I loved this recipe but I did modify it. I didn't chop the onion I just skined it cut the ends of and cut it in slivers with a food processor ( so they were more like french onion soup) I cut the spices in half as I don't like hot. I doubled the olive oil and honey. I didn't use TVP instead I used two morningstar black bean patties and added them crumbled up to the onions after they had cooked for several minutes. I didn't use two carrots instead I cut small slices from 6 baby carrots and put them in. I like my chili more like a soup so I added 3 cups of water as opposed to the 1 cup. I didn't use sour creme instead I added 1/2 cup of taco cheese to each bowl (we had pretty big bowls several cups in each bowl) ... and I added cilantro at the end from a grocery tube instead of fresh... next time I want to try it with the brown rice someone suggested I think that might make it a little "heavier" ... the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is it's too spicy .... even with only half the seasoning it was still pretty hot for me.

Reviewed On: Oct. 31, 2008