Slow Cooked Vegetarian Chili
Slow Cooked Vegetarian Chili
This Vegetarian Chili is packed with so much umami from the mushrooms, you cannot tell that this is a Vegetarian dish!
TYPE | MAIN COURSE |
SERVES | 6 |
DIFFICULTY | EASY |
PREP TIME | 15 MIN |
COOK TIME | 3-4 HOURS |
Ingredients
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 jalapeño pepper, diced, remove seeds for less heat
- 16oz white, shiitake, or cremini mushrooms, minced
- 6 large cloves of garlic
- 2 tbsp of vegetable oil
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tbsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 28oz can fire-roasted tomatoes with juices or fire-roasted tomatoes with green chilies
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 - 15oz can garbanzo beans
- 1 - 15oz can kidney beans
- 1 - 15oz can black beans
- 1 cup corn kernels, freshly boiled and cut from cobb or frozen corn kernels
- ½ cup quinoa
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ cup chopped cilantro, for garnish
- lime, for garnish
- sliced avocado, for garnish
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees
- In the All-Clad D7 Stovetop Slow Cooker heat 2 tbsp of oil over medium-low heat. When the oil is heated add the mushrooms, onions, and peppers. Sauté for 20 minutes or until the moisture from the mushrooms has evaporated and begin to caramelize.
- Add the garlic and cook for an additional minute until fragrant.
- Add the tomato paste and cook for 3-4 minutes. You want to see the paste turn a deeper color of red.
- Add the remaining ingredients, with the exception of the quinoa and the cilantro which, will be added at the end. Bring the pot to a simmer and simmer for 5 minutes and cover.
- Add to the oven and cook for 2 hours.
- Remove from the oven stir in the quinoa. Return to the oven for an additional 1 hour.
- Remove from the oven and return to stovetop.
- At this time the Chili should be reduced and thickened. If the chili needs any more time, heat the pot over medium-low heat and simmer till reduced a little more. Once it is reduced by half and thickened, taste and add salt if needed.
- Serve over rice or alone. Top with fresh cilantro, limes, and sliced avocado.
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