Vegetarian Chili (meat Op.)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1 diced onion
• 3 diced garlic cloves
• 1 -2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 -2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 -2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (substitute option-chili powder)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons hot sauce (optional)
• 3 (15 ounce) cans great dry northern beans (substitute option-pinto beans)
• 1 (15 ounce) can rotel (tomatoes with green peppers)
• 1 (14 ounce) can vegetable broth
• 1 1/4 cups sour cream
• 3 cups shredded monterey jack cheese (substitute option- mexican blend)

Recipe

• 1 in a large sauce pan saute onion and garlic in oil until tender.
• 2 add spices.
• 3 add beans, rotel, broth, and hot sauce.
• 4 bring to a boil and simmer for one hour.
• 5 stir in sour cream and cheese. serve with tortilla chips.
• 6 enjoy!
• 7 chef's note: if desired, substitute vegetable broth with chicken broth and add 1 pound of cooked, shredded chicken before simmering. i assure you, it's wonderful without the meat, though.
• 8 also, if you want to cut down on the spice, leave out the hot sauce.