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Great recipe for Homemade Vegetarian Chickpea and Kidney Bean Chili. Meatless but definitely not flavorless ;) You can use either dry beans or canned/cooked beans. I like to use dry beans because the canned ones tend to be too soft and can get mushy.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook homemade vegetarian chickpea and kidney bean chili using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Homemade Vegetarian Chickpea and Kidney Bean Chili:
- Prepare 115 g dry chickpeas/garbanzo beans, soaked overnight (or 1 can cooked)
- Take 115 g dry kidney beans, soaked overnight (or 1 can cooked)
- Make ready 1 onion
- Prepare 3 cloves garlic
- Take 1 stalk celery
- Prepare 1 green bell pepper (or other color is okay)
- Take 1 cup fresh or frozen corn (240 ml, optional)
- Get 1 can whole tomatoes
- Prepare 1 cup tomato juice (240 ml)
- Make ready SPICES:
- Take 1 Tbsp chili powder, more to taste
- Get 2 tsp ground cumin
- Take 1 tsp ground coriander
- Get 1 Tbsp dried oregano (or some fresh)
- Get 1 Tbsp dried basil
- Make ready to taste salt & pepper
- Get Optional toppings: shredded cheese, fresh cilantro, sour cream/plain yogurt
Bring the mixture to a boil. To make this a complete vegetarian meal, skip the Worcestershire sauce or use anchovy-free. In a large pot over medium heat, heat olive oil then add onion, bell pepper, and carrots. Whether dried or canned, kidney beans should be a staple of your pantry.
Instructions to make Homemade Vegetarian Chickpea and Kidney Bean Chili:
- If using dry beans, soak them overnight in plenty of water. Before cooking, chop up the onion, garlic, green pepper and celery.
- Heat oil in a large pot and sauté the onions and garlic until soft and transparent.
- Add the other green pepper, celery and dry spices. Sauté a few minutes until fragrant.
- Add can of tomatoes and break up into smaller chunks.
- Add beans, corn (optional) and tomato juice and stir. Add a little water, if needed, to cover all ingredients.
- Bring to a boil, turn to low and cover with lid. Let simmer for about 1 hour if using canned beans. And up to 1.5 to 2 hours if using dry beans or until they are soft. Check occasionally to stir and add water if too low.
- Once beans are desired softness, taste and adjust the spices and salt if needed. If too acidic from the tomatoes, add a teaspoon or so of sugar to mellow it out. Serve into bowls and top with your favorite toppings!
Hearty enough to contribute to dishes like chili and curry — but flavorful enough to be profiled in recipes for bean salads or burgers — kidney beans can do it all. In a large Dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium-high. Add in tomatoes with juice, kidney beans and ¼ cup water. Add some vegetarian mock meat to a kidney bean chili with corn for texture and minced celery, bell pepper and spices for that homemade taste. Top it all off with a dollop of sour cream for another one of the best ways to prepare homemade meatless chili.
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