Quick, Easy and Cheap: Vegan Chilli!

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One of the cheapest, fastest, easiest, and most protein rich vegan dishes I know? Vegan chilli! And somehow, it always turns out well and you can always prepare and season vegan chilli to your own taste!

Instead of minced meat, I use tofu, soy granulate, quorn or sunflower granulate and add extra beans and chickpeas in addition to the kidney beans! To flavor the vegan “minced meat” I use vegetable broth, soy sauce, miso and / or 1-2 drops of liquid smoke.

I also add corn, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, carrots, onions, garlic and spices every time. As I said, I always make the recipe with whatever ingredients that I just have at home. But here is one of the many possible recipes for vegan chilli:

Ingredients:

• 1 can of kidney beans
• 1 can chickpeas or black beans
• 1 small can of corn
• 2 cans of cut tomatoes 
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 onion, cut into small pieces
• 2-3 garlic cloves
• 1 bell pepper, cut into small pieces
• 1 small carrot, very small cut
• 60ml vegetable broth
• Spices (all optional, you can spice as you like): salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, chilli flakes, 1-2 tablespoons of precious yeast, bay leaf
• balsamic vinegar
• 1 pinch of sugar
• Vegan “minced meat” (see above) – around 1 cup

Preparation:

• Sautee the onion and carrot until the onion turns glassy
• Add the pepper and garlic and sauté briefly
• Add vegan minced meat (which I would prepare before according to the package instructions and fry separately in a pan, for example, with soy sauce and liquid smoke) and then put the canned tomatoes in the pan
• Let everything simmer for a little while, then add the vegetable broth, tomato paste, spices, sugar, beans and chickpeas
• The longer you cook the chilli, the better. The best is to cook it for a long time at low temperature. But 15-20 minutes should be enough. It always tastes best the next day, so it’s the perfect dish to prepare on Sunday and eat with pasta, rice and / or potatoes for the week 🙂 Right before I finish cooking it, I add the corn and add some balsamic vinegar to taste! Enjoy !!

I hope you enjoyed this Veganuary special week! Let me know, which recipes you enjoyed the most!