3 Bean Vegetarian Chili

I've been thinking about the "Eat." portion of my blog title for quite a while and now that the weather is getting nice & cold I've decided to kick things off with a yummy chili recipe!  I've made a few different vegetarian chili recipes but this is my base recipe.  And, please forgive me for not having any peppers!  I could not believe I was out of peppers!  My favorite to add to chili would have to be a Serrano pepper, seeded & diced.  Here's what you will need:

Ingredients:

Large can of diced tomatoes

3 different beans, drained & rinsed

Onion, about 1/2 finely diced

Garlic, 2-4 cloves

1/2-1 C. frozen sweet corn

*Serrano pepper, seeded & diced

Tomato sauce

Vegetable broth (start with about 1 C.)

Salt

Pepper

Chili powder

Paprika

*Again, I was out of these so you won't see any peppers in the pictures.

1. Combine all ingredients in a crock pot & cook on low heat 6 hours or on high heat for 4 hours.  Taste every so often & adjust seasoning to your liking.  Serve!

Ideas for toppings/accompaniments:

-Corn bread

-Brown rice

-Quinoa

-Avocado

-Sour cream

-Hot sauce

-Shredded cheese

Add-in ideas:

-1 sweet potato, peeled & cubed

-1 butternut squash, peeled & cubed

(I prefer the squash, it seems to not get as mushy as the sweet potato)

-Herbs: oregano, thyme, sage (a pinch of sage gives a nice, earthy flavor)

p.s. I'm so sorry that I didn't include a finished-project photo, this was gobbled up pretty fast!  And, seeing as it is chili season I will definitely be sharing my meaty chili recipe soon! :)