Veggie Cowboy Chili – Lotus Foods

Ingredients

• 2 cups Lotus Foods Organic Red Rice
• 3½ cups vegetable broth
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil or coconut oil
• 1 medium sweet yellow onion diced
• 2 cups red, yellow or orange bell peppers seeded & diced
• 2 stalks celery diced
• 1 medium sweet potato peeled & diced
• 4 large cloves garlic finely minced
• ½ jalapeño seeded & finely minced
• 2 tsp fresh oregano chopped
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 2 tsp chili powder or to taste
• ½ tsp sea salt or to taste
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 15oz can fire roasted, diced tomatoes
• 1 15oz can dark red kidney beans
• 1 15oz can pinto beans
• 1 15oz can light red kidney beans or black beans
• 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
• ¼ cup goat cheese crumbled
• ¼ cup cilantro chopped, for garnish