Zucchini Chili Cornbread Casserole
If you like chili, you will love this recipe since it already has a great chili accompaniment: cornbread. There is no meat in this recipe but you won’t miss the meat once you bite into this cornbread chili! This recipe takes time to make but you will be happy when it’s finished. The recipe can be warmed up or frozen.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat 1 tbsp oil in skillet over medium heat. Add zucchini, pepper, celery and garlic. Cook and stir 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in beans, tomatoes, hot sauce and chili powder. Heat to boiling, stirring often. Prepare cornbread mix according to package directions. Pour ingredients into a large glass baking dish. Spoon batter on top of chili mixture, spreading to ½ inch from edges. Bake until 30 minutes or until cornbread is golden brown and mixture is bubbly.
*You can make this recipe gluten-free by using a gluten-free cornbread mix. I use Krusteaz Gluten-Free Honey Cornbread & muffin Mix.
Nutritional Information
Per Serving: 370 calories, 17 grams protein, 5 grams of fat, 68 grams of CHO, 21 grams of fiber, 887 mg sodium.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Bake Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients
1 tbsp oil
1 pound zucchini, chopped (about 4 cups)
1 red or green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 rib celery, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, minced or 1/8 tsp minced garlic
2 cans (15- oz each) kidney beans or black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes, undrained
¼ cup Frank’s® RedHot® Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce
1 tbsp chili powder
1 package (6 oz) cornbread mix or ingredients to make homemade cornbread*
Shopping List
oil
1 pound zucchini
1 red or green bell pepper
celery
1 clove garlic
2 cans (15- oz each) kidney beans or black beans
1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
Frank’s® RedHot® Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce
chili powder
1 package (6 oz) cornbread mix or ingredients to make homemade cornbread
By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. is a registered dietitian with a Master’s Degree in clinical nutrition. She is the Chief Blog Organizer for www.DayByDayLiving.net Barbara does fundraising and social media for Veterans Lodge (www.VeteransLodge.org) The former publisher of Kentuckiana HealthFitness Magazine, Kentuckiana Healthy Woman magazine and radio show host of Health News You Can Use, Barbara has over 30 years of experience in promoting healthy lifestyles to consumers. Barbara is a former runner who walks, a spinner, hiker a mother and grandmother to 13 grandchildren.
