Reviews & Comments

Made this last night, very good, I had cooked the beans the night before in the crock pot and substituted beef broth and used canned diced tomatoes. Very good chili, I will make this again.

This is for Slow Sally who wanted to do this recipe in the crock pot. I did step one as directed. While that was going I rinsed the beans and put them in the crock pot with the broth and set to low. After this, I put the rest of the ingredients with the veggies that were still cooking just to get the flavors incorporated. I dumped all the cooked veggies into the crock pot and put the lid on. I then browned a pound of lean ground Jenny-O turkey to make more of a meal of the dish. I dumped that into the pot and let it go. I kept it on until dinner time. A few hours later. It was very good. Just a little too sweet for me. Next time I will use less honey. The tomato paste is probably sweet enough. The chili powder amount listed is not enough in my opinion. I like the idea of adding the red pepper flakes. Will do that next time. I added about 2 more teaspoons of red pepper and 1/2 teaspoon cumin. Hope that helps. I finished off with grilled sandwiches. Very healthy and hearty dish.

This was the best chili we have had in a while! Loved it. The kids loved it. We did not miss the beef at all. Was a little skeptical trying it out, but was very surprised and pleased! Would not change a thing.

First...this recipe is great. I added a 1/2 tsp of red pepper flakes for a little added heat, but otherwise delicious as-is. Now, a couple of points - traditional chili has no beans, period. There are many geographical differences in what goes into a chili that make it unique to that particular area (St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc), but as mentioned, traditionally (and historically) a chili is a stew with no meat. This recipe makes no distinction as being a "vegetarian" or "vegan," so why that came into play is irrelevant. Also, Alberto23...if you eat soups with meat broths ("sometimes"), then you are NOT a vegetarian, end-of-story; it doesn't matter if there's an option or not - sorry! Overall, great recipe. The cilantro adds a nice flavor and this makes a great base recipe to add or remove ingredients as necessary to get the flavor you're looking for. Well done!