Easy Vegetarian Lentil Chili

Submitted by Carianne

"A great throw-together lowfat meal. (2 WW points). Freezes well for make-ahead lunches. Sometimes I add garbanzo beans. This is from the Secrets of Lowfat Cooking cookbook, a great resource."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 177.44 ml dry lentils, cleaned
• 473.18 473.18 ml vegetable broth or 473.18 ml beef broth
• 453.59 g can crushed tomatoes
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2-3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 29.58 ml chili powder
• 2.46 ml cumin
• 1.23 ml allspice
• 453.59 g can tomato sauce
• 473.18 ml whole kernel corn

directions

1. Combine everything (except tomato sauce and corn) in 2 1/2 quart pot and boil over high heat.
2. Reduce to low, cover, and simmer for 25- 30 minutes.
3. Stir in tomato sauce and corn.
4. Simmer for 10- 15 minutes.
5. Serve hot!
6. Great garnished with lowfat sour cream.
7. For Vegetarian use only the vegetable broth. Do not use the low fat sour cream garnish for Vegans.

Reviews

[Meowmix318]

This was a great lentil chili! I added in carrots and a little green onion. I also used cayenne pepper instead of the chili powder. And I also added in some cooked chicken because my boyfriend said he needed to have some kind of meat with his meal. Loved the recipe and will make this again!

 

[tomhirashima]

this really is great. i used black beans in place of corn (because that's what i had on hand, but i am sure corn would be good in there, too) and garam masala instead of allspice. plus, i added some cayenne pepper and picante sauce in order to liven it up. taste explosion.

 

[Coley 91]

Wonderful recipe. My husband LOVED it. Its very hearty... and it makes a lot!!! I added some other beans to it. It was delicious. We will make it again and again. Thanks. :)

 

[Papillon Luv'r]

I added about 2 cups of trimmed tri-tip meat to this. DH thought he'd like it beter w/ two 14.t ozcans of petit cut tomatoes and only 8 oz. of tomato sauce. Otherwise, I used all the stated ingredients, but I sautéed the onlion, bell pepper and garlic before adding the rest. We liked it very much, overall. It's interesting to me that DH says he doesn' like lentils, but so far all the lentil things I've mae from Food.com recipes....he likes just fine.

 

[elizabethatsdsu]

This came out really well and was very easy to make.