How to Turn Chili Con Carne into a Vegetarian Chili

Question

I'm sitting in a smoke filled house in Seattle.  I put a pot of your chili con carne on as a kind of aroma therapy.  It's working a little too well.  My veg husband now wants the chili, but with beans and veg crumble.  The seasonings in this smell gorgeous, so I can't blame him.  Can I add two or three cans of black beans or kidney beans and use the same method?  Or I could soak some dried beans?  I wouldn't want them to become mush, but I'm out of my depth here.

Lynn Clark · Accepted Answer

Hi Ann - Although I think you could \definitely\ adapt this to a vegetarian chili, we haven't tested it so I can't offer a quick modification. If I were testing this recipe, I'd probably try to combine this recipe for Indian Spiced Kidney Bean Stew with the recipe for Chili con Carne to create a vegetarian chili in the Instant Pot. It may require some tweaking, but that would be my recommendation for where to start. So sorry I can't give you a quick fix! Best, Lynn C.

How to Turn Chili Con Carne into a Vegetarian Chili

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