This easy one-pot Chipotle Chili is easy to make, and exactly what you need after a chilly day. (That’s a pun, folks!) Wonderful vegetarian chili.

This one-pot chili simmers for 25 minutes, filling the air with a tummy-tempting, soul-satisfying aroma. Wholesome and hearty, it’s exactly what you yearn for at the end of a winter’s day.

Hotter Than Hades Chipotle Chili

Course: MainCuisine: Mexican

Servings

4-6

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp olive oil

• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped

• ½ tsp sea salt, divided

• ¼ tsp pepper, divided

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 red bell pepper, chopped

• 14 oz diced fire-roasted tomatoes

• 14 oz red beans, drained and rinsed

• 14 oz pinto beans, drained and rinsed

• 1 c vegetable broth

• 7 oz chipotles in adobo sauce

• 30 oz sweet corn with liquid

• 2 limes, juiced

• guacamole (optional)

• sour cream (optional)

• jalapeno slices (optional)

• cilantro (optional)

Directions

• In large dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Stir and cook 5 minutes until onion is translucent. Add garlic and red pepper. Stir and cook 8 minutes until soft.
• Add tomatoes, red beans, pinto beans, broth, chipotles in adobo sauce, corn, remaining salt and remaining pepper. Simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chili has thickened.
• Squeeze lime juice into pot; stir. Serve with guacamole, sour cream, jalapeno slices and cilantro, if desired.

This was cooked in the Circulon Symmetry Casserole with a locking straining lid.

• Heavy gauge hard-anodized aluminum construction is twice as hard as stainless steel & lasts 10 years longer
• PFOA-free metal utensil safe interior
• Dishwasher safe
• Double-riveted stainless steel handles are wrapped in silicone for a comfortable grasp & oven safe to 400°F
• Shatter-resistant, tempered glass lid features built-in, locking strainer for draining off liquids or straining soups and sauces

Want more? See all of our chili recipes & ideas.

Chili Bar Party: for the big game or a chili cookoff

Vegan Peanut Butter Jackfruit Chili

Chili Baked Potato for Game Day or Any Day

Want to see our new chili recipes – and more?

Follow us:

• Pinterest – hundreds of vision boards with party themes & recipes
• Facebook – hear about the bizarre holiday or “national day” today, our newest article, guides & party printables
• Twitter – get in on the conversation

Sign up for our weekly Merrymaker Magazine

• Know the upcoming week’s daily holidays with celebration ideas so you can prepare ahead of time
• Get party planning guides & see party printables for this month’s calendar holidays and new party themes
• Be first to try out our newest recipes
• See the list of last week’s articles so you won’t miss a thing