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Kicked Up Chili from Cleanse America

As a tribute to Cleanse America - a 10-Day Raw Food & Juice cleanse that begins tomorrow, I'm sharing one of the recipes from our last recipe guide with you today! For more about Cleanse America go to www.cleanseamerica.com or www.facebook.com/cleanseamerica

Kicked Up Chili

For the sauce base:
2 cups chopped tomato
½ cup chopped red bell pepper
½ cup orange juice
½ cup chopped scallions
½ cup sun-dried tomatoes, soaked
Small handful cilantro leaves
½ teaspoon fresh oregano
1 Medjool date, pitted
½ lime, juiced
½ avocado
Sea salt & chili powder

Combine all ingredients in a blender until well incorporated. Taste and add salt & chili powder according to your liking. Next add in the “meat.”

For the “meat”:
1 cup chopped mushrooms
½ cup diced tomatoes
½ cup diced red bell pepper
¼ cup diced zucchini
¼ cup fresh corn kernels

Stir together all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Pour into individual serving bowls and top with avocado slices and fresh cilantro.

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Comment by Jeanna M Guffey on September 23, 2012 at 5:22pm: This was pretty good but go easy on cilantro, I think it made it too much like salsa.

Comment by Emily on September 22, 2012 at 10:42am: Yum, this looks amazing

Comment by Penni on September 20, 2012 at 3:07pm: That's awesome Gloria! You could cut down on the fructose sugar by substituting water or vegetable broth in place of the orange juice. The date isn't necessary either, but it does make it yummy. I think the wonderful fiber off-sets the natural fruit sugars & this doesn't seem to spike blood sugars at all.

Comment by Gloria Gabrysch on September 20, 2012 at 1:35pm: I ran the nutrition at: www.caloriecount.about.com This is what I got:

Servings: 4
Serving Size: 241 g (241 g = 8.50 oz // 8.50 oz = 1.06 cups)
Nutrition per Serving: 106 Calories, 38 Calories from Fat, 4.3g Total Fat, 0.6g Saturated Fat, 0mg Cholesterol, 14mg Sodium, 16.5g Total Carbs, 4.7g Dietary Fiber, 9g Sugars, 3.2g Protein -- Vitamin A 40% - Vitamin C 111% - Calcium 3%- Iron 6%
Nutrition Grade: A

Good points:
    No cholesterol
    Very low in sodium
    High in dietary fiber
    High in niacin
    High in potassium
    Very high in vitamin A
    High in vitamin B6
    Very high in vitamin C

Bad points:
    Very high in sugar

Going to make it as soon as I get all I need for it!

Comment by Penni on September 20, 2012 at 12:45pm: I'm sorry that we don't have the exact serving size - my guess is that it would feed 3 -4 people.

And no, I don't have the nutritional values - but it's loaded with real food goodness that includes a beautiful array of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, antioxidants & more! The addition of walnuts would up the Omega 3s & protein.

Comment by Gloria Gabrysch on September 20, 2012 at 12:41pm: Sounds great! I cannot eat mushrooms... allergic...

Do you have suggestion for substitution?

How many servings is this?

Do you have the nutrition information?

Thanks!

Comment by Penni on September 20, 2012 at 12:40pm: Gloria - you can just omit the mushrooms and add a bit more zucchini & corn. Chopped walnuts would also replace the meatiness of the mushrooms very well in this.

Let us know if you try it and what you think!