This is the laziest chili recipe you will find. You know those days when you don’t have a lot of time to get a good meal going, this recipe is for you. Of course, I am sharing a vegetarian version, but feel free to add your ground meat of choice to this. What makes this lazy: everything is store bought.
My chili is bean heavy, don’t blame me for the gas you are sure to be passing. LOL! I get my protein and fiber from beans! If you have time to stew all these beans fresh ahead of time, kudos to you. I have chosen canned black, garbanzo, chili, and red kidney beans. You will also need a can of some sort of tomato mixture to give the chili body. I usually get a fire roasted tomato mixture but did not find it on this shopping trip. Today we have a regular can of stewed tomatoes to which I will add the heat I am missing.
To start you will need to melt some butter in your pot and
Besides the beans, you will also need a bag of baby carrots and a bag of frozen corn. Season to taste. I added garlic powder, sea salt, paprika, black pepper, cumin, and a seasoning blend of chili, smoked paprika, garlic and chives that I got from Burlington.
It is not the prettiest thing to photograph, but trust me it is so delicious and filling. Serve with anything you like, avocado, cornbread, sour cream etc. I eat it just like this and it is very satisfying. If you made a huge pot, feel free to freeze some for a rainy day. You may want to taste for salt at the