Description
A hearty meatless Tim Hortons-style chili topped with cornbread. This recipe can easily be scaled up to serve more people.
Ingredients
																
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			Chili
- 1 ½ tbsp olive oil
 - 1/3 cup chopped red onion
 - 1/3 cup chopped carrot
 - ¼ cup chopped celery
 - ¼ cup chopped green pepper
 - 2 cloves minced garlic
 - ¾ cup sliced button mushrooms
 - 1 tbsp chili powder
 - ¼ tsp salt
 - 1 cup cooked kidney beans
 - 1 cup diced, drained, canned tomatoes
 - ¾ vegan “beef” crumbles (I recommend Gardein’s Beefless Crumbles)
 - 1 ½ cups vegetable broth
 - 1 ½ cups water
 
Cornbread
- 2/3 cup unsweetened soy milk
 - 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp cornmeal
 - 1 tsp ground flax seed
 - 2 ½ tbsp sugar
 - 2 tbsp + ½ tsp vegetable oil (I used canola)
 - ½ cup unbleached flour
 - 1 tsp baking powder
 - ¼ tsp salt
 
Instructions
Chili
- In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add red onion, carrot, celery, green pepper and garlic. Cook until onion appears translucent, about 5 minutes.
 - Add mushrooms, chili powder and salt. Cook until mushrooms begin to soften, about 2 minutes.
 - Preheat oven to 350°F.
 - Add kidney beans, tomatoes, "beef" crumbles, vegetable broth, and water. Turn heat to medium and simmer for 35 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning.
 - Prepare cornbread batter.
 - Divide chili between two Meal Mugs. Top with cornbread batter and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving (mug will still be hot!)
 
Cornbread
- Combine soy milk, cornmeal, ground flax seed and sugar. Set aside for 10 minutes.
 - In a medium bowl, combine flour (refer to Notes for best results with measuring flour), baking powder, and salt.
 - Add soy milk/cornmeal mixture to dry ingredients and mix well.
 - Baking instructions: Top chili with cornbread batter and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving. Microwave instructions: Top chili with cornbread batter and microwave on high for 4-5 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
 
Notes
For best results, make sure to measure your flour accurately! How to Measure Flour