Here we are...IT'S FRIDAY! Who doesn't love Fridays? Date night, movie night, chill night, and the sleeping late night. It's also time for meatless Friday! One of my favorite meals to cook during wintertime is chili.  Absolute comfort food that warms your body. I remember getting hooked on those canned chili soup. Then I learned how to read food labels and saw how much sodium it has. I am not giving up on my favorite winter comfort food.

A bowl of this garbanzo chili will get you hooked into meatless chili. It is very filling! It is also slow-cooked to boot. I don't know about you but I really love knowing that there is a warm dinner waiting for us after a very busy day. I also do batch cooking with beans. I would buy two or more pounds of beans, cook it in my handy dandy crockpot and freeze it. It is frugal and less sodium of course. I also made the switch into making my own mixes. See here for the 8 clean eating and 21 Day Fix Seasoning.



Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup garbanzo beans ( can use low sodium can)
1 1/2 cup black beans ( can  use low sodium can
4 cups fresh tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1/4 cup onion
1 cup each of  diced: green, red and yellow bell peppers
2-3 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup of water
1 16 oz can tomato sauce
1 4 oz green chilies
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp red pepper
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp paprika
1/8 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp chili powder


Directions: