Vegetarian Chili

Vegetarian Chili

When I was trying to figure out what type of vegetarian chili to make for New Year’s Day, none of the recipes I saw completely appealed to me. So what did I do? I combined several recipes and threw in a few extra ingredients for fun! The result was delicious…and spicy!! Consider yourself warned! What I love about this dish is that you can very easily make it your own depending on your specific tastes. Since it was New Year’s Day, I threw in some black-eyed peas and greens. When I make it again throughout the year, I likely won’t use the black-eyed peas and will add more of another type of bean. But, in the South, we have to have our peas and greens on New Year’s Day!!



Level of Difficulty:Easy
Time Required:Prep Time – 30 min; Cook Time – 3 hours

Ingredients:

6 T. olive oil (better yet, garlic infused oil if you have it)

2 onions, diced – good video on how to dice an onion: https://youtu.be/zIGCNK4M9k8

2 carrots, diced

5 celery stalks, diced

2 green peppers, seeded and diced

2 red peppers, seeded and diced

4 zucchini, cut into cubes

1 can chipotles in adobo sauce, chopped (this is where most of the heat is so vary as desired)

2 T. chili powder

2 T. dried oregano

4-28 oz. cans diced tomatoes with liquid

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

1 can red kidney beans, rinse and drained

1 can diced green chilies

1 can sweet corn, rinsed and drained (or you can use fresh corn – grilled and sliced off the cob)

1 can black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained

2 bags baby kale

Shredded Cheddar Cheese (optional)

Special Equipment and Other Items Needed:

Large Pot

Preparing Vegetarian Chili:

In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and next 5 ingredients. Cook until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add the chipotles AND the adobo sauce, oregano, and chili powder. Mix well. Add the tomatoes and simmer, uncovered for an hour. Add all of the beans, corn, chiles and kale.

Spicy Vegetarian Chili

Simmer for an additional 30 minutes. Serve hot. Sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese, if desired.

Vegetarian Chili

Variations:

You can use whatever beans and greens you like. Leave out the chipotle peppers and adobo if you want it less hot and less smokey. You can always add peppers to the onion mixture when you are sauteing the diced vegetables.

Got Leftovers?:

Double bag the leftovers in freezer safe resealable bags and pull them out for a last minute, weeknight meal.

We have a lot of other, non-vegetarian chili recipes to choose from if you want something else. Check them out here.



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