I made a giant vat of chili.
Despite the heat. It’s never too hot for a good chili.
I am talking enormous amounts of smoky comforting chili goodness that is currently taking over my fridge, freezer, and belly.
I took this over to my parents’ house in the morning before work on Friday – they live near my work, so I ran home to enjoy this deliciousness for lunch.
And I planned on taking a can or two of tomatoes from them cause they buy them in bulk and I decided last minute that canned tomatoes would be awesome in this. But my mom had a basket of over-ripe but gorgeous tomatoes from her garden! So I threw those in too.
This is one of those meals. Just throw in anything that would like to eat in a chili if you find it in your house, garden, farmer’s market – whatever. Beans, some meat-sub if you want it, veggies, flavorings. So. simple.
The ingredients below are what I used:
serves 12
6 oz soy chorizo (1/2 Trader Joe’s package – my favorite brand!)
2/3 C ground meat sub (I love Gardein)
1 15-oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 15-oz can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 15-oz can diced tomatoes
1 C fresh tomatoes
1 onion, chopped
2 bell peppers, chopped
1 T chipotles in adobo
1 T ground cumin
5 cloves garlic, chopped
3 C vegetable stock or water*
*it might look a little watery in the pictures, but I made it with 4C originally, so I already cut the recipe down!
To make: throw everything in your slow cooker. Cook on low 3-5 hours.
Soooo I’ve already eaten several servings of this. Eat this plain with a little chopped cilantro on top. Or with corn bread on the side. Or with grilled corn on top. Or pour this over a baked sweet potato. Mmmmmm foodie brain doesn’t stop!
OR come back tomorrow to see the super-secret way I plan to fix this up for dinner, which I’ll be posting for my second “Leftover Makeover” feature!
There is no end to the goodness a nice giant batch of chili has to offer.
Nutrition facts per serving: Calories: 316; Calories from Fat: 35; Total Fat: 3.9g; Sodium: 194mg; Total Carbohydrates: 51.3g; Dietary Fiber: 13.4g; Sugars: 4.5g; Protein: 20.9g
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