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Thick and Hearty Vegetable Chili is for Soup.

Thick and Hearty Vegetable Chili takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Thick and Hearty Vegetable Chili takes 30 minutes to cook.

Thick and Hearty Vegetable Chili makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Thick and Hearty Vegetable Chili are:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 chopped onion
1 carrot thinly sliced
1 green pepper (I use red or yellow)
8 oz. mushrooms
1 small zucchini
12 black olives (optional)
4 large cloves garlic, minced
1 can 28 oz tomatoes with juice (or fresh)
2 cup nonfat low-sodium tomato sauce
1 can (4 oz) green chili peppers (if you want spice)
4 cups cooked kindey, pinto, black or adzuki beans
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon oregano
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons paprika
Red-pepper flakes (optional)
ground red peper (optional)
1 tablesppon white-winve vinegr
chopped cilantro (optional)
Nonfat sour cream or yogurt (optional)

Here is how you make Thick and Hearty Vegetable Chili:

Warm the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions, carrots, green peppers, mushrooms zucchini, olives (if using) and garlic. (I used my food processor the chopped these ingrediants up before sauteing. This way people that don't like mushrooms do not know they are in the soup.)Saute for 20 minutesAdd the tomatoes (with juice), tomato sauce, chili peppers, beans, chili powder, oregano, cumin, paprika, and red-pepper flakes (is using) and red pepper (if using) to taste.Simmer for at least 30 minutes; stir often to prevent burning. Add the vinegar and cilantro (if using) to taste. Simmer briefly. Serve arnished with the sour cream or yogurt (if using).Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STROYECK5.

The nutritional information for Thick and Hearty Vegetable Chili is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 264.0

• Total Fat: 4.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,070.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 47.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 17.2 g
• Protein: 13.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Thick and Hearty Vegetable Chili is Vegetarian