With all of this Covid-19 shit going around, I know that easy recipes with shelf stable products are in high demand. Here is an awesome, easy vegetarian chili recipe to try. You can make it vegan very easily, just don’t top it with the cheddar cheese at the end. 🙂 And take these guidelines loosely. If you REALLY love cumin, add more. If you have other veggies dying a slow death in your crisper, chop them up and add them. Just don’t follow that advice if it’s a cucumber or something else that wouldn’t make any fucking sense in chili. Don’t be gross.

Ingredients:1. sweet potato, peeled and cubed. (This is where a Vidalia Chop Wizard or any type of veggie chopper comes in handy.)

2. 1 (8 oz) carton of baby bella mushrooms, chopped

If you have any other veggies you want to use up like zucchini, chili peppers or bell peppers, chop up those mother fuckers and toss them in now as well. I hate onions but if you love those vile bastards, feel free to add them here as well.

3. 1 medium yellow squash, ends trimmed and diced.

4. 1 can of whole corn kernels, drained

5. 2 (15 oz) cans of diced tomatoes

6. 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce

7. 2 (15 oz) cans of kidney beans, drained and rinsed

8. 1 (15 oz) can of black beans, drained and rinsed

9. 2 (4.5 oz) can of green chiles, drained. (I prefer the Hatch brand.)

10. 1 1/2 c. veggie stock

11. 2 T chili powder

12. 1 1/2 tsp. onion powder

13. 1 T ground cumin

14. 1 T oregano

15. 1 1/2 tsp seasoned or regular salt. (I prefer to use pink himalayan salt.)

16. 1 tsp. ground black pepper

17. 1/2 c water

18. 1/4 c cornmeal

19. Optional garnishments: 1/2 c shredded cheddar, sour cream, chives, tortilla chips, broken tortilla chips, cilantro, whatever blows your skirt up really.

Directions:

Combine all ingredients except water and cornmeal in your slow cooker. Cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6.

About a half an hour before you’re ready to serve it, mix cornmeal and water together to make a paste. Stir that paste into the chili. All this does is thicken that bitch up.

Serve with garnishments of your choice on top!