Vegetarian Crockpot 3-Bean Chili

Prep time: 15 mins | Cook time: 5 hours | Total time: 5 hours 15 mins |
serving size: 10-12 | Materials: 7 Quart Crockpot, cutting board, knife, measuring utensils | Your favorite Chili bowl

This is a crockpot recipe, the beauty in that is you can set it and forget it! Well.. sort of. 😅

Ingredients

1 15oz can black beans drained
1 15oz can kidney beans drained
1 15oz can pinto beans drained
1 15oz can sweet corn drained
1 28oz can petite diced peeled tomatoes
1 4oz can diced hot green chilies 
1 16oz can vegetarian refried beans 
2 diced yellow bell peppers 
4 diced cloves of garlic 
1 diced red onion
1tsp red pepper flakes

1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried basil
1tsp adobo
1 tsp ground black pepper 
1 pack sazón seasoning
1 1.25oz McCormick hot chili seasoning mix
2 dried bay leaves 
2 veggie bouillon cubes 
1 32 oz veggie broth
​Half stick of butter

Directions

​1. Add all ingredients to the crock pot without bay leaves
2. Stir the contents so they are evenly distributed
3. Cook on high for 3 hours and stir occasionally.
4. After 3 hours, add bay leaves and continue cooking on high for 2 hours stirring occasionally. 5. Serve after 5 hours of slow cooking goodness
6. This meal can be served atop rice, with crackers, with cornbread or just by itself. You can even dice an avocado and serve it on top for added flavor.

ENJOY!
This recipe was a definite hit with my family and coworkers. All items that are underlined are hyperlinked to the exact product used. Let me know in the comments below if you liked this recipe or modified it any. 

Till next time,

Chérie Jade