Three Bean Vegetarian Chili (in the Crockpot)

Three Bean Vegetarian Chili

This chili is so tasty and hearty you won't miss the meat. You can throw it all in your crockpot in the morning and have a nice warm meal ready for you at dinner time. It is kid approved in my house and makes a big vat with lots of leftovers.

Here are the ingredients.  It does take a lot of ingredients so I like to prep the night before if I am going to be busy in the morning.  I chopped up sweet potatoes, carrots and peppers so they were ready to go.  I rinse the beans and corn from the cans (you could use frozen or your own beans if you don''t like using cans. In the summer I use fresh tomatoes in lieu of the diced canned tomatoes. I find this to be a good meal with staples I can always have on hand so I have only made it with the canned beans and am not sure how well uncooked bagged beans would work).

We like to serve with some tortilla chips or cornbread.

This is the cornbread recipe from http://realfitrealfoodmom.com/2014/02/22/sweet-corn-bread/

Throw on a little shredded cheese and maybe some greek yogurt or sour cream (helps cool it down for the little ones too!)

Ingredients

• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can fire roasted tomatoes with liquid
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles
• 1/2 cup carrots, chopped
• 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
• 1 sweet potato, scrubbed and chopped
• 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth, low sodium
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon cilantro
• salt and pepper
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can Kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup frozen corn (or a can of corn, rinsed)

Directions

Combine all the above ingredients, except corn, in the crock pot Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours in slow cooker. Add water to give chili preferred consistency. Serve with shredded cheese, greek yogurt or sour cream and extra veggies. Tortilla chips or cornbread also go well with this veggie chili!

Adapted from:

http://skinnyms.com/slow-cooker-vegetarian-style/