{"id":25115,"date":"2016-12-14T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letsnomnomblog.com\/?p=25115"},"modified":"2017-03-30T22:21:26","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T22:21:26","slug":"easy-vegan-chili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/14\/easy-vegan-chili\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Vegan Chili"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25120\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0296.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Vegan, Vegetarian Chili Recipe\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0296.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0296-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0296-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chili is the perfect cold weather comfort food. It&#8217;s easy to throw together if you keep your pantry well stocked with cans of beans and tomatoes. Gotta always be prepared for a zombie apocalypse, right? (We&#8217;ve been binge watching <em>The Walking Dead<\/em> with Tony cat recently.) Back when I first stopped eating meat, I made my chili with vegan sausage or meatless grounds, but they never hold up as well as beans do. You can use any kind of beans you like for this recipe. This batch was made with chickpeas and pinto beans.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the best thing about chili is the toppings! Check out my suggestions below, or try the toppings I used here: <a href=\"http:\/\/theveganroadierecipes.tumblr.com\/post\/116873617497\/cashew-sour-cream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Vegan Roadie&#8217;s cashew sour cream<\/a>, sliced scallions, and a heavy dose of nutritional yeast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25119\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0295.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Vegan, Vegetarian Chili Recipe\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0295.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0295-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0295-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0295-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0295-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Easy Vegan Chili<\/strong><br \/>\nMakes 4 hearty bowls<br \/>\nTotal time: approx 1 hour<\/p>\n<p><em>Ingredients<\/em><br \/>\n2 tbsp olive oil<br \/>\n3 cloves of garlic, minced<br \/>\n1 large onion, chopped<br \/>\n1 tbsp cumin<br \/>\n1 tbsp dried Italian seasoning<br \/>\n1 tbsp paprika<br \/>\n1\/4 tsp cayenne pepper<br \/>\n1 large can (28 oz) diced tomatoes<br \/>\n3 cups vegetable broth (or water)<br \/>\n2 cans (15 oz each) of beans<br \/>\nSalt and pepper<\/p>\n<p><em>Topping Ideas<\/em><br \/>\nSliced scallions<br \/>\nNutritional yeast<br \/>\nCashew sour cream<br \/>\nVegan cheese shreds<br \/>\nJalapeno peppers<br \/>\nAvocado chunks<br \/>\nFresh cilantro<br \/>\nFried onions<br \/>\nLime wedges<\/p>\n<p>Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic and onion, then saute until the onion begins to sweat. Add the cumin, Italian seasoning, paprika, and cayenne pepper, then saute for a couple more minutes until fragrant.<\/p>\n<p>Add the tomatoes and water. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cover, but tilt the lid slightly so steam can escape. Simmer for approximately 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.<\/p>\n<p>Stir in the beans. Season with salt and pepper. Stir and taste the chili frequently as it can be easy to accidentally go overboard with the salt. Continue to simmer uncovered until the liquid is reduced and desired consistency is achieved (approx 10 minutes).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chili is the perfect cold weather comfort food. It&#8217;s easy to throw together if you keep your pantry well stocked with cans of beans and tomatoes. Gotta always be prepared for a zombie apocalypse, right? (We&#8217;ve been binge watching The Walking Dead with Tony cat recently.) Back when I first stopped eating meat, I made my chili with vegan sausage or meatless grounds, but they never hold up as well as beans do. You can use any kind of beans you like for this recipe. This batch was made with chickpeas and pinto beans. Of course, the best thing about chili is the toppings! Check out my suggestions below, or try the toppings I used here: The Vegan Roadie&#8217;s cashew sour cream, sliced scallions, and a heavy dose of nutritional yeast. Easy Vegan Chili Makes 4 hearty bowls Total time: approx 1 hour Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 large onion, chopped 1 tbsp cumin 1 tbsp dried Italian seasoning 1 tbsp paprika 1\/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1 large can (28 oz) diced tomatoes 3 cups vegetable broth (or water) 2 cans (15 oz each) of beans Salt and pepper Topping Ideas Sliced scallions Nutritional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3366],"tags":[202,727,948,1395,1405,1783,2198,2346,2633,2977,3069,3132,3271],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/img_0295.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25115"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}