Easy 3-Bean Vegetable Chili

By AzWench

Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s 7-Day Crash Diet is full of foods to help your body burn fat faster. For lunch, try this delicious chili. Beans will keep you satiated, help to reduce blood sugar and may help to burn off fat.

Ingredients

• 1 lb firm tofu, frozen, then defrosted
• 2 tbsp chili powder, or to taste
• 1 tsp cumin
• 10 oz frozen onions
• 3 cups frozen broccoli, thawed and finely chopped
• 3 cups frozen cauliflower, thawed and finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups cooked pinto beans or 1 (15 oz) can pinto beans, no-salt-added or low-sodium, rinsed and drained
• 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans or 1 (15 oz) can black beans, no-salt-added or low-sodium, rinsed and drained
• 1 1/2 cups cooked red beans, or 1 (15 oz) can red beans, no-salt-added or low-sodium, rinsed and drained
• 1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes, no-salt-added or low sodium
• 1 (4 oz) can chopped mild green chilies, drained
• 2 1/2 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels
• 2 large zucchini, finely chopped

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Squeeze excess water out of thawed tofu and crumble. Place the crumbled tofu, chili powder and cumin in a soup pot and quickly brown. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer, covered, for 2 hours.