Best 11 Meatless Three Bean Chili Recipes

THREE-BEAN VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy 6-quart pot over medium heat. Cook onion, bell peppers, jalapeno, garlic, and salt, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in chili powder, cumin, oregano, tomato paste, tomatoes, and water and simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 20 minutes.
• Drain beans, reserving liquid, and rinse under cold water. Add beans and 3/4 cup reserved liquid to chili and simmer, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Top each serving with sour cream, cheese, and cilantro (if using).

THREE BEAN CHILI (MEATLESS CHILI RECIPE)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large enameled cast-iron Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Add onion and cook, stirring often, until softened slightly, about 3 to 4 minutes,
• Add garlic, stir, and cook for 1 minute.
• Add mushrooms and celery, stirring often, until celery has softened and mushrooms have lost some of their moisture, about 5 minutes.
• Add tomato paste and stir to combine. Cook for 1 minute.
• Add bell peppers, chili powder, cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper. Stir to combine.
• Add tomatoes and chipotle peppers. Stir to combine. Bring to simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes or until vegetables are almost tender.
• Add all of the beans, stirring to combine, and cook for an additional 10 minutes, covered.
• Stir in apple cider vinegar. Serve and garnish to taste (if desired) with any of the garnish ideas or your favourite chili toppings. Enjoy!

3 MEAT, 3 BEAN, 3 CHILI CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat. Season the chuck roast with salt and pepper. Add the oil to the pot and sear the chuck roast until browned, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from the pot. Add the ground beef and chorizo and cook until browned, 7 to 8 minutes; drain off excess fat if necessary. Add the garlic, onion and jalapeno and cook for 2 minutes, then return the chuck roast back to the pot with the beer, tomatoes and tomato paste.
• Using scissors, snip the guajillo chiles into small strips. Add to the pot and bring to a boil. Mix in the chili powder, cumin, oregano, bay leaves and 2 tablespoons salt. Reduce to a simmer and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove the bay leaves. Add the beans to the pot. Combine the masa and 1/2 cup water in a small bowl, then stir the mixture into the pot. Continue to simmer until the chili thickens slightly, an additional 15 minutes.
• Serve with fixins: diced tomatoes, cubed avocado, grated Cheddar, sour cream, lime wedges and cilantro leaves.

VEG-HEAD THREE-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Over moderate heat, add oil to a deep pot and combine onion, peppers, and garlic. Saute for 3 to 5 minutes to soften vegetables. Deglaze pan with beer or broth, add tomatoes, black beans, red kidney beans, and stirring to combine.
• Season chili with cumin, chili powder, hot sauce, and salt. Thicken chili by stirring in refried beans. Simmer over low heat about 5 to 10 minutes longer, then serve up bowls of chili and top with shredded cheese, scallions, and tomatoes. Place bowls on charger plates piled with assorted tortilla chips.

30-MINUTE THREE-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first 10 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Add corn and squash. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes longer or until squash is tender.

VEGETARIAN THREE-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in large heavy pot over medium-high. Cook salsa, cumin, chili powder, oregano, and garlic powder, stirring, until fragrant and slightly reduced, 1-2 minutes. Add black, pinto, and kidney beans, tomatoes, broth, 3/4 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors are blended and chili is thickened, about 15 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if needed.
• Pour oil into a medium skillet to a depth of 1/2". Heat over medium-high until thermometer registers 375°F. Working in 2 batches, fry tortilla strips, turning occasionally, until crisp and pale golden, about 2 minutes per batch. Using a slotted spoon, transfer strips to a paper towel-lined plate or rimmed baking sheet to drain; immediately season with salt.
• Ladle chili into bowls. Top with crispy tortilla strips and jalapeños, if using.
• Do Ahead
• Chili can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.

MEATY THREE-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a 4-qt. kettle or Dutch oven, cook the sausage and beef over medium heat, until the meat is no longer pink; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Set meat aside. , Saute onion, peppers and garlic in the reserved drippings for 3 minutes. Add the broth, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. , Add tomatoes, bacon and browned sausage and beef; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. , Add all of the beans. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Garnish with chopped onion if desired.

MEATLESS THREE BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, add oil, onion, red pepper and garlic. Saute for about 5 minutes until soft.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, all of the beans, water, cumin, cilantro, cayenne, oregano, sugar, and pepper. Stir well.
• Bring to a simmer and simmer for 20-25 minutes.
• Serve in bowls with any, all or none of the optional garnishes.

MILD VEGETARIAN 3-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onions, bell peppers, carrot, and garlic. Saute, stirring often to prevent burning, until soft, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add black beans, diced tomatoes with juice, kidney beans, pinto beans, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.

THREE BEAN MEXICAN CHILLI

Steps:

• If using dried beans, soak and cook as recommended on the packaging prior to starting the chilli
• Add the carrot, celery, onion, garlic and fresh chilli if using to the oil in a large wide pan on a medium hot heat and sweat until onions are translucent, about 10 mins
• Add tomato puree and stir for 30 seconds, then add the cumin, coriander, bay and cinnamon, smoked paprika and dried chilli if using. Stir fry for a minute.
• Add chopped tomatoes, chopped pepper and soy sauce, bring to simmer, cover and leave on low heat for 10-20mins, stirring occasionally, until veg is cooked through. Adding pepper at this step leaves a bit of crunch. If you like it more cooked add with other veg at step one.
• Add all the beans, stir, bring to simmer, cover and cook on low heat for 10-15 minutes until beans are hot. Keep an eye on it, add a couple of tblsp of water if it is a bit dry.
• Add chopped coriander leaves and serve with a dollop of sour cream and plain rice.

EASY THREE BEAN VEGETARIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Spray a large nonstick pot with cooking spray.
• (Or use oil for sauteing.) Add green pepper, onion and garlic.
• Saute over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, or until soft but not brown.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Cover and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve hot in soup bowls.