Name: 5 Minute Vegetarian Chili
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: vegan
Ingredients: 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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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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Author: Sinful Nutrition
Total Time: 5 mins
Yield: 4 servings 1x

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Description

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

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
½ tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
salt and pepper, to taste

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Instructions

In a large stockpot, combine all ingredients.
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

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