Insanely Easy Vegetarian Chili

Healthy Lunch - Lunch

This chili is SO easy to make. You can pretty much throw whatever you have into the pot and it'll be great. (I added some leftover salsa once.) It's very colorful, not to mention delicious.

Brief

Prep 25 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 55 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Insanely Easy Vegetarian Chili

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 cup chopped onions

¾ cup chopped carrots

3 cloves garlic

minced

1 cup chopped green bell pepper

1 cup chopped red bell pepper

¾ cup chopped celery

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 ½ cups chopped fresh mushrooms

1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes with liquid

chopped

1 (19 ounce) can kidney beans with liquid

1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn

undrained

1 tablespoon ground cumin

1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano

1 ½ teaspoons dried basil

Toasted Buckwheat Tabbouleh

Lunch

Directions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.

Nutritional Information

Insanely Easy Vegetarian Chili

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 155.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 6.8g 14%

Carbohydrates: 29g 9%

Dietary Fiber: 8.1g 32%

Sugars: 6.8g

Fat: 3g 5%

Saturated Fat: 0.4g 2%

Vitamin A Iu: 4488.9IU 90%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.3mg 18%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 21%

Vitamin C: 57.7mg 96%

Folate: 42.1mcg 11%

Calcium: 87.7mg 9%

Iron: 3.5mg 19%

Magnesium: 31.6mg 11%

Potassium: 487.4mg 14%

Sodium: 423.3mg 17%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 14%

Calories From Fat: 27

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.