Vegetarian Chili

Finally, a vegetarian dish! This cruelty-free recipe was published on AllRecipes with the following comment: "This spicy vegetarian chili is ready in no time and packed with vegetables, beans, and flavor! Break out your soup pot and fix up a batch of this delicious chili — it tastes even better the next day."

This recipe soothes my soul. Although it takes a bit longer to cook and prepare and the ingredient list is really really long, I truly believe the end result is absolutely worth it if you are willing to invest the time and effort. Please give it a try!

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ medium onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 green bell peppers, chopped
• 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 (4 ounce) cans chopped green chile peppers, drained
• 2 (12 ounce) packages vegetarian burger crumbles
• 3 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, crushed
• ¼ cup chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn

Steps

1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion and season with oregano, salt, cumin, and bay leaves. Cook and stir until onion is tender; stir in celery, green bell peppers, jalapeños, and garlic. Add green chile peppers and cook until heated through. Stir in vegetarian burger crumbles; reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Stir in tomatoes; season with chili powder and black pepper. Stir in kidney beans, garbanzo beans, and black beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 45 minutes.
3. Stir in the corn, and continue cooking for 5 minutes before serving.
4. Serve and enjoy!