White Lightning Tempeh Chili Food

THE ULTIMATE TEMPEH CHILI

Steps:

• Stovetop: In a large dutch oven or stock pot, heat your oil/water over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, spices and tempeh and cook for 5 minutes stirring frequently. Add beans, tomatoes, green chili and dark beer/water, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, partially cover and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Chili will thicken upon cooling.
• Add the ingredients to the bowl of your slow cooker, ending with the liquids. Cook on LOW for 6 - 8 hours or HIGH for 3 - 4 hours. Chili will thicken as it cools.
• Serve with optional garnish. Also, pairs perfectly with Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins or Sweet Chia Cornbread!
• Serves 4 - 6
• Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for 5 - 6, kept in airtight container. To store longer, store in the freezer with freezer safe containers for 2 - 3 months.
• Mix the beans up however you like using all of one type or your favorite combination. If you would rather use only 2 cans of beans, that's great too! I like adding more ingredients as it makes the chili go further. If using your own cooked beans you'll need about 4 1/2 cups.
• Feel free to use 2 packages tempeh instead of just 1. At times I like the extra dose of protein the tempeh adds and will double the amount making for an extra hearty chili. It's just so good!
• For those who do not care for the taste of tempeh, I recommend making this a day ahead so the flavors really meld into the tempeh masking most of its natural flavor. Or try using the three grain tempeh as its flavor is not as strong.
• If you find if you added too much heat from the chipotle, try adding a teaspoon or so of cocoa/cacao powder or organic sugar.
• This recipe was updated in Sept. 2019 with new photos and helpful tips. The only changes made to the recipe was adding a can of sweet corn. Since so many who commented on the recipe added it, I thought I would do the same. It's delicious, but optional!

WHITE LIGHTNING CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in the pan over medium heat.
• Add the onion and saute 5-6 minutes.
• While sauteeing, add a pinch of kosher salt and a little fresh cracked pepper (just to give the onions a little chance.).
• Add the garlic and saute 1 minute.
• Add chicken broth, the navy beans, the pepper, the oregano, the cumin, and the chipotle chili powder.
• Mash the can of pinto beans with a potato masher.
• Stir into the soup.
• Stir in chicken and chilis.
• Simmer 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Garnish, and serve.

WHITE LIGHTNING TEMPEH CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saute pan on med-high heat. Add garlic, onions and tempeh.
• Saute until onions and garlic are tender, about 5 minutes.
• In a large dutch oven, add chicken broth, cumin, coriander, white pepper, lime juice and habanera peppers.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium, cover and let simmer 10 minutes.
• Add tempeh, garlic and onion mixture, corn, beans, yellow pepper, mushrooms and white wine.
• Cover and let simmer 30 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Stir in the sour cream. Garnish with pepper jack cheese and cilantro.

GREEN AND WHITE LIGHTNING CHUNKY CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a soup pot over med-high heat with the vegetable oil; add in the chicken to the hot oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Cook 2-3 minutes, stirring often; add in onion, garlic, jalapeno, cumin, and coriander; cook 3-4 minutes, continuing to stir.
• Add in the tomatillo salsa and chicken broth; bring to a simmer.
• Add half of the beans; with a fork thoroughly mash the other half of the beans, then add to the chili.
• Simmer for 10 minutes; remove chili from heat and add in cilantro, parsley, and lime juice.
• Serve each bowl of chili with a little shredded cheese on top; crush up some chips and stir.

CHILLI TEMPEH STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Boil the broccoli for 1 min 30 secs. Drain.
• Heat the oil in a non-stick pan. Stir-fry the tempeh for 2-3 mins, then put on a plate. Fry the garlic, ginger and chilli for 2 mins. Tip in the broccoli and toss.
• Mix the gochujang with 2 tbsp water and the tempeh. Add to the pan with the seeds. Cook for 2 mins. Serve with rice, if you like.

WHITE LIGHTNING CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in hot oil in large Dutch oven over medium high heat for 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
• Stir in chicken, chicken broth, green chilies and seasoning mix with 2 cans beans.
• Coarsely mash remaining can of beans and add to chicken mixture.
• Bring to boil, stirring often.
• Cover and reduce heat to medium low and simmer, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes.

TEMPEH CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large sauce pan. Add the chopped onion, red and green peppers, Jalapeno and the crumbled tempeh. Stir fry for 5-6 minutes.
• Stir in the cumin, garlic, salt, canned tomatoes, beans, cilantro and Chipotle chili if using. Allow this mixture to simmer for about 40 minutes.
• Sprinkle with soy cheese if you like. Using a soy based cheese will keep this recipe Vegan.