Best 12 Cooking Light Veg Chili Recipes

INSANELY EASY VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onions, carrots, and garlic until tender. Stir in green pepper, red pepper, celery, and chili powder. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 6 minutes.
• Stir in mushrooms, and cook 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, kidney beans, and corn. Season with cumin, oregano, and basil. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium. Cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

COOKING LIGHT VEG CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell peppers to pan; sauté 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Add chili powder and garlic to pan; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add broth and beer, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
• Add chipotle, beans, and tomatoes to pan; simmer 40 minutes or until thick. Stir in salt.
• Sprinkle each serving with cheese.

VEGGIE CHILI

Steps:

• Remove all the stems from the mushrooms and add them to a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Add half of the mushroom caps, slightly breaking them up with your hands as you add them. Pulse the mushrooms until they are finely chopped. Set aside. Halve and slice the remaining mushroom caps and set aside.
• Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the oil and heat until shimmering. Add the finely chopped mushrooms from the food processor and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook until the natural liquid from the mushrooms has released and evaporated, about 4 minutes. Add the onion, celery, bell peppers, poblano pepper, cilantro stems and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic, chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin and coriander. Stir to coat until the spices are fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, zucchini and sliced mushrooms. Stir to combine. Bring the mixture up to a boil, then turn the heat down to low. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Remove the lid from the Dutch oven and add the corn, black beans and pinto beans. Stir to combine. Continue cooking until the corn and beans are heated through, an additional 5 minutes. Season with salt.
• Ladle the chili into bowls and top with the desired toppings.

LIGHT VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Sauté onion and bell pepper in oil over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add chili powder, cayenne pepper, cumin, oregano, garlic and green chilies, and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in tomatoes, beans, broth and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10-20 minutes.
• Serve with the fresh sliced avocado, sour cream, and cheddar cheese.

COOKING CHALLENGE CHILI

Steps:

• Peel broccoli stems and cube; set aside.
• In a large pot, place undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, and sugar; stir to combine.
• In a large skillet, begin to brown the ground beef; as meat starts to release its fat, add fresh garlic to pan and stir well.
• Saute until meat is browned; add to tomatoes, leaving fat behind in pan.
• In same skillet, over medium heat, add oil to pan and heat; add onions and saute until softened.
• To onions, add broccoli stems and chopped mushrooms; stir.
• Sprinkle salt, black pepper, cumin, oregano and cayenne over vegetables and stir so that the vegetables are coated with the spices.
• Add entire skillet mixture into the pot, add chili powder, and stir well.
• Over high heat, bring mixture to a bubble; reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add beans and cilantro to pot, stir well, and let mixture simmer for an additional 10 minutes or until beans are heated through and vegetables are cooked.
• Taste; add additional seasonings if desired, and serve.
• Note: like most chilis, this will be better the second day.

VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat.
• Add 2 chopped onions, garlic and chilies. Saute until onions are translucent, about 6 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste, bell peppers, carrots, cumin, salt and cayenne.
• Bring to simmer, and cook for 20 minutes.
• Add all beans and cook 15 minutes more.
• Add zucchini and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• If you like a thinner chili, add 1 - 1 1/2 cups of water or tomato juice. If so, double the ground spices in the recipe.
• Ladle into chili bowls. Serve, passing cheese, sour cream and any other chili toppings you like!

MEAT-LOVERS' VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in skillet over medium-low heat. Add bell peppers, poblano peppers, onion, garlic, and jalapeno. Cook and stir until soft, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker.
• Combine hot vegetable broth and TVP in a bowl; stir and let sit until liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Add to the slow cooker.
• Place diced tomatoes, kidney beans, black beans, tomato paste, beer, vinegar, soy sauce, lemon juice, chili powder, cocoa powder, seasoned salt, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, cumin, oregano, liquid smoke, black pepper, and sugar into the slow cooker. Mix to combine.
• Cook chili on Low for 6 to 10 hours or on High for 4 to 5 hours.

SUMMER VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium pot. Add onion, garlic, chili powder and cumin. Saute over medium heat until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients (except garnishes) and stir. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Add more liquid if needed.
• Serve alone or over rice (preferably brown). Garnish if desired with any of the following: reduced-fat cheddar cheese, onion, fat-free sour cream, guacamole, fresh cilantro.

VEGETABLE CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onions and green pepper in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in water and carrots; cover and cook over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. , Add the potatoes, broth, chili powder, sugar, cumin and oregano; cover and cook for 10 minutes. , Add the zucchini, squash, tomatoes and ketchup; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in beans and peas; simmer for 10 minutes.

THE BEST VEGETARIAN CHILI IN THE WORLD

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and season with bay leaves, cumin, oregano, and salt. Cook and stir until onion is tender, then mix in the celery, green bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, garlic, and green chile peppers. When vegetables are heated through, mix in the vegetarian burger crumbles. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer 5 minutes.
• Mix the tomatoes into the pot. Season chili with chili powder and pepper. Stir in the kidney beans, garbanzo beans, and black beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 45 minutes. Stir in the corn, and continue cooking 5 minutes before serving.

VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine meat substitute, black beans, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, tomato juice, onions, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and cover. Let the chili simmer for at least 1 hour before serving.

5-INGREDIENT VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and saute until transparent, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, beans, and chili powder; bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes or longer.