Vegetable Lime Chickpea Chili {Picky Palate Cookbook Giveaway}
Last week packed up our mini-van and drove to Illinois to visit my family. Josh helped my dad with a home renovation project while I spent most of my time in the kitchen. I was much more useful in the kitchen. I don’t do so well with sheetrock, sanding, and painting. I don’t think the guys minded because every time they came into the kitchen they had something yummy to sample.
One night, we had family and friends over for a soup and chili party. I made Vegetable Lime Chickpea Chili from our good friend Jenny’s new cookbook, The Picky Palate Cookbook. When I saw this chili recipe in Jenny’s book, I immediately bookmarked it. I love a chili that is packed with vegetables. Plus, this recipe has chickpeas, cilantro, and lime-all of my favorites.
This chili can be made in about 30 minutes, which makes it perfect for a weeknight meal. All of the ingredients get tossed into one large pot so there isn’t a lot of clean-up. I also love this recipe because it is vegan, gluten-free, and vegetarian-which makes it perfect for serving a crowd. And if you are a meat lover, I promise you won’t miss the meat. This chili is full of flavor and very satisfying. And the kiddos will love all of the colorful vegetables. Caleb devoured his bowl of chili.
Everyone at the party loved the Vegetable Lime Chickpea Chili. It was actually the first thing to go! We are going to make this chili all winter long. It’s already a family favorite. Thanks Jenny for the fabulous recipe!
Make sure you check out Jenny’s new book, The Picky Palate Cookbook. It is filled with over 100 delicious family friendly recipes-starting with breakfast and ending with dessert. Almost all of the recipes can be made with ingredients you already have in your kitchen. We started bookmarking recipes in the book, but stopped because we were bookmarking them all! We can’t wait to cook, bake, and eat our way through The Picky Palate Cookbook. We love Jenny’s simple and creative style. Her recipes are easy to follow and a hit every time! Congratulations Jenny! We are loving the book!
The giveaway is now closed. The winners are Dina (#111), Erica (#39), and Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom (#370). Congratulations! Thanks to everyone who entered.
To enter to win a copy of The Picky Palate Cookbook, leave a comment on this post, telling us what your favorite weeknight meal. There will be THREE winners!
The giveaway is open until Friday, November 16th at 11:59 p.m. MST. The giveaway is only open to USA residents. Be sure a valid email address is included with your comment(s). Winner will be chosen randomly and announced on this post. We will email the winner and if the winner doesn’t respond in 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen. Good luck!
Vegetable Lime Chickpea Chili
Yield: 6-8 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
An easy, healthy, and flavorful chili the entire family will love!
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 cups finely chopped white onion
1 1/2 cups chopped zucchini
1 1/2 cups yellow squash
1 cup chopped mini sweet peppers
1 8-ounce package baby bella mushrooms, sliced
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 15-ounce cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
2 cups vegetable broth
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
3 tablespoons lime juice
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepperDirections:
1. Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, zucchini, yellow squash, sweet peppers, and baby bells and cook, stirring, until tender, 5-8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the chickpeas, tomatoes, broth, cilantro, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper, stir to combine and cook until hot, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until ready to serve.
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Our favorite weeknight meal is actually your recipe Maria, spaghetti squash with tomato sauce. It’s delicious and healthy!
My favorite weeknight meals are those that come together in less than 30 minutes. Soups and sandwiches have been popular in this house now that it’s getting cold!
My favorite meal always changes. Right now, my favorite meal is an orzo, eggplant, and mozzarella dish. It’s delicious and good for you!
Our favorite weeknight meal right now is roasted tomato Basil soup and grilled cheese!!! Yum
I have lots of weeknight recipes I fall back on. But really my favorites are anything I can put in a crock pot the night before, stow in the frig overnight, and start the next morning. That way dinner’s waiting on me, not the other way around.
My favorite weeknight meal is Alfredo! Yummy!
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Spagetti and meatballs…it’s the only meal all four of us like!
One of our favorite week night meals happens to be black bean enchiladas. Super quick to put together and very filling.
My family’s favorite weeknight meal is Chicken Taco Bake
My favorite week night meal is grilled chicken with a big salad!
A big salad with chicken, veggies, feta, deies cranberries and croutons.
Steak with veggies
Spaghetti Squash with Chicken!
Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and some steamed veggies.
Well for me I have not favorite … I’m always busy with work and everyday life so what I discovered is that cooking your dishes that you provide or grabbing a cookbook opening a page and just making that helps keep everyone happy and we never eat the same foods …. I try to always keep staples that ate most common used to avoid not having everything needed for the meal and usually I enjoy what I make better if its not planned I feel that I have more options following others ideas
My favorite weeknight meal is a vegetarian stir fry w/ brown rice.
Leftovers- haha! I live having soup or chili in the frig for an easy, quick dinner.
I think my fave would be tacos because the kids will eat any kind without a fuss.
Chili would be a good one — I make the beef and freeze it, so it comes together quickly.
I LOVE all the veggies in here! My favourite weeknight dinner is anything pasta : )
We love my mom’s stir fried sticky rice cakes for a weeknight meal.
Our favorite weeknight meal is chili where all the ingredients are fresh from the garden.
My favorite weeknight meal is tacos!! We love all kinds, but especially black bean and rice….with a healthy scoop of homemade guacamole!!
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I am new to your blog and I love reading your stories. My 20 yr old daughter sent me your pumpkin french toast recipe and it will be the first recipe we conquer together. She is in college in DC and loves food. We did a wonderful cooking class with Sidney and Ali in France at Le Calabash, and ever since then my daughter is obsessed with reading restaurant menus and recipes.
Thank you for sharing your treasures!
Happy Thanksgiving!
My favorite go-to meal is chicken and veggies. So easy and delicious!
I love tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches.
Sounds delish. Would love to win this book.
Yes, please! Golly, I want that book!
My favorite weeknight meal is chicken fajitas with cauliflower rice on the side
My go-to weeknight meal is rice with coconut curry sauce.
I could REALLY go for a bowl of that right now. The lime sounds great in there!
That soup looks divine…and vegetarian to boot!
My fav weeknight meal is some yummy grilled cheese and tomato soup! So good!
I would love a copy of this cookbook…the chili recipe sounds wonderful and MAY just be dinner tonight!
Yay Jenny- another great recipe!
I can make everyone happy with Chicken Tetrazzini!
Thanks!
I love any kind of tacos!!
Chicken tortilla soup–practically the only thing everyone in the family will eat with no complaints. My kids call it “chip soup” because they add crushed tortilla chips as a topping.
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