantro to liking (or none if you happen to be out, like me tonight!!)

a few squirts of lime juice

salt to taste

put all ingredients in a small electric food chopper/processor/blender. turn on and off until ingredients are chopped and mixed, but not pureed.