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    Recipe: 'Be My Sweetheart' Vegan Chili

    By | Shine Food – Wed, Oct 17, 2012 12:35 PM EDT

    It'll convince any veggie-loving man to be all yours!Note: this recipe was submitted to be the Next "Engagement Chicken." Find out how you can enter the contest.

    Spice up your love life with this flavorful vegan chili! It's perfect for that special vegan in your life.

    Ingredients:
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    4-6 cloves garlic, chopped
    Half white onion, diced
    Half red bell pepper, diced
    Fire, i.e. your choice of a fresh hot pepper, a tablespoon of hot sauce (I like Cholula) or ½ teaspoon dried cayenne pepper.
    1 tomato, diced or 6-8 cherry tomatoes, quartered.
    ½ cup canned corn kernels
    1 tablespoon tomato paste
    2.5 cups black beans
    Salt to taste
    Pepper to taste

    Directions:
    1. Heat the oil.
    2. Add garlic & onions & sautee for about 5 minutes on low-medium.
    3. Add red bell pepper & sautee for another 5 minutes.
    4. Add corn, fire & stir with wooden spoon.
    5. Add tomato, cover, and let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
    6. Mix in tomato paste completely.
    7. Add black beans & as much salt & pepper as you like.
    8. Cover and let simmer for 20-30 minutes.

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