Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

This recipe is really wonderful. It will convert meat eaters to eating tofu! It is a real keeper. We have been fighting over the leftovers.

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2009

HUGE HUGE hit at my party. Double recibe and made it in a huge crock pot. Everyone raved.

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2009

Not bad but seems like it's missing something. I substituted veggie ground beef for the tofu and used raw veggies instead of sauteing them (just easier to throw it all in the crock before heading off to work). It had a great flavor but seemed too mushy throughout. Need a chewier or crunchy texture to go with it. Might try this again after trying a few others first.

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Mrs. Seaman

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Glendale, California, USA

Living In: Arlington, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2009

Excellent chili that I will continue to make. I may have done things a little differently than suggested: rinsed the canned beans, used no-salt chili pepper, froze and thawed the extra firm tofu, and used rooster sauce as the hot sauce. It turned out terrific!

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MEG9881

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009

The taste was very, very good. We followed the recipe exactly. I wish I read some of the warnings from other reviewers about the chili powder. I guess it does depend upon the brand of chili powder. We love hot and spicy foods, but the combination of the six tablespoons of chili powder and the one tablespoon of hot sauce was WAY too much with our Indian chili powder. Mouth, nose, eye and ear burning - enough that I ran to the store to get sour cream and plain yogurt to cool it down during the middle of dinner! The next time we'll use only two tablespoons of powder, and add hot sauce at the table if it needs it. It's easy to add more heat that way. It's hard to remove the heat once it's in there.

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2009

This recipe was tasty but it had too much salt. I think there are a couple of reasons for this: I used Morningstar veggie crumbles instead of tofu and they are salted, chili powder already has salt in it, canned beans and tomatoes are also already salted. You may want to hold off on adding the salt until you've cooked it for a while and then tasted it. I also agree that it is very spicy and could use a bit less chili powder. (Reducing the chili powder could also help reduce the salt.)

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Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2009

So delicious! The recipe is enormous, so I halve it for about four servings total. I also reduce the amount of chili powder because I don't like food really hot. I've also made it on the stove top when I don't have time to slow-cook it and it is DELICIOUS. I've been making it two or three times a month since I found it. The inclusion of tofu is brilliant.

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2009

This chili was delicious hands down! The only things I changed were replacing one can of black beans for a can of kidney beans and I only used one large onion as I am not a big fan of onions. The chili tastes incredible on nachos, with cheese on top and rice, and even as the sauce for huevos rancheros.

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Miss Mary

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2009

The is really one of the best chili recipes that I have found! I also halved the recipe and used veggie burger crumbles, but I only used about half the onion and instead of black beans I used one can of light red kidney beans and one of dark red kidney to make it more like regular chili. The only other thing that I did differently was instead of using a red pepper I used a yellow one which is think added some nice color to the dish. I added some cheddar chese and ate it with tortilla chips. It was excellent!! I will deffinately make it again!

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Vanessa

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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2009

This is hands-down the best veggie chili I have ever eaten! I didn't have hot-sauce (the chili powder is plenty spicy though), and used veggie burger crumbles instead of the tofu. I also halved the recipe. For some reason mine looks more "soupy" than the picture - but still tastes delish! With the tortilla chips, guac, and sour cream suggestion, this recipe is a keeper!

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Tanya

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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2009

This recipe is TRULY IMPRESSIVE, and this is coming from a newly-converted vegetarian! I had always thought that juicy beef made good chili. No, I was wrong! As this recipe demonstrates, it is the right choice and proportion of veggies and spices that blends the flavor and texture together that makes this chili outstanding. I halved the recipe but followed the ingredients proportion exactly. I do not have a slow cooker so I simmered it in a pot on stovetop for about 2.5 hours. The "mountain" of chopped veggies was reduced quite a bit at the end, and gives a thick, authentic consistency. All the spices are just right. Thank you so much for this recipe -- I have no regret turning vegetarian!

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Lydia

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Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2009

Delicious! Very easy and as other users have said, you can add or subtract the chili powder/hot sauce to suit your taste. I fool my meat-eater husband every time with this recipe!

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Reviewed: May 6, 2009

I loved this recipe. Like kimberleyowen who reviewed last year, I substituted the Morningstar Farms veggie crumbles. I have served this to neighbors and friends and every one loves it. Quick and easy, too.

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Reviewed: May 5, 2009

This was my first time trying a veggie version & im thrilled to say this will now be my go to recipe for chili. I also used the morning star crumbles, rotel & varied the beans as other people had suggested. Thank You for a great start to my Vegetarian Collection.

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Magick2421

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Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2009

I invited both vegetarian and meat-loving friends over to enjoy this chili. It was a hit! I cooked a bag of black beans in place of the canned. I also cut back a bit on the chili powder and hot sauce because my husband doesn't like it too spicy. Next time I would use the additional spice because my guests and I were adding hot sauce to our bowls for extra kick.

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2009

I made mine with both the firm cubed tofu and the Morningstar farms veggie crumbles. I think without the crumbles it would not have had enough texture. I also added 1 can of Rotel because we like things spicy. It tastes great on tortilla chips with sour cream and guacamole!

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Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2009

I followed the recipe fairly accurately, but for some reason, the tofu didn't blend in well. It looked very unappealing - little white blobs floating in it. The chili smelled great, and probably would have been very good, but we couldn't get past the weird look of it. Maybe I did something wrong? But I was disappointed as this got so many great reviews.

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Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2009

Made this for a party with vegans and meat lovers in the crowd and everybody went crazy for it. I followed the recipe pretty closely just changing for what was at home (2 cans of pinto beans and 1 can of black) and 2 minced jalapenos and a teaspoon of hot sauce. Makes a HUGE pot of chili. I did it in my enameled dutch oven as my slow cooker was busy with the "slow cooker italian beef for sandwiches" from this site (also very yummy)

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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2009

I didn't make this recipe as shown, used it as a starting point to kind of wing it on my own. Allrecipes.com is a great way to break me out of "following" recipes!! I did use the spices as shown, except cut the chili powder and tabasco in half, as others did, and I'm glad for that!

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