Impossibly Good Meat Free Chili With Black And Red Beans Food

MEATLESS CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first nine ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Top each serving with sour cream and cheese.

TAILGATE CHILI WITH BLACK AND RED BEANS

Steps:

• Chop plum tomatoes. I like to use a blender or food processor but be careful not to over process.
• Drain and rinse beans and mix with corn. Set aside.
• Chop onions, garlic and green peppers. Set aside.
• Coat large covered non-stick frying pan or Dutch oven (at least 5 quarts) with oil. Add onions, garlic and peppers. Cook over medium high heat, stirring frequently, adding small amounts of water as needed to prevent sticking. (About 10 min).
• Stir in tomatoes, beans, corn, chili powder, cumin and cilantro. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

IMPOSSIBLY GOOD MEAT-FREE CHILI WITH BLACK AND RED BEANS

Steps:

• For the chili: Heat a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium to medium-high heat with olive oil or safflower oil, 1 turn of the pan. Add onions, garlic and chopped peppers and stir a couple of minutes to soften. Add the plant-based meat and brown and crumble; season with salt. Stir in chipotle paste and stock. Add chili powder, cumin, coriander and pimenton or smoked sweet paprika and stir to combine. Add Worcestershire, light brown sugar, vinegar, tomato sauce or ketchup, tomatoes and red and black beans and simmer at low bubble 20 minutes. Add juice of 1 lime to serve.
• Gather and prepare toppings of choice: Toasted pepitas, crumbled queso fresco or cotija cheese, chopped raw white onion, hot or mild pickled sliced jalapeno peppers, cilantro, and spicy corn chips.

BEEF CHILI WITH BACON & BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Fry bacon in large heavy-bottomed nonreactive Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring frequently, until browned, about 8 minutes.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat, leaving bacon in pot.
• Add onions, bell pepper, garlic, chili powder, cumin, coriander, pepper flakes, oregano, and cayenne; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium-high and add half the beef; cook, breaking up pieces with wooden spoon, until no longer pink and just beginning to brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add remaining beef and cook, breaking up pieces with wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add beans, tomatoes, tomato puree, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; bring to boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
• Remove cover and continue to simmer 1 hour longer, stirring occasionally (if chili begins to stick to bottom of pot, stir in 1/2 cup water and continue to simmer), until beef is tender and chili is dark, rich, and slightly thickened.
• Adjust seasoning with additional salt.
• Serve with lime wedges and condiments if desired.

NO-MEAT CHILI

Steps:

• Chop the green pepper. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan and saute the pepper until tender-crisp.
• Add the chili powder and saute 1 minute more.
• Drain the 3 cans of beans.
• Add the beans, picante sauce, and tomatoes (undrained) to the peppers and mix well.
• Season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste.
• Add the corn and simmer, covered, until the corn is done and mixture is heated through, about 10-15 minutes.

BEAN CHILI (MEAT- AND SUGAR-FREE)

Steps:

• Heat oil in frying pan at medium temperature. Addonion, celery, green pepper, garlic and stir fry until limp, 2-3 minutes.
• Add all beans and tomato sauce.
• Add chili powder, oregano and garlic powder.
• Heat through and serve. Best if simmered covered for one hour.

FANTASTIC BLACK BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat; cook onion and garlic until onions are translucent. Add turkey and cook, stirring, until meat is brown.
• Stir in beans, tomatoes, chili powder, oregano, basil and vinegar.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 60 minutes or more, until flavors are well blended.