Vegetarian Chili

Tuesday Night Dinner Club has been in hibernation the last few weeks due to life getting in the way. Randy was out in Colorado putting the final touches on his wedding plans. Port was off celebrating his marriage with the bears in Maine. Donut was in London conducting top secret research for his job. I have been busy with life in general. At the end of the day we are here and back in the kitchen. Since it is the last day of winter we wanted to cook one last hearty dish. On the stove tonight we have 3 bean vegetarian chili.

Tonight was the first time in a while that I rolled up to the market and the sun was not yet setting. I grabbed a cart and went to work. I picked up garlic, sugar, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, oregano, coriander, tomato paste, green peppers, red peppers, fire roasted tomatoes, vegetable broth, black beans, pinto beans, white beans, corn kernels and sour cream. This is a very simple recipe to throw together if you are in a pinch. The only prep this meal takes is cutting up the peppers, dicing the garlic and draining the beans. You will throw all of your ingredients in a pot on high heat. Bring the pot to a boil and then let simmer for about an hour. If you like your chili thickened up you can throw in a few ritz crackers. We continuously stirred and tasted the chili. We added spices as needed and once it was to our liking we took it off the stove. Pour your chili in the bowl, garnish with sour cream and eat up. I am not a big vegetarian food guy, but this meal was delicious.

It’s always good to be back in the kitchen with the boys. Life has been so busy and it is nice to every once in a while take a minute to stop and catch up with good friends. I am going to miss the heavy comfort food meals of winter, but can’t wait to get back behind the grill. Hopefully in the next few weeks we can be back to being in the kitchen every Tuesday. Happy last day of winter!

3 Bean Vegetarian Chili

This is a great receipt for all of you vegetarians out there!

1. 7 cloves garlic

2. 1 tsp sugar

3. 1 tbsp chili powder

4. 1 tbsp ground cumin

5. 1 tsp cinnamon

6. 2 tbsp oregano

7. 2 tsp ground coriander

8. 3 tbsp tomato paste

9. 2 green peppers

10. 2 red peppers

11. 2 cans fire roasted tomatoes

12. 4 cups vegetable broth

13. 1 can black beans

14. 1 can pinto beans

15. 1 can white beans

16. 2 cans whole corn kernels

1. Grab your biggest pot and place it on the stove on high heat

2. Drain your cans of beans

3. Dice your peppers

4. Throw all of your ingredients into the pot

5. Stir continuously until the pot comes to a boil

6. Let simmer for an hour and stir continuously

7. Add spices to your liking

8. Enjoy!

MW

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