Easy Vegetarian Chili Recipe
This is an easy chili recipe that makes a hearty meal or side dish.
Cook up with some sweet corn bread for a winter dinner or serve over whole grain tortilla chips as a snack or appetizer. Pour over a baked potato for a meal or make loaded potato skins. A crowd pleaser!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onions
- 1 cup chopped red bell peppers
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 to 3 Serrano peppers, stemmed, seeded, and minced, depending upon taste
- 1 1/2 pounds Portobello mushrooms (about 5 large), stemmed, wiped clean and cubed
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne (depending upon how hot you like it)
- 3 cups cooked black beans, or canned beans, rinsed and drained
- 3 cups red beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 cup vegetable stock, or water
- Cooked brown rice, accompaniment
Directions
- In a large, heavy pot, heat the canola oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions, bell peppers, garlic, and Serrano peppers, and cook, stirring, until soft, about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms, and cook, stirring, until soft and the vegetables start to brown around the edges, about 6 minutes. Add the chili powder, cumin, salt and cayenne, and cook, stirring, about 30 seconds. 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 the heat. Place 1/4 cup of brown rice in the bottom of each bowl and ladle the chili into the bowls over the rice.
- Top each serving with a dollop of sour cream or other toppings as you like.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 485g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 764 | |
| Calories from Fat 69 | 9% |
| Total Fat 7.94g | 10% |
| Saturated Fat 0.99g | 4% |
| Trans Fat 0.02g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 1106mg | 46% |
| Potassium 3698mg | 106% |
| Total Carbs 133.32g | 36% |
| Dietary Fiber 42.6g | 142% |
| Sugars 12.39g | 8% |
| Protein 47.7g | 76% |
