Tex-mex Beans With Cornmeal Dumplings

Ingredients

3/8 c flour
1 ts baking powder
2 tb cooking oil
1 c onion
15 oz garbanzo beans
15 oz tomato sauce
2 ts chili powder
1 1/2 ts cornstarch
3/8 c cornmeal
1/2 ts salt
1/4 c skim milk
3/4 c water
15 oz kidney beans
4 oz green chili pepper
1/4 t salt

Instructions

set aside. In a 10" skillet combine the water, onion, and garlic. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 5 minutes or till tender. Stir in garbanzo beans, kidney beans, tomato sauce, drained green chili peppers, chili powder, and 1/4 t salt. In a small bowl stir together cornstarch and 1 T water. Stir into bean mixture. Cook and stir till slightly thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat. For dumplings, add milk mixture to cornmeal mixture; stir just until combined. Drop dumpling mixture from a Tablespoon to make 5 mounds atop bean mixture. Cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or till a toothpick inserted in the center of a dumpling comes out clean. *************************************************************** Per serving: 313 calories, 13 g protein, 50 g carbohydrates, 8 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 1023 mg sodium, 839 mg potassium.