Vegetarian Chili

Veggie Chili tastes almost identical to beef chili, except it has less fat and since you will most likely add more veggies to vegetarian chili, it can also have more vitamins!!

This is also a regular meal for us :)

1 onion
3 cloves garlic minced
1 tbsp olive oil
4 large brown mushrooms
1 large yellow pepper (I like yellow, but you can use whatever colour you like best)
3 large carrots
1 large can of diced tomatoes
1 can black beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can heinz chili style beans
1 cup corn (canned or frozen works too)
4 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp chili paste
1 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp cinamon
a sprinkle of garlic powder
1 cup water
3/4 cup red lentils (so much protein!)
a large squirt of ketchup
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 small cube bitter-sweet chocolate (or a few chocolate chips)

Chop all the veggies to the size you like.  Brent likes them bite-size.  In a very large heavy pot, add the oil, onion and garlic over medium heat.  When the onion is softened add the can of tomatoes.  Add the carrots and a cup of boiling water.  Rinse the lentils and add them to the pot.  Add the mushrooms, corn and the pepper. Add the spices and the beans.  Squirt in the ketchup and the chili paste.  When the veggies are soft add the brown sugar and the chocolate.  Once the chocolate has melted serve it up!