Boy, do I love me some chili, and boy, OH BOY do I now love-me-even-more some vegan chili!! So simple an delish! I never even considered this idea until I saw a box of vegan chili mix on sale yesterday (yes, I cheated! but I'm still a little new at this so I think it's allowed :-P)
Anyway, I saw this box of chili mix and all it said was to add water and chopped, stewed tomatoes. So simple and it was on sale for .99 cents! Why not try it? So my mental check-list began and right off I remembered I had some red quinoa in the fridge already made from the night before so I thought it would pair well with the chili. I did not have a can of stewed tomatoes on hand, but I had half of a tomato. So that would have to do. I went home and with my handy-dandy processor, I chopped some celery, carrots and a whole white onion to add to the mix. While that was sautéing on its own, I added the tomato (diced) along with some roughly chopped cilantro and a can of organic black beans. Finally, I added the vegan chili mix and about a cup or so of water until I got the consistency I wanted. The mix had a "meaty" texture to it. I noticed on the box it had soy in it, so that is what gives it that meaty-ness. I then topped it with more diced purple onion and some avocado. Perfect! A little Sriracha for some heat and we were off and running, literally! What a beautiful dish this made. Very easy and all I did was add whatever I had on hand. The only thing I think I'll do next time is add some fresh roasted corn! And once again, my meat-eating sister loved it!! Being vegan is extremely easy, there is no excuse in the world to torture an animal for your own personal pleasure. Go Vegan and nobody gets hurt!
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