Vegetarian Chili

Name: Vegetarian Chili
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 medium white or yellow onion (peeled and diced); 1 medium red bell pepper (cored and diced); 4 cloves garlic (peeled and minced); 3-4 cups vegetable stock; 1 (15-oz) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes; 1 (15-oz) can beans of your choice (rinsed and drained (I used dark red kidney beans)); 1 cup uncooked green or brown lentils (picked over and rinsed); 1 tablespoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper; toppings: diced avocado

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:30min

Instructions included below for how to make this amazing vegetarian chili in either the pressure cooker, slow cooker or stockpot. See notes above for possible recipe variations too!

Updated at: Mon, 18 May 2026 00:05:50 GMT