Maindish Family Chili – soup – Hope you will like this one also, it is one of the best soup. View the video also if available, and feel free to comments, share.
Vegeterian Tips: Many upscale food chains have either one or the other, or both salad and soup bars. Salad bars are great for vegetarians, but be careful not to overload on dressings, croutons, nuts, or cheese. Be sure to check with your server about the soups available and that they are bean based, with no meat. If there is nothing else available, salad and soup bars can make a hearty and tasty meal.
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
- Olive oil
- 2 large onions, coarsely chopped
- Fresh garlic, minced (to taste, I use about 4 cloves)
- 2 to 3 15-oz cans chopped tomatoes with liquid
- 1 12-oz can tomato paste
- 1 15-oz can tomato puree
- 2 15-oz cans seasoned chili beans
- 1 pound fresh mushrooms, quartered
- 1 can medium pitted black olives, quartered
- chili powder, optional, to taste
- black peppe
- 1 bunch green onions
Directions:
In a large dutch oven, sauté onions and garlic in olive oil. Add,
tomatoes, tomato paste, and tomato puree, chili beans and seasonings.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer loosely covered for about an
hour, stirring occasionally. Add mushrooms and black olives and continue
simmering (and stirring occasionally) until seasonings are blended and
chili as thick or thin as you like. Serve with chopped green onions
sprinkled on top, and a side of vegan cornbread.
Optional: Add salsa with the tomatoes. I clean all the odds and ends from
the refrigerator with this dish — peppers, salsas, beans, tomato juice,
etc.
I usually make this over a period of two days. After simmering for an hour
or two, I refrigerate overnight. I then add the mushrooms and black olives
and simmer some more. This really brings out the flavors. Canned
mushrooms can substituted for fresh and this will reduce the amount of
liquid in the final stages, as well as make this a dish that can be made
from the pantry on busy weekends.
Serves: 6 to 8
Preparation time: 20 min to throw together, several hours to simmer.
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