The Best Vegetarian Chili in the World Recipe
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The Best Vegetarian Chili in the World

By: calead910 
"Break out your soup pot and fix up a batch of this delicious, spicy vegetarian chili today! It's ready in no time, and packed with vegetables, beans - and flavor!"

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 tablespoons dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2 green bell peppers, chopped
  • 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 (4 ounce) cans chopped green chile peppers, drained
  • 2 (12 ounce) packages vegetarian burger crumbles
  • 3 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, crushed
  • 1/4 cup chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
  • 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
  • 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 342 | Total Fat: 7.7g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2006 by calead910   view full review
Hi everyone this is my recipe! Thanks for all the great reviews however they have made a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2006 by Destie   view full review
Excellent chili. Just a note to cooks who are worried about sodium intake. In response to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 27, 2006 by Kate   view full review
I understand that this says "spicy" in the description, but I think that's an understatement....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2007 by stephanie   view full review
I LOVED this recipe! I did find however that I had to almost double the amount of chili...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 2, 2007 by LaDawnda   view full review
This is a great recipe. I added 1 zuchini, 1 red bell pepper, 1 can pinto beans, 1 bag of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 2, 2007 by Anichka   view full review
I was a little confused - ground oregano or leaf? (I ended up using the latter, because I had...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2007 by PAMMY18   view full review
What great chili for a snowy day in Wisconsin! Loved this a lot. Made as is except drained...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2007 by Rob Cunningham   view full review
went almost totally by the recipe...except used about 1 1/2 packages of the crumbles instead...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2005 by FIVER82   view full review
This recipe tempts me to never buy canned chili again! My whole family enjoyed this one and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 3, 2008 by Laura   view full review
I really liked it, I use Gardenburger brand hamburger crumbles and make some changes. I omit...

 

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