Recipe Name Vegetable Chili Posted by Jennifer Hessmer Serves: 8 Occasion: Any Effort: Easy Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 tomatoes, diced, (or one can organic diced tomatoes) 1 carrot, cut into quarter moons 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 3 cups cooked or canned red, black or kidney beans 1 cup water 2 tablespoons organic tomato paste 1 teaspoon sea salt   How to Prepare: 1. Heat oil in a large heavy pan and sauté onions and garlic for 3 minutes. 2. Add tomatoes, carrots, chili powder and cumin and sauté for 5 minutes. 3. Slowly add beans, water, tomato paste and salt. 4. Cook on low to medium heat for 20-60 minutes. Let cool and thicken before serving. Tastes as good the next day. Notes Add as many veggies as you like such as bell peppers, zucchini and corn kernels. More great recipes like this one can be found at: Jennifer Hessmer's Healthy Recipes http://www.jenniferhessmer.com/cgi-bin/recipes/recipe.cgi [ Print This Recipe ] [ Email Recipe To A Friend ] [ Back to Recipe ]