Vegetable Chili For The Crock Pot Food

VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, combine all ingredients but the couscous, shredded cheese, cilantro and salt and pepper. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
• Five to 10 minutes before serving (depending on temperature of slow cooker) add couscous, cover and cook, until couscous is tender. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper.
• Just before serving, top each serving with shredded cheese and cilantro.

MEATIEST VEGETARIAN CHILI FROM YOUR SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions; cook and stir until they start to become soft. Add the green peppers, red peppers, garlic and tofu; cook and stir until vegetables are lightly browned and tender, the whole process should take about 10 minutes.
• Pour the black beans into the slow cooker and set to Low. Stir in the vegetables and tomatoes. Season with salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, oregano, vinegar and hot pepper sauce. Stir gently and cover. Cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.

SUMMER VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium pot. Add onion, garlic, chili powder and cumin. Saute over medium heat until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients (except garnishes) and stir. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Add more liquid if needed.
• Serve alone or over rice (preferably brown). Garnish if desired with any of the following: reduced-fat cheddar cheese, onion, fat-free sour cream, guacamole, fresh cilantro.

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.

VEGETARIAN CHILI FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• In crock pot add onion, bay leaves, celery, parsnips, jalapeno, and garlic, cumin, oregano, salt, black pepper, chile powder, both canned tomatoes, as well as beer.
• Add tofu and canned beans (undrained). Stir to combine.
• Cook on low for 8 hours covered.
• Remove bay leaves before serving.

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.

GRANDMA'S SLOW COOKER VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, combine black bean soup, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, baked beans, tomatoes, corn, onion, bell pepper and celery. Season with garlic, chili powder, parsley, oregano and basil. Cook for at least two hours on High.

CROCK POT VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

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

CROCK POT (OR NOT) VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, combine black bean soup, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, baked beans, tomatoes, corn, onions, bell peppers, jalepenos and mushrooms.
• Add garlic, chili powder, and salt.
• Cook for at least two hours on High.
• Alternatively, cook vegetables in a small amount of oil in a large pot on medium heat for 10 minutes; add all other ingredients, bring to a simmer and cook 1-2 hours until flavours have combined and vegetables are soft.

CHUNKY TURKEY VEGETABLE CHILI (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown together the ground turkey, onion, green pepper and garlic until ground turkey is browned and vegetables are tender; drain fat.
• Place ground turkey mixture and remaining ingredients in a crock pot. Cover and cook on low 5-6 hours.
• Serve with a dollop of sour cream and shredded cheese. Serve with bread and salad for a complete meal.

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.