Vegetarian Chili

• Yield: 8 Servings
• Level: Easy

Time

• Total: 1 hour 15 minutes
• Prep: 15 minutes
• Cook: 1 hour
• Inactive: 0 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• 1/2 Medium Onion
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 1 Teaspoon Ground Cumin
• 2 Tablespoons Dried Oregano
• 1 Tablespoon Salt
• 2 Stalks Celery
• 2 Green Bell Peppers
• 2 Jalapeno Peppers
• 3 Cloves Garlic
• 2 4oz Cans Green Chile Peppers
• 2 12oz Packages Burger Crumbles
• 3 28oz Cans Whole Peeled Tomatoes
• 1/3 Cup Chili Powder
• 1 Tablespoon Ground Black Pepper
• 1 15oz Can Kidney Beans
• 1 15oz Can Garbanzo Beans
• 1 15oz Can Black Beans
• 1 15oz Can Whole Kernel Corn

Preparation

• Chop Onion
• Chop Celery
• Chop Green Bell Pepper
• Chop Jalapeno Peppers
• Chop Garlic
• Drain and Chop Green Chiles
• Crush Tomatoes
• Drain Kidney Beans
• Drain Garbanzo Beans

Directions

Cooking

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
• Stir in onion.
• Season with bay leaves, cumin, oregano, and salt.
• Cook and stir until onion is tender.
• Stir in celery, green bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, garlic, and green chile.
• When vegetables are heated through, mix in vegetarian burger crumbles.
• Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer 5 minutes.

Simmering

• Mix in tomatoes.
• Season with chili powder and pepper.
• Stir in kidney beans, garbanzo beans, and black beans.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, simmer for 45 minutes.
• Stir in corn, continue cooking for 5 minutes.
• Serve immediately.