Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili

Published on Jan 14, 2014
Updated on Nov 17, 2018

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili // Tried and Tasty

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili // A delicious & heart chili that is perfect for any vegetarian, or even those who don't mind meat either! | Tried and TastyI recently asked my Facebook fans what kinds of recipes they wanted to see and ‘slow cooker/crock pot’ won by a long shot. I’m so excited to bring you recipes that not only are things you want to see, but recipes that make my life simpler. I have always been one that’s on the go constantly and it just seems to keep getting busier and busier. If you keep up with me on Instagram, you know that I’ve been an exercise fiend and spend quite a bit of time working out. Between my full time job, my love of Tried and Tasty, and exercising it doesn’t leave a whole lot of room for much in between. So slow cooker meals are right up my alley. Since it’s just my husband and me, the double benefit (besides the ease) is that when I put together a crock pot meal it will usually last us about a week. Score! When I’m running out the door it’s nice to have a healthy lunch to grab or when I’ve come home from a long day it’s nice to have a hot meal ready!

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili // A delicious & heart chili that is perfect for any vegetarian, or even those who don't mind meat either! | Tried and Tasty

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili // A delicious & heart chili that is perfect for any vegetarian, or even those who don't mind meat either! | Tried and Tasty

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili // A delicious & heart chili that is perfect for any vegetarian, or even those who don't mind meat either! | Tried and Tasty

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili // A delicious & heart chili that is perfect for any vegetarian, or even those who don't mind meat either! | Tried and Tasty

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili // A delicious & heart chili that is perfect for any vegetarian, or even those who don't mind meat either! | Tried and Tasty

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili

Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 6 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 38 kcal
Author: Yvonne

A delicious & hearty chili that is perfect for any vegetarian, or even those who don't mind meat either!

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Ingredients

  • 1 15oz can -or- 2 c. dry soaked kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 15oz can -or- 2 c. dry soaked black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 15oz can -or- 2 c. dry soaked pinto beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 c. frozen corn
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 red onion diced
  • 1 28oz can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 c. vegetable broth
  • 5-8 garlic cloves minced (I love garlic!)
  • 1 tbsp. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • 1 tsp. coriander
  • 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp. regular paprika

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in your slow cooker. Cook on low 6-8 hours (or until beans are soft).

Recipe Notes

My 2 Cents]
This is my first recipe using dry beans that I had soaked overnight. I talked about dry beans in my ‘Get Healthy in 2014: Kitchen Basics Part 1‘ post and I finally took the plunge and gave it a whirl. Since I hadn’t done it before, I looked to youtube for tutorials and found this one on ‘How To Soak Beans & Save Yourself Some Moolah‘ It was so easy. The thing you have to remember is that even though the beans have been soaked, they still will need an hour or so at a boil on the stovetop in order to become soft. Because of this, instead of cooking my chili on low for the 6-8 hours I ended up cooking my chili on high for 8-9 hours. That’s how long it took the beans to soften. Just keep that in mind, depending on which route you end up going.
[More of My 2 Cents]
Because this is such a hearty stew I didn’t even miss the meat. In fact, it was almost like there was meat in there because of all the beans. This was ultra-healthy because I was able to use my freezer corn from this summer as well as canned tomatoes that I did a couple of years ago. Because the tomatoes were whole, I just tossed them in my Blendtec and pulsed them until they were broken up. I ended up practically making tomato juice, but it worked nonetheless.

Adapted from Picky Eater Blog

Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili
Amount Per Serving
Calories 38
% Daily Value*
Sodium 261mg11%
Potassium 156mg4%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 1035IU21%
Vitamin C 17.6mg21%
Calcium 17mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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17 comments about “Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili

    1. Yvonne

      I just updated the recipe so that it is in my newest printable format and also provides estimated nutritional information. Let me know if you have any other questions!

  1. Erin

    Would you leave out one of the beans and replace with the quinoa just so the bean to liquid ratio doesn’t get messed up or just throw it all in?

    1. Yvonne

      That’s not a bad idea! And definitely cook the quinoa before adding it to the soup (is what I would suggest)… but then again maybe not?? I’m not sure!!

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