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4Vegan Chilli Con Carne
Who said vegan food is boring? We are pretty chuffed with this vegan chilli con carne recipe. A meatless dish that resembles the texture of meat and simply made with tofu and black beans. Winning!
A plant based twist on a classic meat dish. This vegan chilli con carne is really high in protein thanks to the tofu and black bean combination.
Black beans contain 21g protein per 100g, and a whopping 16 grams of dietary fibre.
When eating a vegan or vegetarian diet, it is essential to combine your protein sources. Protein is made up of amino acids, which are broken down into essential and non-essential amino acids. Our body in unable make essential amino acids, these need to be obtained by our diet. Plant based protein are incomplete. They only provide us with some essential amino acids (unlike non-essential amino acids where the body can synthesise these). By combing different protein sources in each meal, you are ensuring you obtain all essential amino acids. Why is this important? Amino acids are the building blocks of our body. They are essential for growth, repair and function.
Team your vegan chilli con carne with brown rice (a great plant based protein source), and even sprinkle some hemp seeds on top. Protein combining at its best.
Ingredients
Tofu seasoning
- Tofu seasoning
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
- 1 tbsp rice bran oil
Everything else
- 1 block tofu – broken up into small pieces with your fingers
- 1 tbsp rice bran oil
- 1 brown onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 zucchini finely chopped
- 5 button mushrooms finely chopped
- 1 can tinned tomato
- 500g passata sauce
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tin black beans rinsed well
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 heaped tsp cacao (yes you read correctly)
- Salt and pepper to taste
