Description
Chickpea Walnut Chili is a vegan chili lovers dream! A spicy tomato broth with chickpea walnut "meat" that creates the same texture as a traditional bowl of chili.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups chickpeas
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 Fresno or jalapeno chili, diced (optional)
- 1/3 cup tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons chili powder (mild or spicy)
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon cocoa or cacao powder
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 (15)oz can tomato sauce
- 2 cups broth or water
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Add the chickpeas and walnuts to a food processor and pulse until they chopped into small pieces.
- Add the oil to a Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add in the onion and fresno chili and sauté until the onion is softened and translucent, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add in the tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, cacao powder, and smoked paprika. Mix well and sauté until the spice are fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add in the tomato sauce, broth, honey, salt and the chopped chickpeas and walnuts. Stir. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Serve with your toppings of choice and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 recipe
- Calories: 331
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 1033mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 13g
