Meatless Family Dinners

Three Bean Chili

Nobody at the table asks where the meat is. The mushrooms and the smoked paprika do that job.

What goes in

• 15 oz kidney beans, drained · 15 oz black beans, drained
• 15 oz pinto beans, drained
• 8 oz mushrooms, finely chopped
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 28 oz crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 3 tbsp chilli powder · 1 tbsp ground cumin · 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp dried oregano · 1/2 tsp cocoa powder
• 2 tsp salt · 1 tsp black pepper

Stir in at the end

• grated cheddar, sour cream, spring onion and corn chips, to serve

How to make it

1. Put all three tins of drained beans in the pot with the mushrooms, onion, pepper and garlic.
2. Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, chilli powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, cocoa, salt and pepper.
3. Pour the broth over and stir everything together. Lid on.
4. Low 7 hours or high 4 hours.
5. Mash about a cup of the beans against the side and stir them back in to thicken it.
6. Taste for salt, then serve with cheddar, sour cream, spring onion and chips.