Recipe: Deliciously Easy Vegan Chili - Eat Drink Better

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon light or regular olive oil
• 1 small mild white or yellow onion, chopped, or 1 cup frozen diced onions
• 1/8 teaspoon each: salt and sugar
• 1 teaspoon jarred chopped garlic (about 2 cloves)
• 1 (16 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (16 oz) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (8 oz) can sweet corn, rinsed and drained, or 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1/3 cup jarred salsa (mild for kids, medium or hot for spice-fiends)
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon each: ground cumin, paprika, and liquid smoke flavoring
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon chili powder, to taste (for spicier chili, use half ground chipotle pepper and half chili powder)
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
• optional: 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro, to garnish