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Last updated on January 16th, 2023 at 11:06 pm
This Chili sin carne is a medium spicy completely vegan dish.
For this recipe you will need:
- Beans
- jalapeño
- Tomato Sauce
- Bell Peppers
- Green Onion
- Corn
- Spices
- Cholula hot sauce
Let’s dig into some of the best ways to make chili sin carne as easy and flavorful as possible!
What is Chili Sin Carne?
Chili sin carne is vegetarian chili. It literally means ” Chili without meat.
Meatless chili is made with one or more of the following:
- Beans
- Tofu
- Lentils
- Textured vegetable protein
For this chili, the protein choice will be several types of beans. You can also choose to add a meat substitute for additional protein and texture.
Chili Sin Carne Recipe Tricks
The best recipe tricks for vegan chili include:
- Using a crock pot (simmers the flavors)
- Lots of garlic
- Additional peppers for additional spice (If you like this)
- Chopping the veggies in advance to save time
Things to be cautious of when cooking vegetarian chili:
- Extra veggies add extra moisture. This can make your sauce runny and unflavorful.
- Jalapenos 100% change spiciness level based on time of year/brand etc. BE CAREFUL!
- If you want to make a larger batch you can’t simply modify one ingredient. This will throw off the consistency and flavor.
- Flavors are more intense as the chili sits in the fridge. This could mean a spicier chili a couple of days later. You’ve been warned!
Getting Creative With Chili Sin Carne
Get creative with substituting or adding the following to this meatless chili:
- Mexican Chocolate
- Butternut Squash
- Ancho Chilies
- Stewed Tomatoes
- Carrots
- Sriracha
- Dark Beer
- Peanut Butter
- Cocoa
- Mexican Oregano
- Curry
While most of these ingredients can be added without altering the consistency of the chili too much, you will likely need to adjust the ratio of other ingredients with the butternut squash, carrots, and stewed tomatoes.
What can I put in Chili Instead of Meat
Vegetarian options to add more “meat-like” texture to this vegan chili include:
- Textured Vegetable Protein
- Morningstar Crumbles
- Tempeh
- Tofu
- Bulger
- Mushrooms
I haven’t used any meat substitutes in this chili recipe. If you do choose to use this, consider that the consistency may be altered.
How Long Does Vegan Chili Last
Meatless chili lasts about 4 days if refrigerated.
You can freeze this chili for up to 3 months.
Repurposing Your Chili
You will likely have chili left over. There are ways to get creative with this including adding to:
- Omelet (if you eat eggs)
- Quesadilla
- Loaded Nachos
- Vegan Chili Mac
- Chili Burritos
- Loaded baked potato
- Loaded baked sweet potato
- Chili Joe’s (sloppy joe)
Chili Sin Carne FAQ
Chili sin carne means chili without meat. This is often referred to as a vegetarian chili.
Beans, Tofu, Lentils, Textured Vegetable Protein
Yes! meatless chili typically imitates the taste and texture of a meat chili. You can create variations that will still taste delicious but may taste slightly different than a meat based chili (such as adding a sweet squash, cocoa or carrots).
About 4 days in the fridge and up to 3 months in the freezer
nutritional yeast sauce (nooch sauce), crackers, vegan sour cream, tortilla chips, vegan sour cream
Chili Sin Carne
Equipment
- Crock Pot
Ingredients
- 2 cans Tomato sauce
- 4-5 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 cup Green onions chopped
- 1 whole Jalapeno chopped
- 1 whole Red bell pepper chopped
- 1c whole Yellow bell pepper chopped
- 1 whole orange bell pepper chopped
- 1 can Red kidney beans 150z
- 2 cans Black beans 15oz
- 1 cup Corn frozen/canned/or fresh
- ½ Cup Cholula Hot sauce
- 1 tbsp Cumin
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
Instructions
- Drain Beans
- Mince garlic
- Chop All Veggies
- Add all ingredients to crock pot. Mix together.
- Cook on low heat for 7-8 hours (the longer it is cooked the thicker the sauce will get and more savory the flavors).
- Top with cilantro, chips, vegan sour cream and cheese if desired
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