Anonymous
03/15/2025 01:50
Subject: Vegetarian chili - tips
I add quinoa to mine. Everyone loves it, to include my meat loving friends.
Anonymous
03/15/2025 01:44
Subject: Vegetarian chili - tips
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My (literally) award winning vegetarian chili recipe:
Sautee 1 onion and 2 jalapenos until tender, sprinkling a good amount of spicy adobo on once they start sweating. (the powdered spice, not the marinade)
Add 4-5 cloves garlic and sautee for another 1-2 minutes (but don't burn it!)
Add a generous amount (~one tablespoon) of cumin and chili powder, and a bit less (~a teaspoon) of garlic powder and cayenne pepper and stir until it starts to create fond on the bottom of the pot
Deglaze with 12oz beer, (I use Shiner Bock) add 2 cans of diced tomatoes. I like the fire roasted type but anything but the italian kind will work. Once it gets back up to a boil repeat the spices.
Add 2 cans of beans. I like 1/1 black and pinto but you can use whatever. Once it gets back up to a boil, repeat the spices.
Add 1 chopped can chipotles in adobo. (just the sauce if you can't handle spicy) and 1 square baking chocolate
Add 1 bag Morningstar or Gardein fake ground beef and simmer until it's very thick, around an hour.
i love the idea of adding beer! this sounds delicious.
OP here: thanks for this recipe!
Anonymous
03/14/2025 10:13
Subject: Vegetarian chili - tips
Anonymous wrote:My (literally) award winning vegetarian chili recipe:
Sautee 1 onion and 2 jalapenos until tender, sprinkling a good amount of spicy adobo on once they start sweating. (the powdered spice, not the marinade)
Add 4-5 cloves garlic and sautee for another 1-2 minutes (but don't burn it!)
Add a generous amount (~one tablespoon) of cumin and chili powder, and a bit less (~a teaspoon) of garlic powder and cayenne pepper and stir until it starts to create fond on the bottom of the pot
Deglaze with 12oz beer, (I use Shiner Bock) add 2 cans of diced tomatoes. I like the fire roasted type but anything but the italian kind will work. Once it gets back up to a boil repeat the spices.
Add 2 cans of beans. I like 1/1 black and pinto but you can use whatever. Once it gets back up to a boil, repeat the spices.
Add 1 chopped can chipotles in adobo. (just the sauce if you can't handle spicy) and 1 square baking chocolate
Add 1 bag Morningstar or Gardein fake ground beef and simmer until it's very thick, around an hour.
i love the idea of adding beer! this sounds delicious.
Anonymous
03/14/2025 10:12
Subject: Vegetarian chili - tips
My (literally) award winning vegetarian chili recipe:
Sautee 1 onion and 2 jalapenos until tender, sprinkling a good amount of spicy adobo on once they start sweating. (the powdered spice, not the marinade)
Add 4-5 cloves garlic and sautee for another 1-2 minutes (but don't burn it!)
Add a generous amount (~one tablespoon) of cumin and chili powder, and a bit less (~a teaspoon) of garlic powder and cayenne pepper and stir until it starts to create fond on the bottom of the pot
Deglaze with 12oz beer, (I use Shiner Bock) add 2 cans of diced tomatoes. I like the fire roasted type but anything but the italian kind will work. Once it gets back up to a boil repeat the spices.
Add 2 cans of beans. I like 1/1 black and pinto but you can use whatever. Once it gets back up to a boil, repeat the spices.
Add 1 chopped can chipotles in adobo. (just the sauce if you can't handle spicy) and 1 square baking chocolate
Add 1 bag Morningstar or Gardein fake ground beef and simmer until it's very thick, around an hour.
Sautee 1 onion and 2 jalapenos until tender, sprinkling a good amount of spicy adobo on once they start sweating. (the powdered spice, not the marinade)
Add 4-5 cloves garlic and sautee for another 1-2 minutes (but don't burn it!)
Add a generous amount (~one tablespoon) of cumin and chili powder, and a bit less (~a teaspoon) of garlic powder and cayenne pepper and stir until it starts to create fond on the bottom of the pot
Deglaze with 12oz beer, (I use Shiner Bock) add 2 cans of diced tomatoes. I like the fire roasted type but anything but the italian kind will work. Once it gets back up to a boil repeat the spices.
Add 2 cans of beans. I like 1/1 black and pinto but you can use whatever. Once it gets back up to a boil, repeat the spices.
Add 1 chopped can chipotles in adobo. (just the sauce if you can't handle spicy) and 1 square baking chocolate
Add 1 bag Morningstar or Gardein fake ground beef and simmer until it's very thick, around an hour.
Anonymous
03/12/2025 06:38
Subject: Vegetarian chili - tips
It really depends on what flavor profile you're going for, but some small cubed squash can also lighten it up if you're thinking too beans means too heavy.
Anonymous
03/12/2025 06:24
Subject: Vegetarian chili - tips
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I enjoy the recipe on the Cookie and Kate blog. She blends part of the chili (I use an immersion blender) to make it thicker. https://cookieandkate.com/vegetarian-chili-recipe/ I think that is the trick to making it more hearty vs more soupy.
I make this one all the time! Second this recommendation
This is a great one! Have made it a couple times.
Anonymous
03/12/2025 00:13
Subject: Vegetarian chili - tips
Anonymous wrote:Espresso powder or cocoa powder
Soy sauce
A little butter to take the sharp taste out
A little Brown sugar
Kidney beans and or pinto
Sometimes I add browned veggie crumbles
A Little of this and that
Cook it down so not soupy
What brand of veggie crumbles do you use?
Anonymous
03/12/2025 00:12
Subject: Vegetarian chili - tips
Anonymous wrote:Buy Hard Times chili spices and make it from that. Add beans or not as you wish. If beans get pink beans or pinto beans not kidney beans.
I do like their chili. Thanks for this idea.
Anonymous
03/11/2025 15:16
Subject: Vegetarian chili - tips
It shouldn't be soupy. That is you adding too much liquid/not accounting for the veg liquid release.
Anonymous
03/11/2025 15:09
Subject: Vegetarian chili - tips
I add cubes white and sweet potatoes to vegetarian chili and it helps to both absorb some of the liquid and thicken things up because of the starch. Plus I think it makes it feel a little more hearty.
Anonymous
03/11/2025 13:50
Subject: Vegetarian chili - tips
I roast some of the vegetables until there is a little char on them. Eggplant, sweet potato, onion, corn kernels, etc work well in this capacity. Not burned, but a little charred. This helps give a smokier taste and deeper flavor.
Agree with blending a portion of the soup to help thicken it. Also agree with using mushrooms.
Agree with blending a portion of the soup to help thicken it. Also agree with using mushrooms.
Anonymous
03/10/2025 17:29
Subject: Vegetarian chili - tips
Pressure cook your own beans for vegetarian chili. The beans will be a bit mushy adding bulk to the chili. Yum!
Anonymous
03/10/2025 17:26
Subject: Re:Vegetarian chili - tips
Mushrooms! I use a ton of mushrooms in my chili whether I'm making it vegetarian, or with meat. Any hearty mushroom will work, but I prefer portobellos for their texture and price point.
Rough chop them, or better yet, run them through a food processor and add them at the very beginning to sweat down with your onions, etc. Make sure they've given up most of their moisture before adding your wet/liquid ingredients. When cooked and incorporated, they take on a texture similar to ground beef and easily absorb the flavor of any added spices.
Mushrooms lighten up a meat based chili without sacrificing flavor and add some bulk and thickness to vegetarian recipes. Because of their high moisture content I can easily use several pounds of mushrooms in a big batch of chili.
Rough chop them, or better yet, run them through a food processor and add them at the very beginning to sweat down with your onions, etc. Make sure they've given up most of their moisture before adding your wet/liquid ingredients. When cooked and incorporated, they take on a texture similar to ground beef and easily absorb the flavor of any added spices.
Mushrooms lighten up a meat based chili without sacrificing flavor and add some bulk and thickness to vegetarian recipes. Because of their high moisture content I can easily use several pounds of mushrooms in a big batch of chili.
Anonymous
03/10/2025 11:40
Subject: Vegetarian chili - tips
I make sweet potato chili.