Spunky Chili

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
• 1 carrot, medium-sized, peeled and chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 2 tablespoons mild chili powder
• 2 teaspoons cumin, ground
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1 small bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced (cut in tiny pieces)
• 3 (15 ounce) cans red kidney beans, cans rinsed and drained (about 5 cups)
• 2 cups tomato juice
• sour cream
• grated cheddar cheese
• salsa
• tortilla chips

Recipe

• 1 put a soup pot on the stove, add 2 tablespoons olive oil. turn on the heat ot medium and wait for 30 seconds.
• 2 put in the pot 1 1/2 cups onions, carrot, celery, 2 tablespoons chili powder, 2 teaspoons cumin, 3/4 teaspoons salt. cook the vegetables for 10 minutes, stirring every few minutes with a wooden spoon.
• 3 add 1 tablespoons cider vinegar, bell pepper, 2 teaspoons garlic, beans. stir and cook for 5 minutes. measure 2 cups tomato juice. pour it in slowly.
• 4 stir gently, cover, and turn the heat to low. cook for 20 minutes, stirring about every 5 minutes. ask an adult to lift the lid when it's time to stir, then to put it back on.
• 5 ask an adult to help ladle or spoon the hot chili into bowls. serve with the toppings of your choice, and maybe also with tortilla chips on the side.
• 6 you will also need:
• 7 small sharp knife (and maybe a garlic press) and a cutting board for preparing the vegetables ahead of time.
• 8 can opener.
• 9 large wire-mesh strainer and a bowl it fits over for rinsing and draining the beans ahead of time.
• 10 soup pot with a lid.
• 11 measuring cups and spoons.
• 12 long-handles wooden spoon.
• 13 2-cup liquid measure.
• 14 serving spoon or ladle.
• 15 bowls and spoons or forks.
• 16 ask and adult for help with:.
• 17 getting all the vegetables cur and ready ahead of time.
• 18 opening all the cans of beans.
• 19 rinsing and draining the bans.
• 20 opening the cans of tomato juice.
• 21 lifting the lid of the pot when it's time to stir (hot steam will escape when the lid is lifted!).
• 22 ladling the hot chili into bowls.