Healthy Vegan Chili

Moody's Note:

This is a quick, extremely healthy vegan version of traditional chili. You can't even tell the difference! It came from the website for Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine originally, but I tweaked a little to make it even healthier.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• ½ cup boiling water
• ½ cup textured vegetable protein
• 1 onion , chopped
• ½ green pepper , chopped
• ½ red pepper , chopped
• ½ yellow pepper , chopped
• ½ orange bell pepper , chopped
• 2 cloves garlic , minced
• ½ cup water or ½ cup vegetable stock
• 1 (19 ounce) can mixed beans
• 1 (19 ounce) can kidney beans
• 2 (19 ounce) cans whole tomatoes , sliced,juice included
• 1 cup fresh corn or 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 jalapeno pepper , sliced (optional)
• 1 -2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
• salt
• pepper
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne (more for spicier beans)

Directions:

1. Pour the boiling water over the TVP and let stand until softened.
2. Braise the onion, bell peppers and garlic in water until onion is clear, then add remaining ingredients, including TVP.
3. Simmer for at least 30 minutes.

Reviews

[Ferrety]

This is an exceptional recipe! I normally prefer chili with BITE, but this recipe is SO EASY and FLAVORFUL that it is a crowd pleaser! I am not Vegan, nor are the crowds I serve it to, but I have had no complaints on this chili to date and with the TVP, no one even realizes they aren't eating meat! :) Also great on the pocketbook if making chili in quantity. It only takes about $0.45 worth of TVP...way better than the price of ground meat. I have customized it to my preferences...Methods are the same, but here is the ingredient list I use... 1/2 can Veggie Broth 1 c. TVP 1 Onion 1/2 each Gr, Orange, Yellow & Red Bell Peppers 4 cloves Garlic, Minced 1 1/2 can Veggie Broth 1 can Great Norther Beans 1 can Kidney Beans 2 cans Stewed Tomatoes w/Onion/Celery/Pepper 3.5 T Chili Powder 3 T Paprika 1 T Oregano 1 T Cumin 1 t Cayenne 1/2 t White Pepper Salt Pepper

[Chef C.S.]

fantastic! Husband said, "I'm having a hard time telling it's not real meat". We're on a vegan diet for 4 weeks trying to get his cholesterol level down. I doubled the TVP which made it more like real chili to us and used dry beans instead of canned, soaking them overnight, then cooking them on the stove for 2 hours, doing a quick drain and adding to the chili. Other than that, I followed the recipe to the T. Delicious. Thanks, Moody.

[Chef_Irion]

This was incredibly delicious and very easy to make! I left out the cayenne and only used about 1/2 t of chili powder, because I am a chicken of spicy foods. It was so yummy! I know I will make it again soon!