This easy comforting 3 Ingredient Vegan Chili is perfect for a road trip or if you want a quick meal. It is packed with protein to satisfy.
Easy
After making my 5 Ingredient Curry Peanut Pumpkin Soup and my 3 Ingredient Pinto Bean Soup, I realized how much I love making easy soups with only a few ingredients.
Instead of another soup, I decided to make a 3 Ingredient Vegan Chili – just in time for Super Bowl! Since salsa contains many of the ingredients that I would normally put in chili, I figured it was a perfect ingredient to use as the base.
This chili takes only about 10 minutes to make, so it is a perfect weeknight meal.
Perfect For Travel
I made my 3 Ingredient Pinto Bean Soup on a camping trip, and this would be perfect for camping as well. The vegan crumbles are the only ingredient that needs to be kept in a cooler, assuming your salsa is shelf stable.
The Salsa Determines The Outcome
As with my 3 Ingredient Pinto Bean Soup, which contains salsa as well, the outcome of this soup really depends on the salsa you use. I love pretty much any salsa, with spicier ones being my favorites.
I included a link to a spicy restaurant style salsa that I made awhile back, where the tomatoes get cooked down. Of course if you choose to use it, this soup will not be a quick meal, but I bet it would be worth the extra time and effort!
I personally used a store bought salsa because I was looking for a quick meal.
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3 Ingredient Vegan Chili
This vegan chili is perfect for an easy weeknight meal. It is perfect for game day.
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Here are the vegan beef crumbles I used. They just need to be heated up before eating.
3 Ingredient Vegan Chili
Ingredients
- 15.5 ounce can pinto beans
- 2 cups spicy salsa or your favorite salsa
- 1 1/2 cups vegan crumbles - I used Beyond Meat Beefy Crumbles
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Bring pinto beans, salsa, vegan crumbles, and water to a boil. Simmer for 8 minutes. If mixture becomes too think, add more water.
Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
Krysten says
February 2, 2017 at 12:55 pmI love chili so much! It’s such a great make ahead meal so that you don’t really have to worry about anything later! I never thought about using vegan crumbles! I used to eat a lot of them when I was a vegetarian, so this meal sounds even better now!
Willow Moon says
February 4, 2017 at 9:42 amThanks Krysten!
Natalie Loves Beauty says
February 2, 2017 at 2:53 pmYay to finding a fellow vegan! This looks so delicious, will definitely be giving this recipe a go!
Willow Moon says
February 4, 2017 at 9:43 amThanks Natalie!
Ashleigh says
February 2, 2017 at 9:59 pmChili is my all time fav Winter dish and this recipe looks easy and tasty! I can’t wait to try it, thank you for sharing!
Willow Moon says
February 4, 2017 at 9:47 amThanks Ashleigh!
Chelsea Padgett says
February 2, 2017 at 11:18 pmI’m not a sour cream person, that’s what my hubby puts on his chili. Avocado is perfect! I like to eat dairy free when I can.
Chelsea
Kimberly @ Berly's Kitchen says
February 3, 2017 at 9:47 amThis chili looks delicious! It would be the perfect thing to keep you warm on a cold winter’s day.
Jessica Lam says
February 3, 2017 at 12:12 pmI love how simple this recipe is! I’ll definitely try this out with the avocado topping as well. 🙂
Sharon Wu says
February 3, 2017 at 2:40 pmThis recipe looks so delicious! I need to try it this weekend. Thanks for sharing xo, sharon
Rosalyn O. says
February 4, 2017 at 8:44 amHow easy to make! And your blog is so pretty! I can’t wait to try this recipe :))
Willow Moon says
February 4, 2017 at 9:49 amThanks Rosalyn! I just changed the theme in October. I like it so much better than my previous theme!
Felicia says
April 14, 2018 at 7:25 pmThis is brilliant! I am all about easy meals with my busy schedule! I change it up each time I make it. Sometimes I add avocado, other times I add corn. It is so versatile! I never thought chili could be so easy!
Willow Moon says
April 18, 2018 at 8:38 amThanks Felicia!