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    You are here: Home / Main Dish / Homemade Vegan Chili with Mixed Beans

    Homemade Vegan Chili with Mixed Beans

    Published: April 30, 2023. Last Updated: April 30, 2023 by: Ginny McMeans

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    Homemade Vegan Chili with Mixed Beans is comforting and full-flavored all at the same time. Packed full of spices you'll want to make this chili over and over.

    Homemade Vegan Chili with Mixed Beans Recipe is comforting and full-flavored all at the same time. Packed with spices too for more rich flavor.


    I can never figure out when chili season is! I want to say 'It's chili season so get out your big cookin pot'! But this is what I'm thinking;

    If it's spring and still a little nippy get out your big pot.

    If it's summer then start that pot of chili because it's outdoor grilling time.

    If it's fall make a big pot because it is perfect for those cozy nights and if it's winter then it will warm you up.

    Good news! It turns out every season is chili season!

    A great recipe to tackle is this Homemade Vegan Chili with Mixed Beans Recipe.

    You start from scratch and let the stove do most of the work. It just takes a little time to get that rich flavor.

    I usually buy a pound bag of mixed beans but now there are so many places that have bulk beans that it is fun to pick out the ones you especially want.

    You can even find organic. Pick from 4 to 8 kinds or more. Why not.

    You know I've got another mixed beans recipe on the blog too.

    It's called Barley and 5 Legume Soup Mix and first I present it as a gift option or as a pretty bean jar for yourself. But then I add the recipe.

    Go over and check it out sometime. It's pretty and delicious all at the same time.

    Chili comes in many forms and grows from many a cook's imagination. This one sprouted out of my head and it got all spruced up with spices that make a deep rich vegetarian chili recipe that everyone will love.

    A great potluck dish too!

    Whether it's at church or a neighbors house your pot will be emptied along with the bowl of crusty bread that someone else brought.

    Community is important and I am, right now, in a new community. I'm looking forward to future potlucks.

    If you just shared this vegetarian chili recipe not too long ago there is another crowd-pleaser that you might like to take along.

    It's  named Slow Cooker Black Bean Chili and you can even cook it overnight in the slow cooker.

    I will often make chili in a crock pot but I haven't used an instant pot yet.

    I'm sure you could do that without canned beans too. I think I'll give it a whirl with dried pinto beans and flavor it up.

    Basics that I think I always use is to add onion and canned tomatoes (they could be fresh though).

    Something different might be red bell pepper and smoked paprika,  They just make it into the next recipe too.

    Now let's start at the beginning and pull out that stockpot!

    Vegan chili mixed beans ready 4

    How Do You Make Chili From Scratch?

    • It all starts with the beans. You can go with one variety or make a mix.
    • They've also been making mixes since the 60's so just look down on the bottom shelf and pick up a mix.ringing to a boil. Cook on medium-high for
    • There are two ways to prepare your beans.
    • You can soak them overnight or you can do the quick method which is covering your beans with water by a couple of inches and bringing to a boil. Cover turn off the heat and let sit for one hour.
    • Now You're ready to continue with the recipe.
    • Drain beans whether you've soaked overnight of took advantage of the quick method.
    • Now start following your recipe. You may add water and/or broth. One way or the other you're on your way to homemade vegetarian chili from scratch.

     

    Is It Better to Presoak Beans or to do the Quick Method?

    • There are divided opinions.
    • Some say pre-soaking is for releasing some of the enzymes that cause gas in humans and also to just plain clean the beans. They say the quick method also does this.
    • They have learned that you'll still have gas. People are different and the degree of your suffering (or others) just has to do with how your body deals with the situation.
    • Not all beans need to be pre-soaked - at all. Black beans have thin skins and never need to be pre-soaked.
    • As far as taste, there is a small difference in how good the beans are with the two different methods. The quick method pulls ahead in opinions over the years. It is slight but some people say the quick method leaves a better tasting bean dish.
    • I almost always pre-soak because I'm not able to take advantage of the extra time it takes during the day to do the quick method. I think this is true for a lot of people.
    • The good thing is both methods are delicious. Just do what works for you and your dish will be wonderful!

    I've got to slide in another picture of a different and delicious chili. It's on the blog and it is for Caribbean Chili and has veggies added too.

    is being looked at from above and shows rich bean chili with added carrots, corn and pepper. So colorful!!

    Looking pretty good, eh? Now let's get back to a classic chili with mixed beans. Check it out!

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    Vegan chili mixed beans ready 1

    Homemade Vegan Chili with Mixed Beans

    Ginny McMeans
    Homemade Vegan Chili with Mixed Beans is comforting and full-flavored all at the same time.
    4.83 from 17 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Chili, Gluten Free, Vegan
    Servings 6 Servings
    Calories 380 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 pound beans dried, mixed varieties - you can buy pre-mixed or mix your own
    • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 onion small
    • 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
    • 4 cups vegetable broth low sodium, if you like
    • 29 ounces tomatoes 2 14.5 ounce cans, crushed tomatoes fire roasted - the measurement can be a little over or a little under
    • 8 ounces tomato sauce
    • 6 ounces tomato paste
    • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce - make sure it's the vegan
    • 2 tablespoons chili powder
    • 2 teaspoons cumin ground
    • 1 ½ teaspoons oregano dried
    • ¼ teaspoon cloves ground
    • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
    • 1 teaspoon sea salt

    Instructions
     

    The night before:

    • Rinse beans and place in a large stockpot.  Cover with water by about 2 to 3 inches.
    • Let soak overnight - the beans will swell.

    The next morning:

    • Drain the beans and place back into the stockpot. 
      Place back into the stockpot
    • Heat oil in a skillet to medium high.
      Heat oil in a skillet to medium high
    • Saute onion until translucent - about 10 to 15 minutes.
      Saute onion until translucent
    • Add garlic and saute another minute. Add mixture to the beans in the stockpot.
      Add garlic and saute another minute
    • Add vegetable broth, dice tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce.   The beans should be covered by a couple of inches of liquid.  You can add more vegetable broth or water.  Stir well.
      Add vegetable broth dice tomatoes tomato sauce tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce
    • Add the remaining ingredients and stir well.
      Add the remaining ingredients and stir well
    • Cover and bring to a boil and then remove the lid.
      Cover and bring to a boil and then remove the lid
    • After it comes to a boil turn down the heat and simmer very very low.  So low you can barely see the liquid moving.  Don't put the lid back on.  It becomes much more flavorful with the lid off.  
      After it comes to a boil turn down the heat and simmer very very low
    • If the liquid cooks down where the beans are not submerged then add some water.  If you add more liquid you'll have to cover again, raise the heat to a boil and then turn it down immediately.  Uncover.  Make sure your heat isn't too high.
      If the liquid cooks down where the beans are not submerged then add some water
    • Cook for one hour and check the beans.  You want them tender  If not done yet then cook longer.  You shouldn't need to cook longer than 1 ½ hours.
      You want them tender If not done yet then cook longer
    • Taste for seasoning and add more salt if necessary.  It's probably perfect.
      Taste for seasoning and add more salt if necessary

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    Notes

    Freezers up to 3 months and tastes great after reheating.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2CupsCalories: 380kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 23gFat: 4gSodium: 952mgPotassium: 2024mgFiber: 16gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 2220IUVitamin C: 33.7mgCalcium: 130mgIron: 8.2mg
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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    1. Ginny McMeans

      November 11, 2020 at 9:24 am

      Wonderful Vivien and thank you too!

    2. Rose

      November 19, 2020 at 12:35 am

      5 stars
      Thank you so much for this really tasty recipe! I shall definitely do it again and again!!! Looking forward to try your other recipes. thank you!

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