Vegetarian Chili with tofu (kids loved it)

I served this Chili to my kids and husband to introduce them to tofu and was really suprised when they ate everything and love it.

1	onions, finely chopped
2 cloves	garlic, minced
1/2	dried chili peppers, minced
1	carrots, finely diced
1 stalk	celery, finely diced
1/2	green peppers, finely diced
3 tbsp	canola oil
1 tsp	ground cumin
1 tbsp	brown sugar
260 g  or 1 1/4 cup	firm tofu, finely diced
1 2/3 cup	red beans (canned)
1 1/2 cup	canned tomatoes (diced or chopped)
1/2 cup	water approximately
	salt to taste
	ground pepper to taste
2 tbsp	fresh cilantro [optional]
1/3 cup	Cheddar cheese, grated

Method

1. Prepare the vegetables: Chop the onion, mince the garlic and chili pepper, finely dice the carrots, celery, and bell pepper.
2. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Sauté the onion and garlic about 2 min until the onion is translucent, with occasional stirring, paying attention not to let them burn. Add the carrots, celery, and bell pepper, then cook 4-5 min, with occasional stirring. Add the minced chili pepper, cumin and brown sugar, then cook 1 min, with stirring. Finely dice the tofu then add it to the mixture, then coo****il golden-brown, about 8-10 min.
3. Drain the beans, rinse them and drain again. Add them to the pan, mix well, add the diced tomatoes and enough water to provide a moist environment. Cover and cook over low heat an additional 10 min, until the carrots are tender.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with freshly chopped cilantro leaves, grated cheddar and serve.

Calories 290
Fat 15g
Carb 26g
Protein 16g


 

Thanks Nat for the recipe. I have a question though....can you freeze tofu?

Yes, I did freeze and it stayed very good.