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easy vegan mexican chili recipe

Mexican Chili

Looking for an easy chili recipe? This simple and cheap vegan chili with the perfect Mexican flavor is one of the dishes I make almost every week!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course dinner, lunch
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 800 g tinned chopped tomatoes
  • 1 red bell pepper roughly chopped
  • 2 medium carrots peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 onion thinly sliced
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 300 g canned corn
  • 400 g canned kidney beans
  • 1 vegetable cube
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Fresh cilantro on top optional

Instructions
 

  • Chop the onion, bell pepper, carrot and garlic.
  • Fry the veggies and onions in a pot with a little bit of water ( you can use oil if you like it better ) for 5 minutes.
  • Add chopped tomatoes, vegetable cube and all the spices. Mix well and let it simmer under the lid on medium heat for 10 minutes.
  • Drain and rinse the red kidney beans and add those and corn to the pot and let them simmer for 5 more minutes.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Serve with rice or quinoa and garnish with fresh cilantro.