Hi friends, who's got a good vegetarian/vegan chili recipe? After eating mostly @strawberry 's veggie soup for days and enjoying myself I'm trying significantly cut down on meat. That being said, how do you make a good meatless chili? I've tried meat substitutes like beyond beef but those were super dry, and one squash based recipe was extremely bland and not really chili. I currently only own some pans, one small pot (like 4 inches tall) and a crock pot.
I already don't like cheese or sour cream and don't really use butter so that makes the vegan part easier.
Minimalist Baker's 1 Pot Red Lentil Chili has been my go to for the past few years, it's delicious and tastes just like the chili my mom used to make but a bit better and vegan. I added an extra can of beans, whatever's cheapest usually, just for that extra body to the pot, as well as replacing the jalapeno with a handful of pickled jalapeno from a jar, it keeps a bit longer. I too like chili basically as is, maybe with some bread or rolls so it's been great for meal prep for me.