I LOVE Chili. I will it eat it anytime of the year. The best part of Chili is that it's SO easy to make! My Vegan Pantry is usually stocked well with various canned tomatoes (diced, stewed, crushed, & paste AND I have different flavors too; chili, Italian & Mexican). Also I have a HUGE variety of beans!
Depending on my family's and my mood, we choose at least 3 cans to make our chili. In this "recipe" (I'm using the term very loosely, because it is up to you to find the right flavors for you and yours) you need:
At least One Can of Beans
At least One Can of Tomatoes
The third can is up to you.
You can have a beanier chili, a tomato chili or (something my kids LOVE to do) is add a canned veggies. I think their favorite so far is a white corn (or Shoe peg Corn).
If you are going to be out all day, you can dump it all into a crock pot on low, but it cooks up pretty fast on the stove top too.
I like to add Chili Powder, but I never measure, because if I'm using chili beans or chili canned tomatoes, I don't add too much, but if I use any other beans or tomatoes, I add more. This is where a couple of clean spoons come in handy (so you don't "double dip"). Just add your chili powder and any other seasonings you'd like, for example; onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, the list goes on... and don't forget to taste and add seasons until it's too your liking.
If you like thick chili, add some corn meal.
There are so many uses for this chili. You can eat it right out of a bowl, on top of noodles, Boca Burgers & veggie dogs, wrapped in a tortilla or in a taco shell with your favorite taco fixins. Those are some of my favorite uses!
I'm sure many of you can think of more too! If you know an easy vegan chili recipe or you've tried this (with your own flare) I would love for you to comment. Also remember to share your chili uses too!
