Comments on: What is the best vegetarian/vegan chili for hot dogs and cheeseburgers?

By: Kim N

Kim N — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:48:21 +0000

If you want bean less chili sauce, just mix TVP with your favorite BBQ sauce. Most large grocery stores, or health food stores carry it.

Mix:
1 cup TVP
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
1/2 cup water.
Spices of your choice.

Let stand for a few minutes and mix again. you may need to add a little more water.

TVP is textured vegetable protein. It’s what is left over after they make soybean oil. Boca products contain TVP.

By: Woody (King Carrot)

Woody (King Carrot) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:48:21 +0000

Enjoy the wholesome goodness of Hormel chili on them dogs. It’s the second best, my carrot chili is #1.

http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/nutrition-calories/food/hormel-chili/vegetarian-wbeans/?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_foodarticles&ref=yssp

By: Julia S

Julia S — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:48:21 +0000

I don’t know of a beanless one, but I’m a huge fan of Nalley’s vegetarian chili.

By: sweet b

sweet b — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:48:21 +0000

Hormel makes a vegetarian chili.It’s sometimes hard to find.I buy it at Meijer and Food For Less(Kroger).

By: Phoenix

Phoenix — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:48:21 +0000

Hormel.

By: Hannibal the Cannibal

Hannibal the Cannibal — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:48:21 +0000

Bean-free chili? Hmmm. Well, that’ll be a bit more difficult, but we can work with it!

YOU’LL NEED
2 (15oz) cans of tomatoes seasoned for chili
1 bunch kale, chopped without stems
1/2 large onion (or 1 medium onion), diced
1-2 tablespoons minced garlic
1-2 shots whiskey or scotch (optional)
1 cup (or as much as you’d like) fake ground meat (I like LightLife’s Smart Ground…the "meat" is optional, though)
Chili powder (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Cumin (to taste)
Salt (to taste)
Chipotle seasoning or chipotle packed in adoboe sauce (dice chipotle and use it + sauce)
1 small can fire roasted diced green chilies
3-4 tablespoons of oil (for sauteeing onions)

TO DO
Heat a large pot over medium-high heat.
Add oil, wait 3-4 seconds for it to heat up, add onions. Sautee 5-10 minutes.
Add garlic the last 2 minutes of sauteeing onions.
Add all the other ingredients to the pot (use the seasonings to taste), reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes or until heated through.

Serve.

If you don’t like beans but can stand lentils, add 1/2 cup of water to the pot and 1-2 handfuls of dry lentils, then cook until plump.