Vegetarian Chili

Difficulty: easy Prep Time: Ten Minutes Total Time: Under an hour
1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
1 onion, chopped
2 large Portobello mushrooms, chopped
10 button mushrooms, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeƱo pepper, diced
1 each of red, yellow and green pepper,chopped
1 tbsp chili powder
2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 small can kidney beans, drained & rinsed
1 small can tomato paste
1 large can diced tomatoes
Salt & pepper to taste

Melt butter (or margarine) in a pot and add onion. Cook until translucent; add mushrooms and garlic. When mushrooms become soft, add peppers and spices. Cook for about 5 min., then add kidney beans. Add tomato paste and diced tomatoes. Mix well and season with salt & pepper. Cook for about 15-20 min.