Add to: Recipe Box | Grocery List | Meal PlannerRecipe submitted by emilyb, 06/24/05
Simple Vegetarian ChiliIngredients (use vegan versions): 2 tomatoes or 1 can of diced tomatoes
1 green bell pepper, or a combination of other colored bells
1 medium sized onion
2 cans of chili beans in sauce or 2 cans of your choice: kidney, pinto, black
1 15 oz. can of tomato sauce, unseasoned
olive oil
3/4 cup (when sliced) canned or fresh mushrooms
burger-style crumbles (optional)
1/2 teaspoon cumin (Add more or less to taste)
1/2 teaspoon chili powder (add more or less to taste)
dash of cayenne pepper
Directions:Chop up the onion, mushroom (if not canned), and bell pepper. You can chop them in big chunks, which is preferable because it adds eye appeal and makes the chili hardier. Or you can chop them more finely, it is completely up to you. Sauté those in a big sauce pan with the olive oil.
Once the onions become somewhat soft and translucent, add in diced tomatoes (if using canned, reserve the liquid, if using fresh, seed the tomatoes). Add in tomato sauce and allow the sauce to clean the bottom of the pan, in order to keep all of the great flavors. Turn the burner down to medium or medium-high and let it simmer for a while, to thicken the sauce.
Add in beans, reserving the liquid, and add in crumbles. Stir well and add seasoning, combining them completely into the chili.
Cook it for longer at this point to thicken it, serve it as is, or add the reserved liquid to thin it a bit, it is all personal preference.
Serves: 3-4
Preparation time: 30 minutes
This chilli is awsome! My 2yr old son loved it too!and it really is not that expensive to make! Thanks to vegweb for existing, it really helps to keep our meals healthy, tasty and veggie!.
Archived comment by: glassygirl
This chili is really wonderful. I add a lot of mushrooms and some frozen roasted corn from Trader Joes. I have it for lunch over spring mix salad and baked potatoes. Its wonderful!
Archived comment by: armijo
great guidelines for the chilli!, i added zuchini, celery, and broccoli to it, with 1/4 cup chilli powder, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp garam masala, 1/2 tsp turmeric, and a tblsp of coriander, with 1/2 tsp of cayenne, and dried chilli peppers, (i like it hot!) oh the beans i used a mix of black, white, red kidney, pinto and chickpeas, ....oh and tofu! yum yum yum with blue corn
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