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Ultimate Vegan Chili

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The best damn vegan chili you've ever had. Made with ground seitan, mushrooms, stout, and chipotle peppers, it's simply jam-packed full of flavor.
Prep 5 minutes
Cook 2 hours 30 minutes
Total 2 hours 35 minutes
Recipe Makes (Approximate): 8 people

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons neutral oil (, such as canola or a light olive oil, divided)
  • 20 ounces ground seitan
  • 16 ounces baby bella mushrooms (, halved)
  • 2 ½ medium onions (, chopped)
  • 4 cloves garlic (, minced)
  • 16 oz . cans tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons dried oregano
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • ½ bottle bottle dark beer (, stout recommended)
  • 1 cup not-beef broth or water
  • 1 teaspoon ground chile pequín or cayenne pepper
  • ½ tablespoon sweet paprika
  • 1 tablespoon Tabasco
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 tbsp whole chipotle peppers
  • 2 tablespoons masa harina or corn meal
  • 1 chopped white onions (, to serve)
  • 1 jalapeños (, fresh or pickled, to serve)
  • 1 chopped cilantro (, to serve)

Instructions

  • Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 6-qt. pot over high heat and sauté ground seitan 'til slightly browned. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside. Add 1 tablespoon oil and sauté mushrooms 'til browned; remove with slotted spoon and set aside.
  • Heat 1 more tablespoon oil, then add onions and garlic; cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Return ground seitan to pot; stir in tomato paste. Cook, stirring frequently and scraping bottom of pot with a wooden spoon, until tomato paste is caramelized, about 12 minutes. Add oregano, chili powder, chile pequín, paprika, tabasco, and cumin; cook, stirring frequently, for 1 minute.
  • Add broth or water, beer, mushrooms, and chipotle peppers; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, about 2 hours. Stir in masa harina; season with salt. Simmer, stirring, until thickened, about 5 minutes.

Recipe Notes

Serve with chopped white onions, jalapeños, and chopped cilantro.

Nutrition Information (Approximate)

Serving Size: 8gCalories: 250calProtein: 20gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 868mgPotassium: 958mgTotal Carbs: 26gFiber: 7gSugar: 10gNet Carbs: 19gVitamin A: 2131IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 4mg
Recipe By: Cheryl Malik
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