Veggie chili crock pot

Vegetable (veggie) chili crock pot 

1 onion

1/2 bunch celery

1/2 bunch carrots

1 green pepper

1 orange pepper

1 jalapeño (with seeds)

1/4 cup oil

2 T garlic

28 oz diced tomatoes

28 oz crushed tomatoes 

(Fire roasted if possible!) 

2 T chili 

1t salt 

1 T pepper 

1 t cayenne 

1 T oregano 

1 t paprika 

1 t mustard 

1 T red pepper flakes (optional)

1 1/2 T cumin

1/4 cup maple syrup 

15 oz black beans 

15 oz kidney beans

15 oz beets 

Chop it up and fry it up.. 

The first group of stuffs! 

Get the crock pot on high.. 

Put the toMtoes in.. With spices.. Syrup... And strained / washed beans. 

Then add the veggies... I reused the pa. Here to pan fry the beets a bit... Cook out some moisture... (Optionl... Bahahaha it's all optional!!) 

Was a bit spicy... 

But mellowed after it simmered for a few hours!!! Nom nom

Veggie lasagna rolls

Veggie lasagna rolls

9 lasagna noodles (or a dozen depends on how full you want them, I did 9, had about 1/2 cup extra filling that I mixed in with homefries in a skillet for breakfast!!!)

1 green pepper

1 yellow onion

1/2 bunch celery

1/2 bunch carrots

1/4 cup olive oil 

2 T garlic

1t salt (I had a curry salt mixture!) 

1 T oregano 

3 eggs

6oz jalapeño cream cheese

1  1/2 cup parmasean

1/4 cup pesto 

Handful fresh herbs chopped 

(We had basil, parsley, and scallions) 

1 T lemon juice 

1/4 cup maple syrup 

1 jar your favorite marinara 24oz

(I use a merlot based sauce!! Yum!) 

Extra 3/4 cup parmasean cheese 

First par boil noodles, rinse them and set aside. 

Then heat up cast iron with oil, garlic and salt... and start chopping veggies. 

Chop chop chop

Get all the above veggies In the cast iron and Chop herbs

While the veggies reduce gather the other ingredients in a large bowl. And set up the pasta noodles for stuffing and the pans with sauce 

Vigorously combine the reduced veggies with the other ingredients (if there is time let it cool, but there usually isn't, and in that case work fast when u roll up! Ha!) 

(Reduced veggies somewhat crisp to pan and are about half the volume!) 

Now fill the noodles, place in pan, top with sauce and cheese.. 

Bake at 400 for 25-35 minutes... 😁