PREP: Start by small dicing all vegetables, peppers and mushrooms. Drain and rinse canned beans. Rinse and sort dried lentils to ensure no small pebbles make into your chili.
Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a 5 quart or larger dutch oven or stock pot on medium to medium high heat. Once up to temperature add diced carrots. Cook while stirring for about 1 minutes.
Add diced onions and continue to cook while stirring for 1 to 2 minutes. Add 1 TBSP of Tucker's Golden Ratio.
Add Mushrooms. Cook for an additional 1 minute. Stir to incorporate seasoning from previous step.
Add all peppers and cook for another minute.
Add 1 quart of vegetable stock and bay leaf then bring to a boil.
Once Boiling, add all tomatoes and 1 TBSP of El Carino. Stir to incorporate.
Add corn, and canned beans. (We’re saving the lentils for later.) Add last TBSP of El Carino
Finally add 1 quart of Vegetable Stock, return to a boil, then lower to simmer. Cook Chili for a minimum of two hours on simmer. Stir occasionally (For longer cooking times, you may need to add more liquid. Water will be fine for this.)
After the two hours is up add lentils, and simmer for an addition 20-30 minutes.
Serve and Enjoy!