Easy Vegan Green Chili

~ Plant-Based Persian
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This Vegan Green Chili recipe offers a flavorful and protein-packed dish with white beans and plant-based chicken, customizable for spice preference.

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Vegan Green Chili

Why You’ll Love Vegan Green Chili

  • This Vegan Green Chili can be made spicy or mild depending on your preference.
  • It is full of flavor and protein with white beans and plant-based chicken alternative.

Ingredients/Equipment Notes

To make this delicious Vegan Green Chili, you will need the following ingredients (full measurements are in the recipe card below):

  • cooking oil
  • white onion, diced small
  • garlic cloves, minced
  • chopped mild green chiles
  • ground cumin
  • dried oregano
  • cayenne pepper (optional)
  • Great Northern White Beans, drained and rinsed
  • vegetable broth
  • Gardein Chik’n Scallopini, defrosted and chopped into cubes
  • shredded vegan mozzarella (I use Violife)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Crushed tortilla chips, sour cream, avocado, and green onions for topping (optional)

How to Make the Best Vegan Green Chili

  • Heat large pot on medium-high heat. Add the oil.
  • Add the onions, and cook on medium heat until translucent, about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  • Add the garlic, stir, and cook another 2 minutes.
  • Add the green chiles, cumin, oregano, and cayenne pepper (if using). Stir.
  • Add the white beans and broth, stir, and bring to a simmer.
  • Add the Chik’n Scallopini, stir, and allow the chili to simmer (covered) for about 15 minutes.
  • Turn off the heat, and add in the vegan mozzarella. Stir until well blended.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve, and top with vegan sour cream, avocado, toritlla chips, and green onions.

How to Serve Vegan Green Chili

I especially love this Vegan Green Chili because it reminds me of Mexican Tortilla soup. Top it with vegan sour cream, crushed tortilla chips, avocado, and green onions. Add in vegan corn bread, and it makes the perfect fall or winter meal.

Recipe Tips

  • This recipe can be made spicy with the cayenne pepper listed below, but I remove the cayenne pepper for my kids.
  • The recipe also calls for mild canned green chilis, but since I leave out the cayenne pepper, I like doing one can of mild and one can of hot green chiles. I like this brand, which you can get on Amazon.
  • I like Kitehill Foods plant-based mozzarella for this recipe.

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Vegan Green Chili

Vegan Green Chili

  • Author: Plant-Based Persian
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Diet: Vegan
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Description

A kid-friendly, Mexican-inspired, vegan green chili 

Ingredients

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  • 2 Tbsp. grapeseed oil
  • 1 white onion, diced small
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • (2) 4 oz cans of chopped mild green chiles
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. ground cumin
  • 1 Tbsp. dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional)
  • 3 14–ounce cans Great Northern White Beans, drained and rinsed
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 package of Gardein Chik’n Scallopini, defrosted and chopped into cubes
  • 3 cups of shredded vegan mozzarella (I use Violife)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Crushed tortilla chips, sour cream, avocado, and green onions for topping

Instructions

  1. Heat large pot on medium-high heat. Add the oil.
  2. Add the onions, and cook on medium heat until translucent, about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  3. Add the garlic, stir, and cook another 2 minutes.
  4. Add the green chiles, cumin, oregano, and cayenne pepper (if using). Stir.
  5. Add the white beans and broth, stir, and bring to a simmer.
  6. Add the Chik’n Scallopini, stir, and allow the chili to simmer (covered) for about 15 minutes.
  7. Turn off the heat, and add in the vegan mozzarella. Stir until well blended.
  8. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  9. Serve, and top with vegan sour cream, avocado, toritlla chips, and green onions.

Notes

This recipe can be made spicy with the cayenne pepper listed below, but I remove the cayenne pepper for my kids.The recipe also calls for mild canned green chilis, but since I leave out the cayenne pepper, I like doing one can of mild and one can of hot green chiles. I like this brand, which you can get on Amazon.

I like Kitehill Foods plant-based mozzarella for this recipe.

  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 35
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Chili