Recipe - Chilly Weather Chili (Not For The Faint-Hearted)

2 lg Green peppers (up to 3)
4 lg Onions
6 Stalks celery
6 Cloves garlic; minced
2 cn (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
with juice
1 cup Chunk tvp or 2 cups small
minced seitan
One fourth cup Chili powder
2 cn Mixed beans (kidney;
garbanzos, pinto, etc) with
juice (up to 3)
1 teaspoon Oregano (2 Tb fresh)
2 teaspoon Cumin
6 Dried chipotles; destemmed
Salt to taste
8 ounce Mushrooms (optional)

Chop all vegetables and throw everything together in a very large pot and
bring to a boil. Cover and lower heat. Simmer for about 1One half to 2 hours.
Stirring every now and then to make sure the tvp doesn't stick to the
bottom.

This always tastes good the second day. It makes a lot!

Posted to fatfree digest V97 #201 by JBennicoff@aol.com on Sep 6, 1997