Light Vegetarian Chili Food

HOMEMADE VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat, warm the olive oil until shimmering. Add the chopped onion, bell pepper, carrot, celery and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt. Stir to combine and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender and the onion is translucent, about 7 to 10 minutes.
• Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika and oregano. Cook until fragrant while stirring constantly, about 1 minute.
• Add the diced tomatoes and their juices, the drained black beans and pinto beans, vegetable broth and bay leaf. Stir to combine and let the mixture come to a simmer. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally and reducing heat as necessary to maintain a gentle simmer, for 30 minutes.
• Remove the chili from the heat and discard the bay leaf. For the best texture and flavor, transfer 1 1/2 cups of the chili to a blender, making sure to get some of the liquid portion. Securely fasten the lid and blend until smooth (watch out for hot steam), then pour the blended mixture back into the pot. (Or, you can blend the chili briefly with an immersion blender, or mash the chili with a potato masher until it reaches a thicker, more chili-like consistency.)
• Add the chopped cilantro, stir to combine, and then mix in the vinegar, to taste. Add salt to taste, too-I added 1/4 teaspoon more at this point. Divide the mixture into individual bowls and serve with garnishes of your choice. This chili will keep well in the refrigerator for about 4 days or you can freeze it for longer-term storage.

VEGGIE VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir the garlic, onion, and carrots in the pot until tender. Mix in the green bell pepper and red bell pepper. Season with chili powder. Continue cooking 5 minutes, or until peppers are tender.
• Mix the mushrooms into the pot. Stir in the tomatoes with liquid, black beans with liquid, kidney beans with liquid, pinto beans with liquid, and corn. Season with cumin, oregano, basil, and garlic powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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.

INSANELY EASY VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onions, carrots, and garlic until tender. Stir in green pepper, red pepper, celery, and chili powder. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 6 minutes.
• Stir in mushrooms, and cook 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, kidney beans, and corn. Season with cumin, oregano, and basil. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium. Cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

SUMMER VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium pot. Add onion, garlic, chili powder and cumin. Saute over medium heat until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients (except garnishes) and stir. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Add more liquid if needed.
• Serve alone or over rice (preferably brown). Garnish if desired with any of the following: reduced-fat cheddar cheese, onion, fat-free sour cream, guacamole, fresh cilantro.

SIMPLE AND DELICIOUS LOW FAT VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, heat olive oil over medium high heat.
• Add onions, peppers, carrots and garlic and cook until tender-about 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Add chili powder and cumin (and cayenne pepper if using).
• Stir to coat veggies, and cook 1 to 2 minutes more, until the smell of the spices intensifies.
• Add diced tomatoes, broth of your choice, black beans, and corn to stock pot with the veggies.
• Stir well, and bring liquid to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 10-20 minutes or until carrots are tender and flavors are well combined.
• More vegetabe broth or tomato juice can be added if chili becomes too thick.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove from heat and stir in chopped fresh cilantro if using.
• Serve over your favorite rice.
• I like brown.

LIGHT VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Sauté onion and bell pepper in oil over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add chili powder, cayenne pepper, cumin, oregano, garlic and green chilies, and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in tomatoes, beans, broth and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10-20 minutes.
• Serve with the fresh sliced avocado, sour cream, and cheddar cheese.

COOKING LIGHT VEG CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell peppers to pan; sauté 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Add chili powder and garlic to pan; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add broth and beer, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
• Add chipotle, beans, and tomatoes to pan; simmer 40 minutes or until thick. Stir in salt.
• Sprinkle each serving with cheese.

VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat.
• Add 2 chopped onions, garlic and chilies. Saute until onions are translucent, about 6 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste, bell peppers, carrots, cumin, salt and cayenne.
• Bring to simmer, and cook for 20 minutes.
• Add all beans and cook 15 minutes more.
• Add zucchini and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• If you like a thinner chili, add 1 - 1 1/2 cups of water or tomato juice. If so, double the ground spices in the recipe.
• Ladle into chili bowls. Serve, passing cheese, sour cream and any other chili toppings you like!