Some of you been asking for recipes, here's one I made yesterday. Even though it's vegetarian it's yummy for meat eaters too. I used soy burger instead of beef and no salt added beans and corn to make it a little healthier for people who are watching their salt. Believe me there is still plenty of salt in the recipe due to the soy burger and the canned roasted chilies. Next time I try this recipe I'll roast my own chilies (fire roasted Anaheim chilies) and find a less sodium laden soy burger product.   Now that I've figured out how to put photographs with my recipes, on my blog I'll be posting a lot more recipes. Can you believe it I took this picture with my phone.
Chef Ken

Vegetarian Chili

1 tablespoon canola oil
1/2 cup onion chopped
1/4 cup celery  chopped with leaves
1 tablespoon jalapeno chilies, stemmed, seeded and finely diced
14 oz soy burger
1 tablespoon garlic clove, minced
2 each bay leaf
1 teaspoon cumin
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
1 cup diced green chili
28 oz tomato, crushed
1/4 cup chili powder
1 can (15 oz) kidney beans        no salt added
1 can (15 oz) corn, canned       no salt added
1 can (15 oz) black beans         no salt added
1 can (15 oz) chickpeas            no salt added
2 cups water

1. In a large sauce pan heat oil and sauté onions, celery, jalapeno, garlic, until onion is transparent.

2. Add soy burger and mash with potato masher to break soy burger into small chunks, sauté until soy is browned.

3. Add bay leaf, cumin, Italian seasoning, green chilies, crushed tomato, chili powder and water simmer covered for 30 minutes, adding additional water if chili starts get dry.

4. Add kidney beans, corn, black beans, chickpeas simmer an additional 15 minutes. 

5. Serve with your favorite bread.

Servings: 13

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/13 of a recipe (7 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 158.05                                                  
Calories From Fat (22%) 34.33                                
Calories From Protein (24%) 37.45                    
Calories From Carbohydrates (55%) 86.27
Calories From Alcohol (0%) 0
% Daily Value
Total Fat 3.92g 6%
Saturated Fat 0.44g 2%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.22g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.49g
Trans Fatty Acids 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 326.39mg 14%
Potassium 476.84mg 14%
Total Carbohydrates 22.73g 8%
Fiber 6.64g 27%
Sugar 1.91g
Net Carbohydrates 16.09g
Protein 10.43g 21%