Veg Chili-Diabetes Friendly Thursday
Try this flavorful protein packed Veg Chili which can be a one pot meal for the your busy week days.
Ingredients
- 1 medium sized onion chopped
- 4-5 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 jalapeno chopped
- ½ green bell pepper chopped
- ½ red bell pepper chopped
- 2 celery sticks chopped
- 1 can black beans rinsed and drained (you can use fresh ones too)
- 1 can kidney beans rinsed and drained (you can use fresh ones too)
- 2 to matoes roughly chopped
- ½ cup tomato puree
- 1-2 tsp roasted cumin powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- 1/2-1 tsp paprika powder
- 2 bay leaves
- salt to taste
- Tofurky Chorizo Style you can use any kind of soy protein
- Cilantro chopped for garnishing
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a soup pot or any other large pot. Add the bay leaves and then add chopped onions. Saute for a couple of minutes and add cumin powder, salt and oregano and stir for additional couple of minutes.
- Now add chopped veggies, which is red & green bell pepper, celery and jalapeño. Stir it for a minute or two and then add your soy protein to the veggies. Mix it well. Add red chili powder, paprika and salt to the mixture. Cook it covered for about 5-6 minutes.
- Stir in the chopped tomatoes and the tomato puree into the veggie mixture. Mix it all completely and add black & kidney beans to it (If you don't have black beans, you can use garbanzo or pinto beans to it too). Give it a good stir and add 1/4 cup of water to it. Bring to a boil and then cook for 30-35 minutes covered on a slow heat.
- Serve hot and garnish with cilantro.