Looking for a simple vegetarian chili recipe? This is a simple vegetarian chili recipe that tastes amazing. It is healthy, nutritious, and is so good, you will never know that it is good for you.
Easy Vegetarian Chili Recipe
This vegetarian chili recipe is hearty enough that even the biggest meat lover you know will still enjoy it. With just enough of a kick, it is perfect chili
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili Recipe
While I made this version of vegetarian chili in a stock pot, it can easily be made into slow cooker vegetarian chili. If you want to make crock pot vegetarian chili, you will add all fo the ingredients into the crockpot or slow cooker and set it on low for 5 to 6 hours.
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How Many Weight Watchers Points in Vegetarian Chili
This is one of my favorite recipes. It is low on points and incredbily filling. The points are not including the cheese topping. It only included the actual chili.
- Blue: 0 Points
- Purple: 0 Points
- Green: 6 points
When you make this Weight Watchers Vegetarian Chili, the chili itself is 0 Weight Watchers SmartPoints. When you add the fat free cheddar cheese, about 2 tablespoons per bowl, this becomes a 1 point vegetarian chili.
Vegetarian Chili Ingredients:
- cooking spray
- red or yellow pepper
- jalapeno pepper
- onion
- celery
- garlic
- chilies
- vegetable stock
- canned tomatoes
- black beans
- kidney beans
- corn
- cooked lentils – Learn How to Cook Lentils
- ground cumin
- chili powder
- Salt and pepper
- Fat free refried beans
- Fat free cheddar cheese
How to Make Vegetarian Chili
Servings: 6
Heat oil in a large stock pot .After dicing they peppers, onions, and celery sauté them in pot for 4 or 5 minutes.
Add in the garlic and chilies.
After a minute or two, deglaze with the veggie stock.
Dice the tomatoes into tiny pieces. I prefer crushed tomatoes in mine, so when I have whole I aim to that when I dice the tomatoes. If I am using diced tomatoes, I cook it longer, at the end.
Also, add in the seasonings.
Next, add in the beans and corn. Cook for about 15 minutes, or longer. I like the trestle of a long cooked chili, so I will often cook mine for close to an hour, stirring often.
When it is done cooking, stir in refried beans. This is to thicken it up and give it a rich taste. I saw that trick on Rachel Ray and loved the idea. Cook for another 5 minutes.
Serve, topped with cheese.
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- Use these Meal Prep containers so you have meals ready that are low in points and help you avoid the wrong foods. You can also use the Weight Watchers Freestyle Make It and Take It Kit.
- Make sure you are drinking enough water with a reusable water bottle that helps you track your water. I have these 2 and they work great. Hydr-8 Purple 32ounce Water Bottle with Swivel Lid and 32 oz Clear Sports Water Bottle, Best for Measuring H2o Intake
- If you don’t want to pay for the app to be able to calculate your points, consider the Weight Watchers SmartPoints Calculator for Freestyle Program which is sold by Weight Watchers so you know the Points are right. The online calculators are not always accurate.
- Need to start an Exercise Program? Try this Weight Watchers 15 minute Boot Camp DVD.
Vegetarian Chili Recipe
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 red or yellow pepper diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper remove the seeds and diced
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 stalk celery
- 4 cloves garlic diced
- 1 can Chilies
- 1 cup vegetable stock
- 1 can whole tomatoes or diced or crushed tomatoes
- 1 can black beans drained
- 1 can kidney beans drained
- 1 can corn drained
- 2 cups cooked lentils
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup fat free refried beans
- 3/4 cup Fat free cheddar cheese 2 TBSP per bowl
Directions
- Heat oil in a large stock pot .After dicing they peppers, onions, and celery sauté them in pot for 4 or 5 minutes.
- Add in the garlic and chilies.
- After a minute or two, deglaze with the veggie stock.
- Dice the tomatoes into tiny pieces. I prefer crushed tomatoes in mine, so when I have whole I aim to that when I dice the tomatoes. If I am using diced tomatoes, I cook it longer, at the end.
- Also, add in the seasonings.
- Next, add in the beans and corn. Cook for about 15 minutes, or longer. I like the trestle of a long cooked chili, so I will often cook mine for close to an hour, stirring often.
- When it is done cooking, stir in refried beans. This is to thicken it up and give it a rich taste. I saw that trick on Rachel Ray and loved the idea. Cook for another 5 minutes.
- Serve, topped with cheese.
Maryann D.
I love vegetarian chili and this looks great. I have even made a version of it in a crock pot. I will try it with garlic and I do like it with refried beans.
Little Miss Kate
Chili is a perfect dish for the winter. This would be great for a Superbowl party this weekend!