Vegetarian Chili Recipes-Heart Healthy, Animal Fat Free And Good For You!

Vegetarian Chili Recipes Are Heart Healthy, Animal Fat Free And Good For You! Not everyone in the world wants to have some type of meat in the dishes that they eat and that is why some people in this world are vegetarians. There is nothing wrong with that. I give vegetarians a lot of credit for their convictions and in turn I offer one of my really good vegetarian chili recipes. Eat and enjoy!

Let’s get going with the ingredients:

3 tablespoons of olive oil.
1 large onion either brown or red will do.
1 green bell pepper seeded and chopped.
1 red bell pepper seeded and chopped.
1 yellow bell pepper seeded and chopped.
4 bulbs of garlic finely chopped or use a garlic press.
3 carrots cut in a cubed fashion the long way and then the short way.
2 zucchini cubed.
2 yellow italian squash chopped or cut disc style.
1 1/2 teaspoon dry or freshly chopped oregano.
1 teaspoon cumin.
1 tablespoon of California chili powder.
1 tablespoon of New Mexico chili powder.
1 tablespoon of smoked paprika.
1 can of fire roasted tomatoes, or 4 to 6 tomatoes that you have roasted and chopped.
4 tablespoons of tomato paste.
4 tablespoons of tomato sauce.
1 teaspoon of salt. Or leave salt out for your guests to add as they like.
1 tablespoon of brown sugar.
1 half can of garbanzo beans, drained.
1 half can of black beans, drained.
1 half can of pinto beans, drained.
1 lbs of red skin spuds cleaned.
4 tablespoons of either red wine or 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar.

Serves 8

OK, Let’s cook!

To get these types of vegetarian chili recipes going get a large pot or dutch oven made of cast iron or even a small stock pot. Put your bell peppers and garlic into the chosen cooking pot and sautee’ in the olive oil at a medium high heat. Make sure that the onions are “sweated” and that the peppers are getting soft. Take your carrots and now add them into the mix. and cover your pot for about 3 minutes.

Now, add your zucchini, cumin,oregano and chili powders and stir this together for about two minutes. Once these flavors have blended it is time to add your fire roasted tomatoes and salt. I you want you can also add half can of your favorite beer into the mix now. I like the imported stuff as it has more body and character than domestic brews. I like to use Guiness or Bass ale. I have also used Newcastle Nut Brown and the flavor is excellent! Now bring this mix to a boil and then lower the heat to a nice simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes with the cover on just enough to let some steam escape and don’t forget to taste your mix with your trusty wooden spoon to see if you want to add something more to this recipe!

When the 20 minutes is up it is time to add all of your beans! Once the beans have been put into the pot simmer for another 15 to 30 minutes. If this vegetarian chili recipe gets to thick add some more beer to it and simmer until done. As an aside, when it comes to vegetarian chili recipes there is obviously the lack of meat. In cases where you want to be vegetarian, but enjoy the texture and flavor of meat you may use things such as Italian sausage that is made from tofu and other ingredients. If you get a quality product you will be so surprised as to how it can change your vegetarian chili recipes from just plain vegetables and beans into something that is more to your “stick to the ribs” liking!

Soy protein products have come a long way in the last few years and you can add extra firm or hard chunks of tofu as tofu has the habit of soaking up the flavors of that which you put it in. There is also tofu sausage or even tofu turkey or beef that you could add to this recipe as well as tofu burger. You need to check into tofu products if you have not yet! It can change the way you make your vegetarian chili recipes or any vegetarian recipe that you prepare!

Vegetarian Chili Recipes-Heart Healthy, Animal Fat Free And Good For You!

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