chili con carne vegetarian

A_Sober_Paddy

Hey all

Looking for a good, flavoursome chilli con carne made with lentils instead of minced beef

Cheers in advance

Lovely Bloke

So, a Chilli con Vege then?

Bacchus

Doesn't use lentils but this could do the trick for a veggie chilli... http://www.nufo.ie/recipes/010/20003-mixedbeanchilli.html

Pretty much a con carne but uses mixed beans instead of the beef.

jimmii

My wife makes a gorgeous chilli just using quorn mince instead of meat. I'm not a vegetarian but its my favourite dish!

Lovely Bloke

jimmii wrote: »

My wife makes a gorgeous chilli just using quorn mince instead of meat. I'm not a vegetarian but its my favourite dish!

I do this for my wife for stuff like Bolognese etc, just make up the sauce and lash in the quorn for her.

BaZmO*

I've never used quorn but I imagine you could just use a standard CCC recipe and bulk it out with chopped carrots and peppers and additional beans (loads to choose from) and you would end up with a bean chilli that was pretty similar to a CCC.

A_Sober_Paddy

Cheers guys, its more a lentil chili I'm looking for, more so than a vegetarian one, I tried to edity op earlier but didn't seem to work

jimmii

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

I do this for my wife for stuff like Bolognese etc, just make up the sauce and lash in the quorn for her.

Yeh we do the same although often I just go with the quorn too so its easier I like the consistency of it. Works great for spag/chilli etc.

jimmii

BaZmO* wrote: »

I've never used quorn but I imagine you could just use a standard CCC recipe and bulk it out with chopped carrots and peppers and additional beans (loads to choose from) and you would end up with a bean chilli that was pretty similar to a CCC.

Yeh bit of mine, half a pepper and some mushrooms works a treat!

CJhaughey

Try this one from the Lovely Nigella goddess of gastroporn.
Has a cornbread topping which makes it a one pot meal.
http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/6541-vegetarian-chili-with-corn-bread-topping

Cheshire Cat

Here's another one: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/kerryann-s-chilli-con-veggie/#SuZCZ1mbjuFbL8cz.97

I love lentils in any form, but lentil bolognese and lentil chili are firm favourites!

Mrs Fox

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

Here's another one: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/kerryann-s-chilli-con-veggie/#SuZCZ1mbjuFbL8cz.97

I love lentils in any form, but lentil bolognese and lentil chili are firm favourites!

That looks absolutely divine. Tomorrow's dinner sorted so.

Shenshen

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

Here's another one: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/kerryann-s-chilli-con-veggie/#SuZCZ1mbjuFbL8cz.97

I love lentils in any form, but lentil bolognese and lentil chili are firm favourites!

Now THAT is one I will try. The Nigella one sounded a good idea with the corn bread baked on top, but reading through what goes in it all sounds a bit too sweet for my taste.

Jamie's is goning to get cooked on the weekend now - I'll report back

BaZmO*

Definitely gonna try the Jamie one. Always on the look out for good vegetarian dishes and this one looks perfect.

A_Sober_Paddy

BaZmO* wrote: »

Definitely gonna try the Jamie one. Always on the look out for good vegetarian dishes and this one looks perfect.

Any substitute for the wine?

BaZmO*

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Any substitute for the wine?

Huh?

Alun

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Any substitute for the wine?

What wine? There's no mention of wine in that recipe as far as I can see.

beertons

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Any substitute for the wine?

Drink a glass after. If you do it while cooking, you might drink the bottle.

A_Sober_Paddy

BaZmO* wrote: »

Huh?

Sorry clicked wrong tab, different receipe

Mrs Fox

Jamie's chilli con veg is simmering on the stove as I type. Halved the original recipe. Bulked it up with pepper that I needed to use up, carrot and celery. No black turtle beans so I used more kidney beans. I'm already looking forward to eating this.

Cheshire Cat

Mrs Fox wrote: »

Jamie's chilli con veg is simmering on the stove as I type. Halved the original recipe. Bulked it up with pepper that I needed to use up, carrot and celery. No black turtle beans so I used more kidney beans. I'm already looking forward to eating this.

Can almost smell it! I usually halve the recipe, too. My sons are big meat eaters, but there are no complaints when I serve this.

Mrs Fox

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

Can almost smell it! I usually halve the recipe, too. My sons are big meat eaters, but there are no complaints when I serve this.

Same as carnivorous Mr Fox. I've just texted him there saying we've Chilli if he's coming home for lunch. I deliberately left out con veg
I've tasted a couple of teaspoons here, very delicious indeed.

beertons

Do you know the way you read something, and then it's on your mind for the day. Have to make a pot of the Jamie one tomorrow, or I'll never get through the weekend.

BaZmO*

beertons wrote: »

Do you know the way you read something, and then it's on your mind for the day. Have to make a pot of the Jamie one tomorrow, or I'll never get through the weekend.

I'm the same. I'll be making it on Saturday even though I made my usual huge pot of CCC last Saturday that gets bagged for the freezer.

leahyl

Me three!! Definitely making it this weekend!!:D

A_Sober_Paddy

Just threw on a pot of it there, going to do mine in the slow cooker, and have beefed up the veg somewhat and may add courgettes at the end...

Its a lot of fibre for one meal tho:eek:

beertons

BaZmO* wrote: »

bagged for the freezer.

Gonna rob this idea too, containers take up way too much space.

BaZmO*

beertons wrote: »

Gonna rob this idea too, containers take up way too much space.

Bags are brilliant for defrosting too. I just put the bag into a bowl and cover it with hot water and it defrosts in about 10-20 mins.

Vic Vinegar

Have the Jamie Oliver one on the go now, smells great!

beertons

I think I need a bigger pot. Put in 3 grated carrots and 3 chopped celery, with red chilli bean paste. If I'm not back by Monday, the food coma was worth it.

BaZmO*

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

Here's another one: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/kerryann-s-chilli-con-veggie/#SuZCZ1mbjuFbL8cz.97

I made this last night. Beautiful dish. So filling for a veggie dish. I added in a big bunch of chopped coriander at the end and served it with rice, grated cheese and sour cream.
The black beans are lovely, I think I'll be using them in the next CCC that I make, along with the regular kidney beans.

The recipe says that it serves 10 people but I got 14 portions (9 of those are in the freezer to have as dinner when I can't be bothered to cook).

In my boredom I also worked out that it works out at around 0.80c per portion which is incredible value.