Vegetable and Beany Gonzales Chili

Make this recipe when you have a spare hour or so to leave it bubbling away, then serve it as a big family sit-down-together dish. (It can stretch to a few stray kids, too.) The chili can be frozen as individual portions to get out of the freezer as and when you need something to give your kids for a quick meal and something for the adults later in the evening (as can many of the recipes in this chapter). It’s the recipe that keeps on giving. Keep it simple and serve with rice, but add some