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vegan chili and cornbread with chile lime butter

20-Minute Easy Vegan Chili

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 55kcal
Author: Connie 🥕
20-Minute Easy Vegan Chili 🌱 A budget-friendly, quick, healthy, hearty & satisfying one-dish meal made with beans, tomatoes, onions, corn, salsa & spices. GF and oil-free option.
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 medium yellow onion diced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil 🥕See notes below for OIL-FREE version
  • 5 15 oz cans beans assorted - pinto, black beans, kidney beans, red beans, garbanzo, etc
  • 2 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes with juice
  • 1 C corn kernels fresh, frozen, or canned
  • ½ C salsa or pico de gallo
  • 1-2 whole limes juiced (to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  • Using a 6 quart or larger stovetop pot, begin heating oil over med-high heat.
  • Add diced onion, lower heat to medium, until onions soften.
  • Add all other ingredients, stir to thoroughly combine.
  • Cover pot and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chili is bubbling.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Spoon chili into bowls, garnish with sliced avocado, extra salsa, cilantro, vegan cheese, black olives, tortilla chips, whatever you have on hand.
  • Enjoy with extra chips or our yummy vegan cornbread.
  • Simply delicious!🌶

Notes

🥕If you don't have limes on hand, use lemon juice instead. The tart citrus really helps boost the flavor of this zesty & delicious and super satisfying chili. 
🥕Oil-free Prefer to make your chili oil-free? No problem! Simply replace the olive oil with 3 tablespoons water. Slowly simmer the onions over medium-high until they get soft, making sure not to let the onions burn.  Then add the next ingredients.
🥕I LOVE serving this delicious chili with my homemade cornbread .

Nutrition

Calories: 55kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 331mg | Potassium: 57mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 31IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
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