Mom's Award Winning Vegetarian Chili

Yeah, she got 2nd place with a vegetarian chili. Go Mom! any way it went kinda like this...

3 Cups Mirepoix (equal parts carrot, celery, onions)
3 bell peppers (yellow, orange, red make pretty chili)
3 24oz. canned whole tomatoes
1 16 oz jar Ragu pasta sauce
1 14.5 oz. cans pinto beans
1 14.5 oz. cans kidney beans
2 cans corn (white, and yellow make pretty chili)
2 cups TSP (textured soy protein)
+-2 cups water (check tsp directions too)
3 cloves garlic
1/4 c. chili spices
Suggested spices:

• paprika
• chilipowder
• cumin
• salt pepper
• cayenne pepper

Sweat the mirepoix, add peppers and garlic. cook 2 minutes then add everything else except TSP. Bring to a boil and add TSP and water. cook for a couple hours at least and remember its always better the next day.