5 Minute Vegetarian Chili

This meatless chili recipe comes together in just 5 minutes with 5 simple ingredients. The easiest vegetarian chili you will ever make!

Chili. Let me count the ways I love thee. With cornbread. Or crackers. Or saltines. The limit does not exist.

I friggen LOVE chili. Thick, spicy and sweet stick-to-you-ribs goodness inside a bowl. Soups dream about this their entire lives.

Can you guess what first came to my mind for this month’s Recipe Redux theme?

Favorite Kitchen Tool

Did you receive a trendy new cooking gadget as a holiday gift? Or do you have a tried-and-true kitchen tool you couldn’t do without? Show us a healthy recipe highlighting a favorite kitchen tool, gadget, or gizmo.

My favorite kitchen tool, huh? Maybe my Kitchen Aid mixer, or it’s super cool spiralizer attachment. Or maybe the handy dandy chopper I got for Christmas. I had to think long and hard about what my favorite kitchen tool ACTUALLY was.

Then it was easy, without a doubt…a tie. Between a rubber spatula, and my Food Network Dutch Oven.

I use the rubber spatula every single day, but the Dutch Oven runs a close second. Is just maaaaybe a little more exciting than a spatula. There I said it.

I’ve made countless batches of my favorite African Peanut Stew and Sausage Soup in it, but one of the go-to recipes of my lazy and cheap book of tricks is this meatless chili.

Most of the time, I don’t even cook it, but that’s because I’m odd and like my chili best when it’s room temp or below. The flavor is SO much better, but if I do heat it up, it coordinates rather nicely with the fire engine red Dutch Oven.

Now it’s made with only 5 ingredients, but this is more to serve as a base to doctor up how you like your chili. Here are some of my favorite ways to mix it up. This is such a perfect recipe for when you haven’t gone grocery shopping this week, have absolutely no desire to cook, or are feeling especially glued to your couch, and Friends re-runs. Been there, done that to all the above. Hence, why I am a pro at the no-cook chili game.

Money-Saving Tips for this Meatless Chili Recipe:

• Go big. Opt for the big (28 ounce) cans of beans to get more for your dollar. Make a double batch of the chili, or use the leftovers to make these easy bean burgers.
• Add more veggies. Up the amount of veggies without spending a lot by adding a bag of frozen spinach or peppers & onions while heating.
• Buy store brand. The store brand of beans and canned tomatoes are just as good as name brand, but for a fraction of the price.

more soup recipes:

Instant Pot Sesame Chicken Noodle Soup

Hearty Veggie & Sausage Soup 

Vegan Pad Thai Soup

5 Minute Vegetarian Chili

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★★★★★

5 from 5 reviews

• Author: Sinful Nutrition
• Total Time: 5 mins
• Yield: 4 servings 1x

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This meatless chili recipe comes together in just 5 minutes with 5 simple ingredients. The easiest vegetarian chili you will ever make! 

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Ingredients

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• 1 (15 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can no salt added pinto beans, un-drained
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• salt and pepper, to taste

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Instructions

1. In a large stockpot, combine all ingredients.
2. Heat oven medium heat until warm, and serve

Notes

• Add frozen fire-roasted corn, or chopped peppers and onions for more veggies and flavor.
• Kick up the heat with cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes.
• Mix up the type of beans you use, but I suggest ALWAYS using stewed tomatoes and tomato paste.
• Kick up the flavor by adding a cup of your favorite salsa.
• DON’T drain your beans! It adds to the thickness and flavor.

• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Category: Soup
• Method: stovetop
• Cuisine: vegan

Keywords: meatless, vegan, vegetarian, soup, chili, quick, easy

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