Sometime back, I experimented with a new recipe for chili. It turned out amazing! A follower actually won a cook-off with this delicious crockpot vegan chili recipe!
You’re going to love this vegan chili because it’s…
- Bursting with flavor
- Smokey
- Packed with wholesome ingredients
- A one-pot recipe
- Crockpot recipe
- Super easy to make
- Filling
- Crowd-pleasing
- Award-winning
Even our own 88-year-old Grandma Edwards said she would’ve thought it had ground beef, and she asked me to leave a bowl of it for her dinner.
If this crockpot vegan chili can fool Grandma Edwards, it officially passes the test!
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Ingredients in crockpot chili
- beans
- fire-roasted tomatoes
- bulgur
- onions
- garlic
- vegetable broth
- spices
How to make vegan chili
- Place all ingredients in a crockpot on medium and allow to cook 4 hours.
- That’s seriously all there is to it!
InstantPot cooking instructions
InstantPot instructions from follower Kay.
This was by far the best vegan chili recipe I have ever tried. The flavor from the combination of ingredients and seasoning was perfect. I made it in my instant pot cooking the bulgur and beans first. Added the rest of the ingredients and set for 6 minutes on manual.
To cook the bulgur I added 1 c dry to 1 3/4 c water and cooked in the IP for 4 minutes. I did decrease to overall salt by 1 teaspoon but that was personal preference. I also used the catsup and found it to add the perfect flavor addition.”
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Award-winning vegan chili recipe
Sometime back, someone won a Chili Cookoff with this recipe.
I won our chili cook Off contest at work today with your recipe. I proudly let everyone know it was vegetarian and shared your recipe! Thank you!”–Sally
Sometimes we like to top our chili beans with my Tofu Sour Cream. It’s so easy to make with only 5 ingredients and blender.
What is bulgur?
Bulgur is one of the most important ingredients in this recipe. Bulgur is a whole wheat grain that is cooked exactly like rice in about 15 minutes. Follow package directions.
I like to make a big batch of it and store in the freezer to use in recipes like tacos, stews, nachos, etc. because bulgur adds a ground beef texture and soaks up flavors of dish you’re preparing.
But, you don’t have to precook it for this recipe. Just toss in 3/4 cup dry bulgur, and add 1-1/2 cups extra water. That makes it even simpler!
Buckwheat groats can be substituted for bulgur to make this recipe gluten-free.
Nutrition in Bulgur
Eating bulgur wheat may help to alleviate chronic inflammation, thereby protecting against some diseases.
In a clinical study published in the February 2008 issue of the “American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,” researchers found that people who consumed higher amounts of betaine, a metabolite found in whole wheat, had lower concentrations of homocysteine, a marker of chronic inflammation that has been linked to heart disease, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes.–LiveStrong
Crockpot vegan chili and cornbread
This Crock Pot Vegan Chili goes very well with my Country Cornbread.
Other great recipes that use bulgur
Plant-Based Vegan Starter Kits $27
Crock Pot Vegan Chili
Sometime back, I experimented with a new recipe for vegetarian chili in my crockpot. Turned out amazing! A follower even won a cookoff with this delicious 3 bean vegan chili!
Ingredients
- 4-1/2 cups cooked beans. This would be, 3 15 oz cans of beans, drained and rinsed. I used black, pinto, and cannellini
- 1 15 oz can fire roasted tomatoes, with juice
- 3/4 cups bulgur wheat (uncooked dry)
- 3/4 cup diced onion
- 2 large cloves of garlic, minced
- 4 cups vegetable broth (homemade or low-sodium)
- ¾ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup Worchester sauce, without anchovies
- 2 Tbsp. chili powder
- 1 Tbsp. garlic powder
- 2 tsp. season salt
- ½ tsp. cayenne pepper, optional
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in crock pot on medium and allow to cook 4 hours.
Recommended Products
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Crock-Pot 6-Quart Cook & Carry Manual Portable Slow Cooker, Stainless Steel -
Bob's Red Mill, Bulgur Wheat
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6Amount Per Serving: Calories: 440 Total Fat: 2.5g Sodium: 384mg Carbohydrates: 80.6g Fiber: 18g Protein: 25g
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