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Looking for a delicious, satisfying, healthy vegan Texas chili recipe? Then give this Vegan Texas Chili with Sorghum a try. Plant-based and gluten-free, this hearty, flavorful, veggie-rich chili recipe is the real deal!
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried black beans
- 1 ½ cups dried whole grain sorghum
- 4 cups water
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 3 stalks celery, diced
- 1 large onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup yellow corn, frozen or canned, drained
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can fire-roasted, crushed tomatoes with juice
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 tablespoons Mexican seasoning blend*
- Salt to taste (optional)
- Garnish (as desired): tortilla chips, fresh avocado slices, green onion slices, chopped fresh cilantro, chopped fresh tomatoes
Instructions
- Place beans in a large pot, cover with water, and soak overnight.
- The next day, discard the water, and add 4 cups fresh water and 4 cups vegetable broth. Add dried sorghum, stir well, cover and simmer over medium-low for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add celery, onion, garlic, pepper, corn, tomatoes, tomato paste, and Mexican seasoning blend*. Stir well to combine, cover, and simmer for an additional 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beans, sorghum, and vegetables are tender. May need to add additional water lost to evaporation. Should make a thick stew-like texture.
- Serve in bowls and garnish as desired with tortilla chips, fresh avocado slices, green onion slices, chopped fresh cilantro, and chopped fresh tomatoes.
Notes
*May use prepared Mexican seasoning blend, or make your own with chili powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, cilantro, and cayenne pepper.
Slow Cooker: Follow step 1. For step 2-4, add all ingredients into the container of a slow cooker and cook on high for 4-6 hours, or low on 8-10 hours, according to manufacturer’s directions. Follow step 4.
Instant Pot: Follow step 1. For step 2-4, add all ingredients into the container of the instant pot, fasten on lid, and cook on “bean/chili” setting, according to manufacturer’s directions. Follow step 4.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 272
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 245 mg
- Fat: 2 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 9 g
- Protein: 13 g