Vegetable Bean Chili Recipe

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Because it is so hearty, no one misses the meat in this chili. Both family and friends ask me to make it often.

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Vegetable Bean Chili Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Cook: 30 min.

Yield: 9 Servings

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Ingredients

1 medium zucchini, sliced 1/4 inch thick
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
1 can (28 ounces) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
1 jar (8 ounces) picante sauce
1 teaspoon reduced-sodium beef bouillon granules
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 can (16 ounces) chili beans, undrained
1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained

Directions

In a Dutch oven, saute the zucchini, green pepper, onion, carrots, celery and garlic in oil until tender. Stir in tomatoes, picante sauce, bouillon and cumin; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add beans and olives; heat through. Yield: 9 servings (2-1/4 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 211 calories, 8 g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 647 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 7 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1-1/2 starch, 1-1/2 fat, 1/2 lean meat.

Originally published as Vegetable Bean Chili in Taste of Home's Down-Home Diabetic Cookbook Annual 2000, p103