Chads Chili Recipes

Steps:

• Set a medium stockpot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. (Don't use a nonstick pot.) Dice onion, and add it to the dry pot. Stir continuously until the onion begins to turn translucent, browns slightly, and begins to stick. Add 1/2 cup vegetable stock, to deglaze the onions.
• Meanwhile, dice the sweet potato and set it aside. To the onions, add ground cumin, chili powder, smoked paprika, and chopped chipotle chile. Add diced sweet potato and remaining 2 cups of vegetable stock. Simmer over medium heat until the sweet potatoes begin to soften, about 6-8 minutes.
• While the sweet potatoes are cooking, dice the zucchini and mushrooms. Crush the canned tomatoes by hand, and add them to the pot.
• Add diced veggies. Rinse the canned beans, then add them to the pot. Season chili with salt to taste. Simmer over medium-low heat until vegetables are slightly tender, about 20 minutes. Coarsely chop kale and cilantro, and add to the pot.
• Serve hot, garnished with an optional dollop of dairy-free sour cream, sliced avocado, and chopped scallions.

Steps:

• Roast Tomatillos over open flame. Cool, then crush or chop.
• Cook bacon in pan. Pull and reserve fat.
• Chop and add onion, green pepper, red pepper, jalapenos to the pan with some of the bacon fat. While cooking, mince garlic. After 5 minutes, add minced garlic. Remove from pan.
• Cube, season, and sear chuck in pan, using bacon fat.
• Add all ingredients to slow cooker. Add water if needed for desired consistency. Cook on high for 4 hours Reduce to low and cook for 4-8 hours.