Winter Vegetable Chili Recipes

Steps:

• In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, season with salt, and cook until the onion starts to sweat and become translucent, 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 2 minutes more.
• Add the parsnips and butternut squash and season with salt, paprika, oregano, cumin, allspice, and chipotle powder. Stir to coat the vegetables with the spices. Cover and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, until the vegetables begin to soften.
• Add the cannellini beans, cilantro, and vegetable broth. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil for 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes, until the chili is thickened and the vegetables are cooked through.
• Ladle the chili into bowls and top with cilantro and cheddar cheese.
• Enjoy!

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:

• In 5-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat 2 teaspoons olive oil.
• Add butternut squash and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden; remove.
• In same pan heat 2 more teaspoons olive oil; cook carrots and onion until well browned.
• Stir in chili powder; cook 1 minute, stirring.
• Add tomatoes with their liquid, chiles with their liquid, vegetable broth, and salt; over high heat, heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally with spoon to break up tomatoes.
• Stir in black beans and butternut squash; over high heat, heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 minutes or until squash is tender and chili thickens.
• Stir in cilantro.
• Serve with sour cream, if desired.