During this pandemic we all have more canned goods on hand then we know what to do with. While everyone was stressing about finding enough meat at the grocery store, I stocked up on garbanzo beans, black beans and sweet potatoes. So after a few delicious Sweet Potato & Black Bean Enchiladas, we decided to mix it up with some soup! My secret ingredient is Trader Joe’s Black Bean Jalapeno Re-fried Beans to give it the creamiest texture. So gather up these ingredients and set your crockpot on low, you won’t miss the meat!

Vegetarian Chili

Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 8 hrs
Servings 6 people

Equipment

  • Crockpot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 large carrots
  • 3 celery ribs, chopped *to save time you can find a soup starter of these first 3 ingredients already diced in Trader Joe's produce section
  • 1 medium sweet potato, diced
  • 1 can garbanzo beans, rinsed & drained
  • 1 can black beans, rinsed & drained
  • 1 can re-fried black beans or any re-fried beans you have on hand
  • 1 cup vegetable stock
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp oregano

Optional Toppings

  • avocado, sliced
  • cheddar cheese, shredded
  • sour cream or plain greek yogurt
  • cilantro
  • tortilla chips

Instructions
 

  • Peel the carrots and sweet potato and dice into pieces. Dice the onion and celery. Add all diced ingredients and remaining ingredients to the crockpot. Stir to mix.
  • Set the crockpot to low and let cook for 6 hours. It's ok if you need to cook closer to 8 or 10 hours.
  • Serve & enjoy!