Vegetarian Chili
photo by Cook4_6

- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 2 jalapeno chiles, seeded and minced
- 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
- 1⁄2 cup tomato paste
- 2 green peppers, chopped
- 2 large carrots, chopped
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained
- 2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans, drained
- 2 small zucchini, diced
directions
- Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat.
- Add 2 chopped onions, garlic and chilies. Saute until onions are translucent, about 6 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, tomato paste, bell peppers, carrots, cumin, salt and cayenne.
- Bring to simmer, and cook for 20 minutes.
- Add all beans and cook 15 minutes more.
- Add zucchini and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- If you like a thinner chili, add 1 - 1 1/2 cups of water or tomato juice. If so, double the ground spices in the recipe.
- Ladle into chili bowls. Serve, passing cheese, sour cream and any other chili toppings you like!
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Reviews
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This was delicious! Will make great lunches to bring to work this week. I used 1/2 can mild green chiles, left out the green pepper, added some celery since I had it on hand. I added extra water since I thought it would be a little tomatoe-y for our taste, then decided to add some frozen corn as well. I really enjoyed this with a bunch of cheese on top! Thanks so much for posting!! Made for Use it or Lose it Bargain Basement tag game.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Cook4_6
United States
I am originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota and moved to Ohio in 1978. It was quite a culture shock going from the city to living next to the Amish. I spend most of my time cooking, cleaning and caring for my four kids. I have abandoned cookbooks and now cook from favorite, wilted recipe pages and the internet. I fell in love with my Italian family recipes (Scavo, Rotella, Scalzo, Micelli, Grande, Gigliotti) and my Mom's homecooked meals.