Two-Bean Vegan Chili
A thick chili of black and kidney beans with peppers and warm spices.

- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 47 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $7.31
Ingredients
- 15 oz canned black beans
- 15 oz canned kidney beans
- 28 oz canned diced tomatoes
- 3 oz tomato paste
- 2 cup vegetable broth
- 1 yellow onions
- 1 red bell pepper
- 4 clove garlic
- 3 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp kosher salt
Method
Cook the diced onion and bell pepper in the olive oil over medium-high for 7 minutes.
Add the minced garlic, chili powder, cumin, and tomato paste and cook 2 minutes until the spices smell toasted.
Add the diced tomatoes, the broth, both cans of drained beans, and the salt.
Simmer uncovered 25 minutes, stirring now and then, until thickened.
Mash some of the beans against the side of the pot for body.
Taste for salt and serve with rice or cornbread.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £26.65 | £6.66 | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| Canada | $111.48 | $27.87 | 12 of 12 ingredients |
| United States | $29.22 | $7.31 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Australia | $41.12 | $10.28 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $56.30 | $14.08 | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Spain | 19,01 € | 4,75 € | 11 of 12 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٧٥٣٫١٠ ج.م. | ١٨٨٫٢٨ ج.م. | 9 of 12 ingredients |
| Mexico | $651.67 | $162.92 | 9 of 12 ingredients |
| Greece | 19,60 €* | 4,90 € | 8 of 12 ingredients |
| Germany | 16,23 €* | 4,06 € | 7 of 12 ingredients |
| Austria | € 16,65* | € 4,16 | 7 of 12 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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