My Favorite Vegetarian Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 fresh garlic cloves
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 1 bell pepper, chopped (i use red)
• 2 medium zucchini, chopped
• 2 medium summer squash, chopped
• 1 cup carrot, chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can corn
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes and green chilies
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black beans
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can kidney beans
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1 tablespoon oregano

Recipe

• 1 in a very large pot saute fresh garlic, onion, and celery for 5 minute.
• 2 add in red pepper and saute another 5 minutes, or until onions are soft.
• 3 mix in zuchini, summer squash, and carrots and saute another 5 minutes.
• 4 add in all the rest of the ingredient and bring to a boil.
• 5 turn heat to low and simmer for about 45 minutes to an hour.
• 6 put in fridge to cool for a couple of hours(to thicken) or add in ingredients to thicken. i just prefer to leave out the extra calories. just re-heat and enjoy!