Spicy Vegetable Chili Recipe

Spicy Vegetable Chili Recipe Spicy Vegetable Chili Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

This chili makes a great comforting meal on cool autumn nights. I love dipping oat bran bread into it. —Nancy Zimmerman, Cape May Court House, New Jersey

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Diabetic Friendly

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Spicy Vegetable Chili Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. Cook: 35 min.
  • Yield: 8 Servings
25 35 60

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 medium carrot, thinly sliced
  • 1 medium green pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 small zucchini, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 cans (16 ounces each) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 cans (8 ounces each) no-salt-added tomato sauce
  • 1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 3 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • Minced fresh cilantro and fat-free sour cream, optional

Directions

  • In a Dutch oven, saute the onion, carrot, pepper, mushrooms and zucchini in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
  • Add the tomatoes, beans, tomato sauce, green chilies and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 35 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Stir in vinegar. Serve in soup bowls; garnish each with cilantro and sour cream if desired. Yield: 8 servings (2 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1 cup (calculated without sour cream) equals 195 calories, 3 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 423 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 11 g fiber, 10 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 lean meat.

Originally published as Spicy Vegetable Chili in Healthy Cooking October/November 2009, p62

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Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2010 by dlgschultz

Loved this recipe, but use a lot less chili powder (1-1 1/2 T)

Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2009 by IMakeCards

This is awesome. We added a little leftover roast beef, but it's delicious without meat.

Reviewed on Oct. 01, 2009 by babyjimmie

This was very good -- chock full of veggies I did use the Rotel diced tomatoes so I omitted the chiles from the recipe. VERY hot. :)

 
 

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