This is great for those budgets.
I made this batch with black beans. You can add ground beef substitute, or TSP or TVP if you like, I never added those but once, I added some TVP about 15 years ago, not a fan. Generally I am not a fan of meat-like substitutes - too old school I guess. I should give it a try again some day, I might actually like the meat substitutes if I break down and try all of the variety there are, and thus get all my protein needs met while I am at it.
1lb dry black beans (any beans will do)
6 cups water
Boil for ten minutes then set aside for 1-3 hours. You can even make this part the day before and refrigerate overnight.
Drain and rinse and drain the beans. add 6 more cups of cold water and begin to boil, then set it to a low boil
Dice
1-3 or more Jalapeno's
1 small red bell pepper
1 small green bell pepper (any peppers or no peppers work, as long as you have chili powder.)
1 large onion
saute the veggies until they are somewhat soft. Add to the beans.
add 1 29 oz can of diced tomatoes, and 1 29 oz can of tomato sauce.
1-3 or more Tablespoons of chili powder, depending on your constitution
1-2 Tablespoons cumin
1 Tablespoon onion powder
1/2 Tablespoon oregano
salt and pepper (go light on salt, you can always add it to your bowl of chili)
If you are on the budget and your spice pantry is bare, then just use the chili powder and salt and pepper if you do not have all the rest.
after its boiled almost a couple of hours (check on it and stir it up about every 15 minutes or so) add 3+ tablespoons of corn meal if you have it. If you want to add some frozen corn for a "complete" protein meal, its all good. Cook for another hour or so, or until the beans are done (al dente to soft). There are some good corn bread and corn muffin recipes on www.vegweb.org that will go great with this. But its good with some "buttered" or plain whole grain bread as well. Or no bread at all.
This makes a good batch, so use a large stock pot.
I eat a bowl the first night, then make burritos and corn tortilla tacos with fried diced potatoes (with onions is awesome) and the chili on subsequent nights. You can also make a chili-mac or chili-rice with it. It freezes well and makes tons of meals. You can add soy sour cream, or soy cheese and other fresh veggies to all of the above. Enjoy.
I made this batch with black beans. You can add ground beef substitute, or TSP or TVP if you like, I never added those but once, I added some TVP about 15 years ago, not a fan. Generally I am not a fan of meat-like substitutes - too old school I guess. I should give it a try again some day, I might actually like the meat substitutes if I break down and try all of the variety there are, and thus get all my protein needs met while I am at it.
1lb dry black beans (any beans will do)
6 cups water
Boil for ten minutes then set aside for 1-3 hours. You can even make this part the day before and refrigerate overnight.
Drain and rinse and drain the beans. add 6 more cups of cold water and begin to boil, then set it to a low boil
Dice
1-3 or more Jalapeno's
1 small red bell pepper
1 small green bell pepper (any peppers or no peppers work, as long as you have chili powder.)
1 large onion
saute the veggies until they are somewhat soft. Add to the beans.
add 1 29 oz can of diced tomatoes, and 1 29 oz can of tomato sauce.
1-3 or more Tablespoons of chili powder, depending on your constitution
1-2 Tablespoons cumin
1 Tablespoon onion powder
1/2 Tablespoon oregano
salt and pepper (go light on salt, you can always add it to your bowl of chili)
If you are on the budget and your spice pantry is bare, then just use the chili powder and salt and pepper if you do not have all the rest.
after its boiled almost a couple of hours (check on it and stir it up about every 15 minutes or so) add 3+ tablespoons of corn meal if you have it. If you want to add some frozen corn for a "complete" protein meal, its all good. Cook for another hour or so, or until the beans are done (al dente to soft). There are some good corn bread and corn muffin recipes on www.vegweb.org that will go great with this. But its good with some "buttered" or plain whole grain bread as well. Or no bread at all.
This makes a good batch, so use a large stock pot.
I eat a bowl the first night, then make burritos and corn tortilla tacos with fried diced potatoes (with onions is awesome) and the chili on subsequent nights. You can also make a chili-mac or chili-rice with it. It freezes well and makes tons of meals. You can add soy sour cream, or soy cheese and other fresh veggies to all of the above. Enjoy.
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