Vegetarian Chili Bar

🥘 Ingredients

• Mexican Spice Blend
  4 tbsp
• black pepper
• blue corn tortilla chips
  3 oz
• cheddar cheese
  2 c
• cooking oil
  2 tsp
• crushed tomatoes
  2 unit
• jasmine rice
  1.5 c
• kidney beans
  2 unit
• long green pepper
  2 unit
• mushroom stock concentrate
  4 unit
• onion
  2 unit
• salt
  1 tsp, pinch
• scallions
  4 unit
• sour cream
  3/4 c
• tomato paste
  2 unit
• water
  1¼ cup, ½ cup

🍳 Cookware

• small pot
• medium pot

1. 

   1

   In a small pot , combine jasmine rice , water , and a pinch of salt . Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

   jasmine rice: 1.5 c, water: 1¼ cup, salt: pinch
2. 

   2

   While rice cooks, wash and dry produce. Halve, peel, and dice onion into ½-inch pieces. Core, deseed, and dice long green pepper into ½-inch pieces. Trim and thinly slice scallions . TIP: If you added any other items to your meal (apps, sides, and/or dessert), you can get started on them now!

   onion: 2 unit, long green pepper: 2 unit, scallions: 4 unit
3. 

   3

   Heat a large drizzle of cooking oil in a medium pot (large pot for 4 servings) over medium-high heat. Add onion and green pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, 4-6 minutes. Add tomato paste , Mexican Spice Blend , and salt (2 tsp for 4). Season generously with black pepper . Cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Stir crushed tomatoes , mushroom stock concentrate , kidney beans and their liquid, and water (¾ cup for 4) into pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium. Simmer until thickened, 15-18 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

   cooking oil: 2 tsp, tomato paste: 2 unit, Mexican Spice Blend: 4 tbsp, salt: 1 tsp, black pepper, crushed tomatoes: 2 unit, mushroom stock concentrate: 4 unit, kidney beans: 2 unit, water: ½ cup
4. 

   4

   Fluff rice with a fork. Serve rice, chili, blue corn tortilla chips , cheddar cheese , sour cream , and scallions family style and let everyone build their own bowl. (Don't forget to serve with any extra items you may have ordered to build out your meal!)

   blue corn tortilla chips: 3 oz, cheddar cheese: 2 c, sour cream: 3/4 c