Spicy Vegan Chili

Description

Made this by tweaking a family recipe to make it vegan. Great on Cinco de Mayo or football Sunday! Cornbread is a great addition to this dish.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 large green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped (Optional)
  • ¼ cup chili powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
  • 1 ½ cups water
  • 1 cup rinsed, uncooked white rice
  • 1 (15 ounce) can corn
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella-style vegan cheese (such as Daiya®)

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Sauté bell pepper
  2. onion
  3. and jalapeño peppers in hot oil until tender
  4. about 3 minutes. Add chili powder
  5. garlic
  6. salt
  7. and cumin. Cook
  8. stirring occasionally
  9. for about 10 minutes
  10. making sure chili powder does not burn.
  11. Stir tomatoes
  12. beans
  13. water
  14. and rice into the pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low
  15. cover
  16. and simmer until rice is fully cooked
  17. about 20 minutes. Check after 10 to 15 minutes if extra water is needed; add 1/4 cup at a time.
  18. Stir corn and black pepper into chili and cook until heated through
  19. about 5 minutes. Serve with vegan cheese.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 8

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