High Protein Vegan Chili
Super easy, flavourful, vegan chili packed with 31 grams of plant-based protein per serving. This recipe uses only simple, budget-friendly ingredients and can be made in just one pot!
Ingredients
Here is everything you’ll need to make a meatless, but still extremely high-protein, delicious, vegan chili:
How to Make
Prep Your Ingredients
First, you’ll want to wash, peel, and dice the carrots, dice the onion, and mince the garlic. I highly recommend using a garlic mincer for easy prep, and to ensure there are no large chunks of garlic. This is the one I use here.
Make Your Chili
To start, saute your carrots and onion in olive oil in a large pot. Once tender, add minced garlic, spices, salt and black pepper. Then, leave for 2 minutes, and then add in your plant-based beef, breaking it down into small chunks.
Next, add in your tomato paste, beans, corn, and vegetable broth. Bring the pot to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and let simmer for 25-30 minutes.
Ready to Serve!
Finally, give your chili a taste, and add sugar for sweetness or more salt if needed. The chili is great served on its own, or with plant-based sour cream, plant-based shredded cheese, or green onions.
Customizations
Fortunately, this recipe is extremely simple to customize to your own preferences! Some common substitutions or additions are potatoes, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, bell peppers, fire roasted tomatoes, mushrooms, zucchini, green peas, and lentils.
Boost the protein content up even more by adding in tempeh chunks, quinoa, crumbled tofu, soy curls, or even sliced vegan sausages… the possibilities are truly endless —the best way to use up leftover ingredients.
Storage
This recipe is super convenient, as it lasts 4 days in the fridge and freezes well for up to 3 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, absolutely. Just use water as needed instead of olive oil in the pot to prevent sticking.
Yes, for sure. Just make sure that the plant-based meat alternative you choose is gluten-free.
Yes, you can customize this recipe to your own preferences by adding different vegetables, protein sources, and grains.
I’d recommend reheating on the stovetop in a pot, however, you can also microwave.
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High Protein Vegan Chili
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 carrots
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/2 white onion
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tbsp salt or to taste
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 package plant-based ground beef I used Gusta brand (see notes)
- 1 170 mL can tomato paste
- 1 540mL can dark red kidney beans
- 1 540mL can black beans
- 1 540mL can chickpeas
- 1 340mL can whole kernel corn
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 2 tsp sugar optional, for sweetness
- plant-based sour cream optional, for serving
- plant-based shredded cheese optional, for serving
- chopped green onion optional, for serving
Instructions
- Prep your ingredients by peeling and dicing carrots, dicing onion, and mincing garlic. A garlic mincer is highly recommended (see link above) but otherwise, mincing with a knife will work just fine.
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
- Add diced carrots and onions to the pot, and saute for 5 minutes or until tender.
- Add garlic, chili powder, oregano, cumin, paprika, salt, and black pepper. Saute for another 2 minutes.
- Add plant-based ground beef and break down into very small chunks.
- Add in tomato paste, kidney beans, black beans, chickpeas, corn, and vegetable broth, and stir to combine.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover the pot and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring as needed. Once cooked, taste and optionally add sugar, or more salt if needed.
- Serve with toppings of your choice such as plant-based sour cream, green onions, or plant-based shredded cheese. Enjoy!
Notes
- I used Gusta brand Mexican ground, but alternatively you can use another brand such as Beyond Beef, or you can add lentils or another bean of your choice. The calories and macronutrients may vary though.
- You can substitute the beans for lentils or any other type of beans you like such as pinto or navy beans.
