Here’s a perfect recipe for a cold winter evening: Vegetarian Chili Recipe! It’s healthy and easy and very, very good… and if you prefer meat in your chili, we use browned crumbled Italian sausage.
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups organic vegetable broth
1 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped seeded jalapeño pepper (2 peppers)
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 (15-ounce) cans no-salt-added black beans, rinsed and drained
2 (14.5-ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15.25 oz.) gold and white corn (drained) — optional —
Add during the last 1/2 hour of cooking:
1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
2 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers or very sharp cheddar (about 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Preparation:
1. Combine first 12 ingredients in a 6-quart electric slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours.
2. Ladle soup into bowls; top with sour cream, cheese, and cilantro.