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Vegetarian bean chili

A comforting tomato chili with beans, vegetables and gentle spices.

Bowl of vegetarian chili with red beans, black beans, corn, peppers and cilantro.
460 kcal per servingPrep time: 35 minServings: 1DinnerPlant-basedBatch friendly

Ingredients

  • 120 g kidney beans, drained
  • 100 g black beans, drained
  • ½ red pepper
  • ½ onion
  • 150 g crushed tomatoes
  • 60 g corn
  • 1 tsp olive oil and chili spices

Method

  1. Soften onion and pepper in oil for 5 minutes.
  2. Add tomatoes, beans, corn and spices; simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. Serve with fresh herbs and a spoonful of yogurt if desired.

Calories in context

At 460 kcal per serving, this dish is about 23% of a 2000 kcal daily reference intake — the standard reference amount used on nutrition labels, not a personal target.

Eaten as the evening meal in a three-meal day, it is one part of a day whose real total depends on your own body, activity level and goals, not on any single recipe. For a calorie range that reflects those, rather than a generic reference figure, the tools below can help.

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