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Vegetarian Chili

Warm-up with a spicy vegetarian mixed bean and Vegetarian Chili. For those cold, overcast, and downright miserable days, this vegetarian chili may just be the perfect pick-me-up.

Vegetarian Chili

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cups Corn fresh or frozen
  • 2 cups Zucchini
  • 1 Eggplant diced
  • 2 Red Peppers cored and diced
  • 2 Yellow Onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup Garlic Cloves
  • 1/4 Olive Oil
  • 4 quarts Vegetable Broth
  • 2 cans Stewed Tomatoes
  • 2 cans Tomatoe Puree
  • 1/4 cup Lime Juice
  • 4 tbsp Chili Powder
  • 1 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp Cumin ground
  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 3 cans Cannellini beans 15 ounces (rinsed and drained)
  • 1/2 cup Cilantro minced
  • Sour cream and chopped green onions optional

Instructions
 

  • Place the vegetables and garlic in a roasting pan. Drizzle with oil; toss to coat. Cover and bake at 400F for 20-30 minutes or until vegetables are tender; cool slightly. Remove and chop garlic cloves.
  • In a Dutch oven, combine the broth, tomatoes, tomato puree, lime juice, chili powder, cayenne, and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 25-35 minutes or until mixture is reduced by a quarter.
  • In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, melt butter; stir in flour until smooth. Cook and stir until bubbly and starting to brown. Slowly whisk into tomato mixture. Add roasted vegetables, garlic, beans, and cilantro; mix well. Simmer, uncovered, until chili reaches desired thickness. Garnish with sour cream and green onions if desired.

Deep Dish Pizza

We all love a good thin crust pizza but sometimes you just need a deep dish crust that will satisfy those carb-loving desires. The recipe below makes one pizza but I usually double the recipe so that we have plenty of leftovers for the following day.

Deep Dish Pizza

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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/3 Warm Water
  • 2 tsp Honey
  • 1 package Instant Yeast
  • 3 1/2 cup All-purpose FLour
  • 1/4 cup Extra-Virgin Olive Oil plus more for drizzling
  • 1/2 cup Tomato Paste
  • 1 tsp Dried Oregano
  • 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1 tsp Flaky Sea Salt 
  • Favoutie pizza toppings

Instructions
 

  • In a medium-large bowl, warm water warm and active-dry yeast. Give the yeast a quick stir to mix it in with the water. Then let it sit for 5-10 minutes until the yeast is foamy.
  • Next, combine flour, extra virgin olive oil, and salt. Using a sturdy wooden spoon or a rubber spatula, mix until all of the flour is well incorporated.
  • Once combined, remove dough from the mixing bowl and use your hands to shape it into a ball. Grease the mixing bowl with olive oil or coconut oil cooking spray, then place the dough ball back in the bowl and cover it with a damp towel.  Place in a warm location and let the dough rise for 45-60 minutes, or until it has nearly doubled in size.
  • After the dough has risen for the first time. Turn the dough onto a floured surface. Roll the dough into a rectangular until that the dough is about 1/2-inch thick and place on a parchment covered baking pan. Cover the dough again with the damp towel, and let the dough continue to rise for another 20 minutes.
  • Preheat oven until 400F.
  • Drizzle a tablespoon or two of olive oil evenly all over the top of the dough, and sprinkle evenly the dried oregano, red pepper flakes, sea salt and tomato paste.
  • Top with your favourite pizza toppings and toss in the oven for 25 minutes until fully baked.