Easy Meal Ideas: For you and your inner eater

This email was sent to you by tampabay.com. To ensure delivery to your inbox please add easymealideas@tampabay.com to your address book. Easy Meal Ideas From Janet's Kitchen    Chili-Corn Chip Pie Chili-Corn Chip Pie is typically a fat- and calorie-laden meal. The editors at Cooking Light magazine have scaled back the kid-favorite by using fat-free beef broth and fat-free sour cream. While still not "diet" food by a long shot, this version is bit healthier. And still delicious. Assuage guilt with a green salad full of crunchy veggies. Chili-Corn Chip Pie Cooking spray 1 pound ground sirloin 1 1/4 cups chopped onion 6 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon no-salt-added tomato paste 1 cup fat-free, lower-sodium beef broth 1/3 cup water 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained 4 ounces lightly salted corn chips (such as Fritos) 1/3 cup (1 1/2 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1/4 cup fat-free sour cream 1/2 cup diagonally sliced green onion tops Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add beef to pan; sauté 5 minutes, stirring to crumble. Remove beef; drain. Wipe pan clean with paper towels. Add onion to pan; sauté 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in beef, cumin, pepper, and salt. Stir in tomato paste; cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Add broth, 1/3 cup water, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer 15 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Place 1 ounce chips in each of 4 bowls, and top each serving with about 2/3 cup beef mixture, 2 tablespoons cheese, and 1 tablespoon sour cream. Sprinkle each serving with 2 tablespoons green onions. Serves 4. Source: Cooking Light Nutritonal information per serving: 419 calories, 22 gm fat (7 gm saturated), 25 gm protein, 29 gm carbohydrates, 682 mg sodium.   More recipes and food stories at tampabay.com            Tip of the day. Want to make Chili-Corn Chip Pie as a tailgate entree? Serve the chili over Fritos right in the bag. Tear open a small bag and ladle the chili in.       On Sale This Week. Got a deal? To have your deal featured in tampabay.com's Easy Meals newsletter, contact Maryann Balbo at mbalbo@sptimes.com or call 727-892-2237.   Janet K. Keeler, who cooks in a kitchen she hates for a job she loves, was named food editor at the St. Petersburg Times in 2000. Since that time, Taste has twice won best food section honors from the Association of Food Journalists. In addition to writing about food, she is the paper's lifestyle editor, overseeing travel and homes coverage.   For more, go to: http://www.tampabay.com Unsubscribe from this newsletter or manage other newsletter subscriptions at tampabay.com ©2009 • St. Petersburg Times, 490 First Avenue South • St. Petersburg, FL 33701 • 727-893-8111 Contact Us | Join Us | Advertise with Us | Subscribe to the St. Petersburg Times Privacy Policy | Standard of Accuracy | Terms, Conditions & Copyright