10-Ingredient Easy Vegan Chili

Recipe created by Maria Koutsogiannis from Food By Maria

This Vegan Chili recipe is a great recipe to pull together, especially when you are short on groceries because it only takes 10 ingredients to make this baby!

PREP TIME: 10 minutes

COOK TIME: 40 minutes

SERVES 5

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Medium-sized sweet white onion, finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable stock paste
  • 2 tablespoons chili spice mix
  • 3 tablespoons TABASCO® Green Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1,400 ml can of lentils
  • 1,400 ml can of black beans
  • 1,400 ml can of Romano beans
  • 1,600 ml can of diced tomatoes
  • 2 cups hot water

Toppings:

  • Vegan Cheese
  • Fresh Herbs
  • Fresh Lime

Optional Toppings:

  • Tortilla Chips and Vegan Cream Cheese

PREPARATION

  • Into a large pot, add the olive oil and heat on medium heat for 30 seconds before adding the onion. Cook it down for 8-10 minutes, stirring often to avoid burning.
  • To the pot, add garlic, vegetable stock paste, chili spice mix, TABASCO® Green Sauce, salt and pepper. Stir it all up until the onions are fully coated with spices and reduce heat to low.
  • To the pot, add the lentils and beans. Stir until well-combined, increase heat to high and add diced tomatoes and water. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until beans are extremely buttery.
  • Serve hot with all the gorgeous toppings listed above.

LEFTOVER USES

Stuffed baked potato & Chili shepherd’s pie