Going to Kroger today to buy groceries, I realised that I had forgotten to look up a good chili recipe before going. So naturally I decided to wing it. How hard can it be to make some veggie curry? Anyway, what follows is the very simple recipe I came up with. (I’d also forgotten to look up a good curry recipe, and some others, but I’m not quite adventurous enough to take those on without instruction.)
The Recipe
- Chili Beans (2 cans) – I figured I’d start with the obvious and go from there. I used Bush’s Medium Chili Beans, to get some built in seasoning.
- Black Beans (1 can) – Just used the Kroger brand for this.
- Kidney Beans (1 can) – Again, the Kroger brand.
- Great Northern Beans (1 can) – You guessed it. (Kroger!)
- Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilis (1 small can) – This worked out pretty well; just the Kroger brand.
- Prego Traditional (1 24oz. container) – I used pretty much all of this as the tomato base for the chili.
- Tone’s Garlic and Herb Seasoning (2 shakes) – Just from what I had lying around.
- Salt (5 twists of the grinder) – Obviously adjust this to your taste.
- Black Pepper (something like 15 twists of the grinder) – Again, adjust to taste.
- Thai Kitchen Red Curry Paste (a smidge) – This was just to make the recipe uniquely mine. I just scraped some from the top of the jar and used that spoon to mix everything thoroughly.
When it was all thrown into the pot and mixed together, I let it sit on low heat for 2-3 hours on the stovetop. I served it with saltines, and next time I think I’ll add some cheese.
What are your favorite chili recipes? Do you have any suggestions for future iterations of my chili?
Sounds interesting. Did the chili beans have chili powder? I noticed you didn’t use any. Also, are you vegetarian?
I’m assuming that the Bush’s brand chili beans were so-called because because of some degree of chili spicing, but I didn’t actually check the ingredients. I’m not vegetarian, but I eat waaaaaay too much meat (like 2 meals a day, every day) and I’d like to cut down. Hence, I need some veggie cooking ^^
Hi David,
This sound simple & tasty. I’ve been trying to watch what I’m eating, so I may well give it a try. My own favourite chili recipe (the specific details of which are buried somewhere in my hard drive) involves cubes of beef, lots of kidney beans, several pieces of dark chocolate (>70% cocoa), a mug of strong coffee, and a pint of Guiness.
It’s absurdly delicious, but probably an acquired taste. Definitely not an everyday meal!
F.
That sounds mighty intriguing–if you can dig up the recipe, I’d love to try it sometime! (Or maybe I should just volunteer you to cook for some department event?)