Easy Healthy Vegetarian Recipe: Vegan Quinoa Chili

Ingredients

• More Heat: Add more chile powder
• Fresh ground black pepper to taste
• ¼ cup chopped cilantro
• 1 Tbsp Braggs Liquid Aminos, or soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp light molasses
• 1 bay leaf
• ¹/₈ - ¼ tsp chipotle pepper powder
• + 18 more ingredients
• • ½ tsp dried marjoram leaf
  • ½ tsp dried thyme leaf
  • 1 tsp dried basil leaf
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp gr coriander
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • ½ red bell pepper, diced
  • ½ green bell pepper, diced
  • 2 Tbsp minced jalapeño pepper
  • 1 Tbsp (2 - 3 cloves) minced garlic
  • 1 celery stalk, diced
  • ¼ cup chopped onion
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup unsalted tomato sauce OR: ¼ cup unsalted tomato paste + ¾ cup water
  • 1 ½ cup cooked black beans (1 can, drained and rinsed)
  • 1 ½ cup cooked kidney beans (1 can, drained and rinsed)
  • 3 cups water or bean cooking liquid
  • ½ cup uncooked quinoa

1. Soak the quinoa 5 minutes 2. Rinse, then drain into a colander 3. If using canned beans, drain into a colander and rinse well 4. Peel & mince the garlic and jalapeño pepper 5. Dice the onion 6. Wash and trim the celery, slice lengthwise, then crosswise to dice 7. Seed and dice the red an...

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