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Kid Friendly, Easy Vegetarian Chili Recipe

By Jen

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It is true. The thought of eating meatless meals can be a little bit scary. For some folks, meat is the very heart of every meal. But, let me assure you it is possible to make amazing vegetarian recipes that even the picky eaters in your house will love.

As the world buzzes with facts about the environmental and health benefits of cutting out meat (if only for one day of the week) it can feel overwhelming.  As for kids – change is even scarier for kids. A meatless chili recipe!? My eldest daughter literally said, “the meat is my favourite part of chili!” Who knew?

New year, new goals and new recipes. Time to step outside of your comfort zone and take a chance on this delicious kid friendly vegetarian chili. No one will miss the meat.

Kid Friendly Vegetarian Chili

2 tbsp olive oil
2 shallots, roughly chopped
1 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp cocoa powder
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp chili powder
1 tablespoon peanut butter (if you have a nut allergy you can skip this ingredient or substitute with a seed butter)
3 red peppers, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces
2 sweet potatoes (total 10 ounces), chopped into 1/2 inch pieces (smaller if you have picky potato eaters, * see the note below)
handful of little yellow potatoes, halved
2 x 19 fl oz cans mixed beans (chick peas, black beans, butter beans)
1 x 28 fl oz can whole plum tomatoes
1 x 28 fl oz can diced plum tomatoes
handful of cilantro stalks
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup sour cream

meatless chili recipe ingredientsIn a cast iron dutch oven…if you don’t have a dutch oven, a large flat bottomed pot will suffice…heat oil over medium-high heat. Toss in the shallots, cumin, cocoa, paprika and peanut butter. Cook the onions and spices until the onions soften and the peanut butter melts. You will have a dark, onion paste.Vegetarian chili onions cooked down

Add in the peppers, sweet potatoes and yellow potatoes. Toss the peppers and potatoes in the paste until they are coated.

Add beans (with their liquid), tomatoes (with their liquid), cilantro stalks and salt. Stir until all the ingredients are combined. Bring the chilli to a boil and then drop to a simmer. Simmer for 1-2 hours…until the potatoes are soft.

Serve the chilli with shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream.kid friendly vegetarian chili recipe

Now, what does “kid friendly” mean? I have two kids – one kid devoured the chilli and even took a thermos full for lunch the next day. The other kid picked her way around the sweet potatoes. I’ll take that. She loved the flavours…not the chunky potatoes. Lesson learned, next time I’ll chop the potatoes smaller. If you have a picky potato eater…chop those sweet potatoes smaller. Kid approved!

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Kid Friendly Vegetarian Chili

Who said that kids won't eat vegetables? Make a big batch of this vegetable packed chili and your kids will clean their bowls. 
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time1 hr 30 mins
Total Time1 hr 50 mins
Course: dinner, lunch
Cuisine: American, canadian
Keyword: chili, vegetarian chili
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 469kcal
Author: Jen

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 shallots roughly chopped
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon peanut butter if you have a nut allergy you can skip this ingredient or substitute with a seed butter
  • 3 red peppers chopped into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 2 sweet potatoes total 10 ounces, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces (smaller if you have picky potato eaters, * see the note below)
  • handful of little yellow potatoes halved
  • 2 x 19 fl oz cans mixed beans chick peas, black beans, butter beans
  • 1 x 28 fl oz can whole plum tomatoes
  • 1 x 28 fl oz can diced plum tomatoes
  • handful of cilantro stalks
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup sour cream

Instructions

  • In a cast iron dutch oven…if you don’t have a dutch oven, a large flat bottomed pot will suffice…heat oil over medium-high heat. Toss in the shallots, cumin, cocoa, paprika and peanut butter. Cook the onions and spices until the onions soften and the peanut butter melts. You will have a dark, onion paste.
  • Add in the peppers, sweet potatoes and yellow potatoes. Toss the peppers and potatoes in the paste until they are coated.
  • Add beans (with their liquid), tomatoes (with their liquid), cilantro stalks and salt. Stir until all the ingredients are combined. Bring the chilli to a boil and then drop to a simmer. Simmer for 1-2 hours…until the potatoes are soft.

Notes

Serve the chilli with shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream.
Nutrition Info is to be used as a rough guide only. Nutrition info is based on the products I am using and you may not be using the same products/brands. Thus, the nutrition info may vary.

Nutrition

Calories: 469kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 6.5g | Saturated Fat: 1.2g | Sodium: 115mg | Potassium: 2072mg | Fiber: 18.9g | Sugar: 4.2g | Calcium: 1550mg | Iron: 1.3mg
Calories: 469kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 6.5g | Saturated Fat: 1.2g | Sodium: 115mg | Potassium: 2072mg | Fiber: 18.9g | Sugar: 4.2g | Calcium: 1550mg | Iron: 1.3mg

This recipe is another twist on a Chef Jamie Oliver recipe – Smoky Veggie Chilli. I skipped using a grill…too cold to go outside and I didn’t have the time to use a stovetop grill. I also skipped serving the chilli with a baked potato. Instead, I added the little potatoes into the chilli itself. A few tweaks and this chilli has now been added to our regular rotation. You really cannot beat a big bowl of hot chilli on a cold, winter day.


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  1. Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.) says

    January 17, 2017 at 6:19 am

    Jen this looks delicious (and hey, the meat is my favourite part of the chili too!). I can’t wait to try this recipe over the weekend!

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