One-Eyed Jack's Vegetarian Chili

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"One-Eyed Jack, notorious gunslinger in his youth, couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, much less a buffalo for chili. So he became a vegetarian in his older days."

 

• Ready In: 44mins
• Ingredients: 23
• Yields: 8 cups

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons grapeseed oil (other oil ok)
• 12 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 1⁄2 cup tomato sauce

• For the 1st Spice Dump

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup Bulgar wheat

• For the 2nd spice Dump

• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (1/2 tsp if you're adventurous)
• 3 serrano chilies, stemmed and minced (optional)
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans red kidney beans, rinsed and drained (optional)

directions

1. Heat oil in a large pot; add garlic and allow to sizzle until aromatic, about 30 seconds.
2. Add onions and cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until onions are tender, several minutes.
3. Add tomatoes, green chilies, vegetable broth, and spices from first spice dump; stir thoroughly.
4. Bring mixture to a boil, then stir in bulgur wheat.
5. Reture to a boil, if necessary, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.
6. Add spices and chiles from second spice dump, and mix together thoroughly.
7. Add kidney beans, if using.
8. Simmer 10 more minutes and remove from heat; serve.

Reviews

[fazrab]

i like it , much

 

[Mindelicious]

This turned out great!! Just what I was looking for. DH requested chipotles instead of the serranos next time - very simple variation there!! i did let it cook much longer to let the flavors blend a bit so I added an extra cup of broth. Thanks so much!!

 

[caetb]

This was really good. I didn't have bulgur wheat, so I used quinoa, but other than that I stuck tot he recipe and it came out extremely tasty and spicy. I will definitely make this again.