Fabulous Vegetarian Chili Recipes

THE BEST VEGETARIAN CHILI IN THE WORLD

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and season with bay leaves, cumin, oregano, and salt. Cook and stir until onion is tender, then mix in the celery, green bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, garlic, and green chile peppers. When vegetables are heated through, mix in the vegetarian burger crumbles. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer 5 minutes.
• Mix the tomatoes into the pot. Season chili with chili powder and pepper. Stir in the kidney beans, garbanzo beans, and black beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 45 minutes. Stir in the corn, and continue cooking 5 minutes before serving.

SPICY VEGAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Saute bell pepper, onion, and jalapeno peppers until tender, about 3 minutes. Add chili powder, salt, cumin, and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes, making sure chili powder does not burn.
• Stir tomatoes, beans, water, and rice into the pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until rice is fully cooked, about 20 minutes. Check every 10 to 15 minutes if extra water is needed; add 1/4 cup at a time.
• Stir corn and pepper into the chili and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve with vegan cheese.

FABULOUS VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 5-qt Dutch oven.
• Add onions, green peppers and carrots; sauté over med heat until tender.
• Add fresh tomatoes, garlic, beans, crushed tomatoes, tofu, water, corn, salt, chili powder, cumin and cayenne pepper.
• Simmer for 45-60 minutes or until done, stirring often, adjusting all seasonings to suit taste.
• About halfway through cooking time season with black pepper and more salt if needed.

PAUL'S VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large, heavy pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add onions, bell peppers, and garlic, and Serrano (or jalapeño) peppers, and cook, stirring, until soft (about 3 minutes).
• Add the zucchini, corn, and mushrooms, and cook, stirring, until soft and the vegetables give off their liquid and start to brown (about 6 minutes),
• Add chili powder, cumin, salt, and cayenne and cook until fragrant (about 30 sec).
• Add the tomatoes and stir well.
• Add the beans, tomato sauce, and vegetable stock, stir well, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in cilantro.
• Serve over brown rice and top with sour cream and avocado.

VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In lg pot, saute zucchini, onion, peppers and garlic in oil until tender.
• Stir in all remaining ingredients.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large heavy bottomed pot, heat the olive oil over medium low heat.
• Add the onions, bell peppers, carrots, garlic and salt and sauté about 10 minutes.
• Add the spices, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, coriander and oregano and cook for 3 minutes.
• Once all vegetables are soft, add the beans and then add the canned tomatoes and stir, about 5 minutes.
• Finally, add the water and bring to a boil, then let simmer for about 15-20 minutes.
• Stir in the lime juice and add salt if needed.
• Sprinkle each serving with grated cheese, pickled jalapenos and cilantro (+ extra lime juice).

NATALIE'S FABULOUS CHILI

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan or dutch oven, heat oil. Add onion and carrot, sautee until tender. Move to side of pan and add turkey, salt and oregano. Cook and crumble turkey until thoroughly done. Add tomatoes, green onions, Williams Chilli Seasoning,lime juice, and chicken stock. Bring to boil. Cover and simmer at least one hour, but more wont hurt. When ready to eat, add black beans and heat through. Serve with sour cream, cheese, tortilla chips if desired.

VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Mince or pulverize garlic.
• Chop onions.
• Chop half of the onion into small (1 cm by 1 cm) square pieces.
• Chop the other half into strips (1/2 cm by 8 cm).
• This is so you get aesthetically pleasing "strips" of onion in the chili.
• Chop the other fresh vegetables into small pieces.
• Saute (covered) the onions, garlic and carrots on medium heat for about three minutes.
• Add the remaining vegetables and continue to saute until the onions are just starting to soften, but before they become soft (about five minutes).
• Add the water and the Vegetarian Chili Mix (entire boxes) and the beans.
• Bring to a boil.
• Add canned vegetables and tomato paste.
• Add spices to taste and stir thoroughly.
• Simmer on very low heat for at least 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Let cool to warm before serving.
• Tastes best if re-heated.
• Serve with grated"sharp" cheddar cheese and generously buttered bread.