One-Pot Chili Mac

My daughter sent me this delicious recipe. I am helping her out now that there is a new baby in the house. I used Beyond Beef plant-based ground meat substitute since her husband does not like mushrooms and my local grocery stopped selling tempeh. If you use Beyond Beef I consider this a “transitional recipe” since obviously using mushrooms and tempeh is a healthier option but both beat using ground beef. I just now became aware of the American Diabetes Association "Better Choices for Life" labeling since it was on the back of the Beyond Beef package.

Here’s the original recipe from “Rainbow Plant Life” blog: One-Pot Vegan Chili Mac

Click on this link to learn more about the "Better Choices for Life" program.

What I did differently:

-Used Beyond Beef instead of tempeh and mushrooms

-Cooked the Beyond Beef and the onions together without added oil

-Reduced added salt to just 1 tsp

-My vegetable broth was reduced sodium

-Used kidney beans

-Did not add tomato paste

-Used frozen corn

-Used whole wheat rotini, 12 oz. It came in a 16 oz box but do not use more pasta than it calls for

-Did not add sweetener