Meatiest Vegetarian Chili from your Slow Cooker

SUBMITTED BY: Simone PHOTO BY: ATYL7U

"This is one of the best, easiest, and tastiest vegetarian chili recipes I've ever tasted. Whenever I make it, my friends devour it. Best eaten with tortilla chips, Cheddar cheese, guacamole, and sour cream. What a treat!"

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PREP TIME	10 Min
COOK TIME	6 Hrs
READY IN	6 Hrs 10 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1/2 cup olive oil
4 onions, chopped
2 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
2 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 (14 ounce) package firm tofu, drained and cubed
4 (15.5 ounce) cans black beans, drained
2 (15 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons ground cumin
6 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
1 tablespoon liquid hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco™

DIRECTIONS

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions; cook and stir until they start to become soft. Add the green peppers, red peppers, garlic and tofu; cook and stir until vegetables are lightly browned and tender, the whole process should take about 10 minutes.
Pour the black beans into the slow cooker and set to Low. Stir in the sauteed vegetables and tomatoes. Season with salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, oregano, vinegar and hot pepper sauce. Stir gently and cover. Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.

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REVIEWS

Reviewed on Mar. 3, 2008 by solarflare130

this recipe was really tasty! i cut back on the chili powder a bit to suit our tastes. the... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2008 by VeggieGirl

Very Good. I used pinto and kidney instead of black and it was great. MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 4, 2008 by epimethia

Absolutely delicious - REALLY spicy, the mention of guacamole and sour cream is not really a... MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2008 by Erica

My kids even liked it!! MORE

Reviewed on Jun. 5, 2008 by Maria

My family loved this recipe! I used YVES ground tofu instead of the package firm tofu and... MORE

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Simone

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA Living In: Tel Aviv, Mehoz Tel-Aviv, Israel
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