The Best Classic Vegan Chili
Classic Vegan Chili is a family favorite loaded with veggies and a few special ingredients to wow the crowd.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time6 hours hrs
Total Time6 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Course: Soups
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 237kcal
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 Anaheim chile pepper chopped
- 2 jalapeno peppers chopped
- 1 zucchini diced
- 2 carrots diced
- 3 stalks celery diced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce I used Annie's Vegan Brand
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 12 ounces IPA beer (I used a Michigan favorite, Bell's Two Hearted)
- 28 ounces POMI chopped tomatoes
- 14.5 ounces fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 12 ounces tomato paste
- 2 Tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon chipotle pepper sauce I used Cholula
- 2 Tablespoons ground cumin
- 2 ½ teaspoons dried basil
- 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 4 cups organic vegetable broth
- 14 ounces Boca crumbles optional
- 3 cans dark kidney beans or beans of choice
- 1 large sweet potato diced small
Stovetop
In a large soup pot, saute onions and garlic until translucent.
Add the Bocca crumbles and ½ cup of the veggie broth.
Saute until browned.
Add the rest of the ingredients
Stir
Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer, and cover.
Allow simmering for about 90 minutes
- When I make classis vegan chili, I still have to add all the veggies, even if you don't see them. I'm a vegan, after all.
- For that reason, I diced every vegetable in the chili recipe small, using the small blade on my favorite veggie chopper.
- As a result, everyone thinks they are eating a thick, meaty chili when they are eating a rainbow of veggies.
- I used zucchini, carrots, onions, sweet potato, celery, peppers, and tomatoes for this classic vegan chili recipe.
- To reduce prep time, and get it all done quickly, I use my favorite vegetable chopper that makes every vegetable the same tiny size.
Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 1193mg | Potassium: 1055mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 6134IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 7mg