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Vegan Black Bean Chili

This easy vegan black bean chili can be made on the stove top or Instant Pot it's super easy to make and delicious served with chips.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: All Recipes
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 419kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 TB oil *optional
  • 1 onion chopped small
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 TB chili powder
  • ½ TB cumin
  • ½ TB oregano
  • ½ TB basil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 TB red wine vinegar
  • 2 cans crushed tomatoes
  • 8 oz tomato sauce
  • 3 cans black beans rinsed and drained
  • 1 can corn drained

Instructions

  • Take your Instant Pot and place the chopped onion and oil or water; if you don't want to use oil, set the instant pot to saute mode and let the onion cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. After the 5 minutes, add the spices, chili powder, cumin, oregano, basil, and salt,sugar and fresh garlic, stir for about 30 seconds to a minute. Add your beans, corn, tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, water, and red wine vinegar, and stir until well combined.
  • Switch the instant pot to manual for 10 minutes, let this cook, then let it naturally release. Let this cool before serving for the flavors to blend nicely.
  • Stove top directions; Get a medium to large pot out and add the onions and oil, stir, and let cook for about 5 minutes until the onion is cooked. Next, add the spices and garlic, and stir for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add your beans, corn, tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, water, and red wine vinegar, and mix well. Place a lid over the pot, turn it down to low and cook for 45-60 minutes, stirring as needed. Let cool before serving.

Notes

Storing- Let the chili cool a bit before storing it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat in the microwave covered, so it doesn't splatter everywhere. This recipe works great as a meal prep recipe.
Freezing- This chili freezes great. If you want to freeze it, let it come to room temperature, then place it in a freezer-safe airtight container for up to 3 months.
Let it defrost before reheating it on the stove or individual servings on the stove.
I love to freeze a big batch of chili for camping; it helps keep the cooler cool and is delicious when it's a bit chilly at dinnertime.
Expert Tips and Tricks-
    • This is best served warm, but after letting the flavors blend for a few hours. You can eat it right after it's ready, but I prefer the flavors the next day.
    • If you feel you need a different profile of beans, you could use pinto beans or kidney beans, but I have a different delicious all-bean chili recipe that uses all of those already.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 419kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 2405mg | Fiber: 27g | Sugar: 9g