Spinach Corn Chili Mac

What do you do with the spinach you purchased with the intention of eating more salads (and is now about to go bad in your fridge)? You wilt it and put it in chili mac!

• 2 cups elbow macaroni
• 1 onion, chopped
  
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
  
• 15-ounce can tomato sauce
  
• 1 1/2 cups water
  
• 1 ½ tablespoons chili powder (more or less depending on how you like it)
  
• 1 tablespoon cumin
  
• 10 ounces frozen corn kernels
  
• 16-ounce can pinto or kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  
• 5 cups washed and chopped spinach
  
• salt and pepper, to taste

1. Cook the macaroni
   
2. Saute the onion and garlic in the oil until they are soft.
   
3. Wilt the spinach with the onion and garlic. Wilting greens is very easy- you just throw them in a sauté pan and stir them around until they wilt. Easy Peasy.
   
4. Add the rest of the ingredients, stir and eat!

Amount Per Serving (8 servings)

Calories 344
Calories from Fat 31
Total Fat 3.4g
Saturated Fat 0.5g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 319mg
Total Carbohydrates 63.4g
Dietary Fiber 12.2g
Sugars 5.9g
Protein 18.1g