Happy What’s for Dinner? Wednesday! This Wednesday I’m
cooking up what for me is a blast from the past. It's a dinner I used to make in
college, which somehow was 10 years ago! I don’t know where the time has gone. This recipe is adapted
from my one in my first healthy cookbooks, Cooking Light’s 5 Ingredient 15
Minute Cookbook.
I present to you the ingredients for this “so easy a college
student could do it” recipe:
Ingredients for Six People:
1 medium onion, chopped
1 -15-ounce can low-fat chili beef soup
1- 11-ounce can corn , drained
1 cup shredded reduced-fat cheese (your choice)
1- 6 oz package cornbread mix (just add water variety)
2/3 cup water
How to put it all together:
Step One: Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Rock out to some classic 2000s tunes like
"Miss Independent" or "Get Low" (you could time it so you get low when you load your oven....maybe?) while you wait for your oven to heat up.
Step Two: Find
a skillet and an 8-inch baking dish so you can be in the running for a record-breaking
hands on cooking time of less than 10 mins!
Step Three: Coat your skillet with cooking spray and warm it
up on a medium-high setting. Once
it’s warm add your chopped onion and sauté it until it is tender. If you think you’re going to cry while
working with your onions, try wearing a pair of swim goggles. It may or may not work, but it will
definitely scare anyone who might otherwise be tempted to bother you while
you're cooking (you're welcome)! Then add your canned goods (soup and corn) to the skillet and stir
everything up well before removing it from the heat.
Step Four: Coat your 8-inch baking dish with cooking spray
and pour the contents of your skillet into the dish. Top this pie filling with your cheese of choice.
Step Five: Make
your chili dish into a pie! Find a bowl you can use to combine the cornbread
and water to make a smooth batter.
Then pour this batter over your soup and corn mixture. Bake your chili-cornbread pie for 18
minutes or until the top is golden brown.
Enjoy a slice of chili-cornbread pie and have “dessert” for
dinner!
Have a thought about this recipe or want to share your favorite song from the 2000s or your college days? I'd love to hear what you're thinking! Comment below:
