Easy Vegan Chili
I wanted to share my easy vegan chili that I cooked in 40 minutes with simple ingredients at home and in just one pot (no one likes to eat more).
We love vegan chili in this house! Chili is easy to make, you can have so many variations and depending on what you put in it can be extremely healthy and full of protein!
Not many people normally use chili recipes because you can throw a bunch of vegetables in a pot and it will taste pretty good, but if you’re vegan or new to cooking and just want a quick and easy meal. vegan chili recipe, try it!
How to Make Vegan Peppers
The chili is pretty simple because one of the reasons we love it is because it’s a one-pot recipe, but I’m still going to walk you through it step-by-step.
Finely dice the onions, carrots and bell peppers. Add to a large saucepan and sauté with olive oil, cook over medium heat until onions are translucent. About 5 minutes.
Add the minced garlic to the pan, continue mixing.
Season the mixture with cumin, paprika, paprika, salt and pepper.
Pour the vegetable broth and a can of chopped tomatoes. Let it boil for about 5 minutes
Add dried lentils.
Open the cans of beans, drain and rinse with cold water.
Add the beans and corn and cook for another 20 minutes until simmering or until the lentils are tender.
Serve the peppers in a bowl with toppings of choice such as vegan cheese, sour cream, avocado, or tortilla chips. And a side of toast!
If you haven’t had pepperoni toast yet, I highly recommend it. It’s an absolute game changer, and you can boost this recipe’s fiber and protein if you use a healthy option for bread!
Kitchen equipment I use:
My favorite cookware – This is my first adult cookware and I love it. I’m sure there are some eminent chefs out there who might mock this, but it’s affordable, non-stick, and works great for me and any meals I make in the kitchen.
9-1 absolute unit Air Fryer, Instant Pot, Dryer – I was actually against the Instant pot/Air fryer for a long time and have bought a pair in the past and would never be able to run them or prepare food. Tasty. This spaceship of a device changed everything! Now I’m doing everything in it! Desserts, Dinners, Dog Treats, you name it and I can do it in this beast. I strongly recommend!
5 tier dryer stand for Ninja Foodie – Foodie comes with many accessories but we chose to buy this one too because we want to use the dryer a lot (especially for dog food) so it made sense! It doesn’t have great reviews, most people complain that it bends a bit, mine does too, but it works perfectly and is essential for drying many treats at once. Slight bending in the metal does not affect the product at all.
INGREDIENTS
1 can Kidney Beans
1 Bean can be Mixed
1 Small Onion diced
1 carrot chopped
½ Red Bell Pepper
2 tablespoons of minced Garlic
1 box of diced tomatoes
½ cup Canned Whole Corn Kernels
1 cup dried lentils
3 cups of vegetable broth
1 tablespoon of Olive Oil
2 teaspoons of cumin powder
2 teaspoons of paprika
1 teaspoon red pepper
1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
Finely dice the onions, carrots and bell peppers. Add to a large saucepan and sauté with olive oil, cook over medium heat until onions are translucent.
Add the minced garlic to the pan, continue mixing.
Season the mixture with cumin, paprika, paprika, salt and pepper.
Pour the vegetable broth and a can of chopped tomatoes. Let it boil for about 5 minutes.
Add the dried lentils.
Open cans of beans and corn, drain and rinse with cold water.
Add the beans and corn and cook for another 20 minutes until simmering or until the lentils are tender.
Serve the peppers in a bowl with toppings of choice such as vegan cheese, sour cream, avocado, or tortilla chips. And a side of toast!
PUPIL NOTES
We used red lentils, but you can use any realistic lentils as long as they are dried lentils. Canned lentils don’t work well in chili recipes.
Toast with sour cream and avocado is optional, but highly recommended! (We use World Island or Tofutti sour cream!)
Low-sodium vegetable juice if you’re watching your sodium intake.
