And make it spicy

I need a good vegetarian chili recipe that won't have people asking :where's the meat?".

Thank you!:howdy:

And make it spicy

I need a good vegetarian chili recipe that won't have people asking :where's the meat?".

Thank you!:howdy:

I'm sure I could come up with one that would leave them speechless. In any intelligible language anyway.:killingme

I need a good vegetarian chili recipe that won't have people asking :where's the meat?".

Why?




if you don't want folks asking "where's the meat" the easiest solution would be to add pieces of dead animal.

Make it like you normally do and add Boca crumbles instead of ground beef.

Not that I condone vegetarian chili or anything heinous like that..... :twitch:

Make it like you normally do and add Boca crumbles instead of ground beef.

Not that I condone vegetarian chili or anything heinous like that..... :twitch::killingme

But what are "Boca crumbles?"

:killingme

But what are "Boca crumbles?"

Genuine imitation replicates of browned ground beef.

4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 onion chopped
2 diced jalapenos
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
4 tablespoons chili powder, or to taste
1 tablespoon mustard powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 small can of diced chilis
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (or not)

DIRECTIONS
In a 4 quart pot, saute onion, jalapenos and garlic in oil until soft.
Add diced tomatoes (undrained), tomato sauce, tomato paste, beer, chili powder, mustard powder, oregano, pepper, chilis, cumin, hot pepper sauce. Stir in the pinto beans, garbanzo beans, black beans, red and white kidney beans. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and let simmer for 20 minutes. Top each serving with cheese (if you'd like).

A good vegetarian chili recipe... No such thing.

4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 onion chopped
2 diced jalapenos
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
4 tablespoons chili powder, or to taste
1 tablespoon mustard powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 small can of diced chilis
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (or not)

DIRECTIONS
In a 4 quart pot, saute onion, jalapenos and garlic in oil until soft.
Add diced tomatoes (undrained), tomato sauce, tomato paste, beer, chili powder, mustard powder, oregano, pepper, chilis, cumin, hot pepper sauce. Stir in the pinto beans, garbanzo beans, black beans, red and white kidney beans. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and let simmer for 20 minutes. Top each serving with cheese (if you'd like).

Abbreviated version:
1 can beans
1 can diced or crushed tomatoes
1 packet TexMex seasoning.

Add to crock pot. Serve with onions and cheese in about 6 hours. (I like sour cream with mine)

Enhanced:
Add diced Jalepenos, onion and green peppers to the crock pot.

A good vegetarian chili recipe... No such thing.

How many have you tried?

MK and I have put tofu in our chili and it was really good. We add refried beans to it to thicken it up. I would get some of that vegitarian sausage or even cut up some veggies burgers into meat sized hunks.

4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 onion chopped
2 diced jalapenos
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
4 tablespoons chili powder, or to taste
1 tablespoon mustard powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 small can of diced chilis
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (or not)

DIRECTIONS
In a 4 quart pot, saute onion, jalapenos and garlic in oil until soft.
Add diced tomatoes (undrained), tomato sauce, tomato paste, beer, chili powder, mustard powder, oregano, pepper, chilis, cumin, hot pepper sauce. Stir in the pinto beans, garbanzo beans, black beans, red and white kidney beans. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and let simmer for 20 minutes. Top each serving with cheese (if you'd like).Doesn't sound bad DR, but I have to leave the black beans out. They destroy me. :lol:

:lol: Tofu, the stem cell of the food world.....

Not sure I'd use tofu in chili. Texture more than anything else.

MK and I have put tofu in our chili and it was really good. We add refried beans to it to thicken it up. I would get some of that vegitarian sausage or even cut up some veggies burgers into meat sized hunks.Tofu???? :barf: :barf: Think I'll do some up with ground venison and kidney or pinto beans. You can substitute all the stuff you want, but it takes meat to make good chili. :yum:

MK and I have put tofu in our chili and it was really good. We add refried beans to it to thicken it up. I would get some of that vegitarian sausage or even cut up some veggies burgers into meat sized hunks.

Hippie Chick.

:lol: Tofu, the stem cell of the food world.....

Not sure I'd use tofu in chili. Texture more than anything else.

Tofu???? :barf: :barf: Think I'll do some up with ground venison and kidney or pinto beans. You can substitute all the stuff you want, but it takes meat to make good chili. :yum:

Hippie Chick.

Tofu is just bean curd and is great at absorbing the flavor of whatever you put it in. Small chunks of tofu in chili and you don't even know it's there!

She asked for vegitarian ideas so I gave her mine! :razz: I use ground turkey in mine and it's fabulous but if I wanted meatless I'd just subtract that and add tofu and veggie burgers. I added tofu in with my meated chili.

Tofu is just bean curd and is great at absorbing the flavor of whatever you put it in. Small chunks of tofu in chili and you don't even know it's there!

She asked for vegitarian ideas so I gave her mine! :razz: I use ground turkey in mine and it's fabulous but if I wanted meatless I'd just subtract that and add tofu and veggie burgers. I added tofu in with my meated chili.

was it in that 15 bean chili you made? That was really good! Big B is STILL raving about it :yay:

Tofu is just bean curd and is great at absorbing the flavor of whatever you put it in.

:lol: Exactly why I equated it to stem cells.....

was it in that 15 bean chili you made? That was really good! Big B is STILL raving about it :yay:

Cajun 15 bean soup! A family favorite!

Doesn't sound bad DR, but I have to leave the black beans out. They destroy me. :lol:

Might be, I've never tried it. I don't even know what a cannellini bean is. and I'm having a hard time thinking about how those garbonzo beans would be.

:lol: Tofu, the stem cell of the food world.....

Not sure I'd use tofu in chili. Texture more than anything else.

I wouldn't try to substitute anything for meat. I would just leave it out.

Cajun 15 bean soup! A family favorite!

Same here. :yay: It doesn't need meat to be delicious. Add the chili seasonings and it is good to go (chili powder, cumin and garlic)

How many have you tried?

None, and plan on keeping it that way.
Beef, it's what's for dinner!

Small chunks of tofu in chili and you don't even know it's there!

Then why even bother putting it in in the first place?

I like bean soup, but if you want to call it "chili" you have to put meat in it.

Then why even bother putting it in in the first place?

I like bean soup, but if you want to call it "chili" you have to put meat in it.

I don't have to do anything of the sort. I always have though. Someday, however, I will just because I can do what I want and I don't care what anyone else thinks.

Ps, there is chili and chili con carne for a reason. Sometimes you can't rustle up any meat.

I don't have to do anything of the sort.

Yes you do. I just made a rule. :razz:

Yes you do. I just made a rule. :razz:

You are not the boss of me.


I already have enough.:lol:

If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?

We're making it this weekend; I can't wait!

:howdy:

We're making it this weekend; I can't wait!

Seriously, try the Boca crumbles. I like them better than ground beef.

Seriously, try the Boca crumbles. I like them better than ground beef.

I found some in SFW, going to try them.

Seriously, try the Boca crumbles. I like them better than ground beef.

I sure will. Only, I'll try it out on my family before I test it on a party. Thanks for the info!

:howdy:

Then why even bother putting it in in the first place?

I like bean soup, but if you want to call it "chili" you have to put meat in it.

I put ham in my 15 bean soup.

I DO put meat in my chili but have added tofu chunks as well. It ups the protein without the animal fat. I'm all about getting proper nutrition out of my food! :razz:

My wife typically uses black soy beans. MUCH higher in protein, and in chili, almost indistinguishable from kidney beans.

I'm all about getting proper nutrition out of my food! :razz:

I take a Flintstone multi - Pebbles or Wilma - and don't worry about nutrition. :coffee:

And make it spicy

I need a good vegetarian chili recipe that won't have people asking :where's the meat?".

Thank you!:howdy:


Hey M.... How's big daddy? I hope he's doing better

Love ya!:huggy:

The more spices and "hots" you put in it; the better it is. You don't even miss the meat. I had the pot so garbaged up with stuff, no-one missed the meat.












Gonna try it with ground turkey this weekend:whistle:

The more spices and "hots" you put in it; the better it is. You don't even miss the meat. I had the pot so garbaged up with stuff, no-one missed the meat.Gonna try it with ground turkey this weekend:whistle:

Ground Turkey isn't bad. Venison is better. :yay:

Ground Turkey isn't bad. Venison is better. :yay:

ohhhh Bambi :bawl:


Actually I've had venison and it's good too. I just remember the one I hit a few years back in hubby's truck. :bawl: