Janes Vegetarian Chili Recipes

JANE'S VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté 3 minutes or until tender.
• Add 3 cups water and next 8 ingredients (through cannellini beans), stirring to combine.
• Combine remaining cup of water and tomato paste in a bowl, stirring with a whisk until blended. Stir tomato paste mixture into bean mixture.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Ladle soup into bowls.
• Top with cheese, if desired.
• The prep time is estimated from how long it takes to chop 1-2 onions, open all those cans and mix up the tomato paste & water mixture.

JANE'S VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté 3 minutes or until tender. Add 3 cups water and next 8 ingredients (through cannellini beans), stirring to combine. Combine remaining cup of water and tomato paste in a bowl, stirring with a whisk until blended. Stir tomato paste mixture into bean mixture. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Ladle soup into bowls. Top with cheese, if desired.

INSTANT POT® VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add oil; add onion and saute, stirring occasionally until tender and slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute. Mix in chili powder, oregano, cumin, and garlic powder. Stir in tomato paste and saute the mixture for about 1 minute. Pour in broth and tomato sauce and with a wooden spoon scrape any browned bits from the base of the pot. This will prevent a burn notice. Mix in diced tomatoes, black beans, pinto beans, chipotle pepper, and salt (start with 1 teaspoon and adjust to taste after cooking).
• Cancel Saute function. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 10 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
• Stir chili and taste; adjust seasonings to your personal preference.

JANE'S BEST CROCK POT CHILI

Steps:

• Ground the beef in a pan until cooked through. Drain and add to the crock pot.
• Add the pinto beans, kidney beans, beef broth and diced tomatoes to the crock pot.
• Dice the onion, green pepper, jalapeno.
• Heat a pan with the olive oil and add the onion, green pepper and jalapeno until the onion started to caramelize/brown.
• Add the chili powder, oregano and cumin. Mix. Next add the tomato paste and mix. Add to the crock pot.
• Cook for 4 hours on high, 6-7 hours on low.