Feb 16 2014
I know Tee is trying to cure vegans but a lot of us have vegetarians in the family or friends that are. Our daughter in law is vegetarian but not a strict vegan she eats eggs, meat broths I use, chicken and has ate my meatloaves. Once in a while I like to fix something that is vegetarian for her. Our son had to work tonight so it was a good night to cook for her.
I found this recipe on Food 52 and it was by My Green Diet. This was without a doubt the easiest chili soup I ever threw together. It should have been called canned taco chili since besides the onion and garlic, all comes from a can. You can see all the ingredients except the garnishes in the first photo.
I baked a loaf of my Artisan bread in 5 after lunch to have with the chili. I put this together a little like I would if using meat and the rice was the meat. I sautéed the onions and garlic in olive oil, added the rice and stirred some, added the taco seasoning and stirred. I deglazed the pan with some veggie broth then added the rest and the rest of the ingredients.
I brought to a boil then turned down to a slow boil for a half hour uncovered then a half hour on low with the lid on. I served this with avocado, sliced green onions, sour cream for garnish and some tortilla chips on the side. We all had some bread and butter with it and everyone loved it.
For me it was good enough I really didn’t miss the meat, well a little ground chuck may have been better! So if you need to feed a vegetarian this is as quick and easy as it gets. You could also just throw it all in a Crockpot for a few hours to make easier yet.
After looking at Gene, hikerman’s bread and soup earlier I might have traded him!
My bread
Ingredients, 1/2 cup fresh salsa and 1/2 cup rice in the bowls
Onions and garlic sautéed and rice added
Taco seasoning added
Ready to serve
My supper
Smokin Don
