Randys Vegetarian Chili Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and season with bay leaves, cumin, oregano, and salt. Cook and stir until onion is tender, then mix in the celery, green bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, garlic, and green chile peppers. When vegetables are heated through, mix in the vegetarian burger crumbles. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer 5 minutes.
• Mix the tomatoes into the pot. Season chili with chili powder and pepper. Stir in the kidney beans, garbanzo beans, and black beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 45 minutes. Stir in the corn, and continue cooking 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• The best chili seasoning mix to use is Williams Tex Mex Chili Seasoning Mix in 1 oz packets, but you can use 2 Tbs of any other chili seasoning mix, or mix your own from various types of chili powders, onion powder and garlic.
• To reconstitute the texturized vegetable protein, boil almost 1 cup of water and then add 1 cup of the dry TVP. Stir and let stand for about 5 minutes. Morningstar makes a good meat substitute - freezer section, by the Boca.
• Heat all ingredients for about 20 minutes in a saucepan, stirring frequently.
• Sprinkle liberally with cheesy goodness after it is in a bowl. Serve with cornbread made from scratch in a cast iron pan. Goes great with beer, especially a Harp or red or brown ale.

Steps:

• Chop vegetables to desired chunkiness.
• Combine all ingredients (except for cracker meal) in crock pot.
• Cook all day on low heat. (If chili is still too watery, add cracker meal to thicken.)

Steps:

• Heat the beans on top of the stove in a large soup pot or Dutch oven.
• Heat the oil over medium heat in a heavy nonstick skillet and add the onion, carrot and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are tender and beginning to color, about 8 minutes. Stir in the garlic, stir together until fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute, and add the ground chili and cumin. Cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes, until the mixture begins to stick to the pan. Add the tomatoes and oregano, and salt to taste. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring often, until the tomatoes have cooked down and the mixture is beginning to stick to the pan, about 10 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste dissolved in water and bring back to a simmer. Season with salt to taste and simmer, stirring often, for 10 minutes, until the mixture is thick and fragrant.
• Stir the tomato mixture into the beans. Add the winter squash and bring to a simmer. Simmer, stirring often, for 30 to 45 minutes. It is important to stir often so that the chili doesn't settle and stick to the bottom of the pot. It should be thick; if you desire you can thin out with water. Taste and adjust salt.
• Shortly before serving stir in the cilantro and simmer for 5 minutes. Spoon into bowls. If you wish, top with grated cheddar, Monterey jack, or crumbled queso fresco.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onions, carrots, and garlic until tender. Stir in green pepper, red pepper, celery, and chili powder. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 6 minutes.
• Stir in mushrooms, and cook 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, kidney beans, and corn. Season with cumin, oregano, and basil. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium. Cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven or skillet, melt 2 T. butter flavored CRISCO.
• Add the first 4 ingredients & season with the LAWRY's.
• Cook & stir occasionally, until all pink is almost gone & vegetables are soft, but not brown.
• Drain well.
• Place in a large crockpot.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Using your hands, crush the the whole tomatoes.
• Stir well.
• Cook on low setting for 6-8 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Correct the seasonings to your taste.
• Best if cooled & reheated the next day.
• Serve with a crusty bread or corn bread.
• ENJOY!