Five Bean Chili is a meatless chili – healthy and flavorful yet hearty enough to satisfy meat lovers. In addition to being healthy, this is also a budget-friendly supper.
To begin, dice 2 carrots and a large onion and mince 6 cloves of garlic. Heat a tablespoon of coconut oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Toss the carrots, onion, and garlic in and sauté until the onion is just tender.
While they are cooking, measure out your seasonings – 1 1/2 teaspoon oregano, 2 teaspoons chili powder, 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder, and 1 teaspoon smoked paprika.
When your onions are just tender, mix in your seasonings and cook for one minute. Pour in 3 cups of vegetable broth.
Dice a red bell pepper and if you choose, mince a jalapeño pepper as well.
In a colander, pour a 15-ounce can each of black beans, kidney beans, Great Northern beans, garbanzo beans, and pinto beans. Rinse and drain them then add them to your Dutch oven.
Add the bell pepper and optional jalapeño pepper to the pot, along with two tablespoons of tomato paste and a teaspoon each of salt & pepper. Bring this to a boil, reduce, and simmer for 10 minutes.
Stir in 2 cups of fresh baby spinach leaves and cook for about 5 more minutes.
Serve with your favorite cornbread or some cheddar biscuits.
Enjoy!
Five Bean Chili
Ingredients
- 2 carrots, diced
- 1 large onion, diced
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tb coconut oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 3 c vegetable broth
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, minced (optional)
- 15 oz black beans, 1 can
- 15 oz kidney beans, 1 can
- 15 oz Great Northern beans, 1 can
- 15 oz garbanzo beans, 1 can
- 15 oz pinto beans, 1 can
- 2 Tb tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 c fresh baby spinach leaves
Instructions
- To begin, heat the coconut oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
- Toss the carrots, onion, and garlic in and sauté until the onion is just tender.
- While they are cooking, measure out your seasonings - oregano, chili powder, ancho chile powder, and smoked paprika.
- When your onions are just tender, mix in your seasons and cook for one minute. Pour in the vegetable broth.
- Dice the red bell pepper and if you choose, mince a jalapeño pepper as well.
- Pour all of the beans into a colander. Rinse and drain them then add them to your Dutch oven.
- Add the bell pepper and optional jalapeño pepper to the pot, along with the tomato paste, salt, & pepper.
- Bring this to a boil, reduce and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the baby spinach leaves and cook for about 5 more minutes.
- Serve with your favorite cornbread or some cheddar biscuits.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
If nutritional values are provided for this recipe, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands of ingredients you use. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste or for serving. If nutritional values are very important to you, I suggest using your favorite nutritional calculating tool with the brands you use.
I love that you added spinach to your chili. It really looks delicious.
I really wanted to make this a healthy chili as well as full of flavor :)
Chili is b far one of my all-time fave foods. This looks right up my alley!
Spinach in Chili? Fantastic. It looks great!
This looks fantastic! Yummy!
I’ve been adding a pinch of smoked paprika to some of my dishes, I bet this chili tastes awesome!
Always with the great recipes, Constance! I am absolutely in the mood for some warming chili right now–happy Sunday/Monday!
I love love love beans. I feel like such a dork sometimes! I can’t wait to try this recipe, thanks for sharing!
I love a good vegetarian chili!
Love me some Chili…and this looks delish!
I love collecting all kinds of chili recipes. I am all for a veggie chili and this looks delicous! I love those biscuits in the background also. ;)
Sooo colorful and cheery, Constance! Exactly what I’ll be saving a few bucks using your recipe – a vegetarian one! Thank you =)
Sounds like a great, budget friendly option for Meatless Monday.
Vegetarian chili sounds wonderful! This looks great.
Love all the beans, they are a good way to go to keep the cost down.
Love that you put smoked paprika in here! Wonderful recipe!
So hearty and flavorful!!! Such a terrific meatless chili!
I got really excited when I read this recipe! I love a hearty winter-time meal chili, especially one that saves me some money! Thank you for sharing this recipe :)