Randy's Vegetarian Chili

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 ounce chili seasoning mix
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (20 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
• 2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed
• 12 ounces textured vegetable protein, reconstituted
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup reduced-fat mexican cheese blend

Recipe

• 1 the best chili seasoning mix to use is williams tex mex chili seasoning mix in 1 oz packets, but you can use 2 tbs of any other chili seasoning mix, or mix your own from various types of chili powders, onion powder and garlic.
• 2 to reconstitute the texturized vegetable protein, boil almost 1 cup of water and then add 1 cup of the dry tvp. stir and let stand for about 5 minutes. morningstar makes a good meat substitute - freezer section, by the boca.
• 3 heat all ingredients for about 20 minutes in a saucepan, stirring frequently.
• 4 sprinkle liberally with cheesy goodness after it is in a bowl. serve with cornbread made from scratch in a cast iron pan. goes great with beer, especially a harp or red or brown ale.