Sweet And Spicy Healthy Low Fat Veganvegetarian Crock Pot Chili Food

SLOW-COOKER VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, beans, sweet potatoes, broth, onion, bell peppers, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper and garlic in a 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low until the vegetables are tender, about 6 hours.
• Stir in cilantro and lime juice. Ladle the chili evenly into 8 bowls; sprinkle with cheese, if desired.

CROCKPOT VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• To a 6-quart slow cooker, add the onion, bell pepper, carrot, celery, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, 1 ½ teaspoons salt, garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, and smoked paprika, stirring to combine.
• Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 6-7 or until the vegetables are tender.
• Uncover, stir in the lime juice and hot sauce, if using. Taste and add the remaining salt if desired. Serve as is or with any toppings you like.

HEARTY VEGAN SLOW-COOKER CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook the green, red, and yellow bell peppers, onions, and garlic until the onions start to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Place the mixture into a slow cooker. Stir in spinach, corn, zucchini, yellow squash, chili powder, cumin, oregano, parsley, salt, black pepper, tomatoes, black beans, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, and tomato paste until thoroughly mixed. Pour the tomato sauce and vegetable broth over the ingredients.
• Set the cooker on Low, and cook until all vegetables are tender, 4 to 5 hours. Check seasoning; if chili is too thick, add more tomato sauce and vegetable broth to desired thickness. Cook an additional 1 to 2 hours to blend the flavors.

SPICY CROCK POT CHILI

Steps:

• brown meat, onions and garlic in oil in an iron skillet.
• put into crock pot with all ingredients, except beans.
• cook on low for 8 to 10 hours, adding beans the last hour.
• serve hot and top with shredded cheese.

CROCK POT VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in crock pot.
• Cook on low for 8 hours.

WORKDAY BORSCHT (VEGETARIAN/ CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Remove tops from beets and set aside for another use. Peel beets and cut in half if larger than 2 inches in diameter.
• Place beets, potato, onion, broth, and tomato paste in slow cooker and cook on high heat for 4 hours or low heat for 8 hours.
• Process soup in batches in a blender until smooth and return to slow cooker. Take great care when blending hot liquids. Do not fill blender canister more than half full, and make sure that the top is securely attached.
• Before you are ready to serve, bury the cabbage in the puree. Cook on high, covered, for 45 minutes. Add 1/4 cup dill, vinegar and lemon juice and season to taste with salt.
• In a separate bowl, mix remainder of dill with sour cream. Serve with a dollop of the sour cream in each bowl of soup and with lemon wedges.

SPICY VEGETARIAN CHOCOLATE CHILI (CROCK POT - IF DESIRED)

Steps:

• Cook the onions in the oil in a Dutch oven or heavy soup pot for 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle the onions with the cumin, oregano, cinnamon, coriander, chili powder, pepper, salt, and garlic and stir. Cook - stirring constantly to make sure the spices don't stick and burn - for an additional 5 minutes.
• Add the diced tomatoes and jalapenos, and chipotle peppers and bring the mixture to a boil, scraping up any bits stuck to the bottom of the pan and incorporating the bits into the sauce.
• Stir in the tomato paste and beer (or water) until smooth.
• Lower the heat, cover and let simmer, for 45 minutes.
• Stir in the beans, and lime juice and simmer for an additional 15 minutes.
• Add chocolate and stir until melted.
• Serve immediately if desired but to enhance the flavor store in the refrigerator up to 3 days, transfer to a crockpot and cook on low for up to 4 hours (or just reheat if desired). If cooking in the crock pot longer than 4 hours, add 1/2 cup water prior to cooking and stir well.
• Ladle into a bowl and serve with desired toppings.