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Vegan Cowboy Beans is a bean focused meal that can be made in the slow cooker. It’s hearty, filling, and sure to warm up the cold winter months — and it’s so easy too. Just add to the slow cooker or Crock Pot and wait. You can also make this dish in the instant pot.
This is a vegan version of a traditional meal made in the American southwest. But the usual version contains bacon, and possibly animal-based fats, which have been removed in this vegan version of the meal. This version is focused on beans and vegetable, with optional garnishes.
An easy, inexpensive, and healthy plant-based meal. It’s also a low fat and oil-free recipe.
Vegan Cowboy Beans
This recipe is perfect for the fall and winter months, and is passively made. Just add to the slow cooker and wait. An easy, inexpensive, and healthy plant-based meal.
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Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 147kcal
Ingredients
- 6 cups low sodium vegetable broth or water
- 16 oz pinto beans dry
- 15 oz tomatoes diced
- 1 white onion medium, diced or sliced
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup jalapenos diced, optionally deseeded
Optional toppings/seasonings
- cilantro or flat leaf parsley chopped
- vegan bacon optional
- sea salt optional
- wedges of limes optional, but strongly encouraged
Instructions
- In a pan on the stovetop add the onions with a small amount of vegetable broth (or water) and cook until golden at medium heat.
- Add garlic and jalapeƱos to onion and cook until the garlic is browned and fragrant.
- Add the tomatoes to the onion mixture.
- Transfer the onion mixture to the slow cooker, and add the beans and 6 cups of water.
- Cook in a slow cooker for 4 hours at high. Alternatively, cook at 6 hours at low.
- When finished, remove 2 cups of the beans and blend in a food processor or high-powered blender. Mix smoothly blended beans, and salt, into remaining beans.
- Optionally made some vegan shiitake bacon (or find some oil-free vegan bacon from the store) and/or vegan sour cream to use as a topping.
- Top with the cilantro or flat leaf parsley, and optionally season with salt.
Notes
Vegan bacon: Make your own, such as vegan shiitake bacon, or purchase vegan bacon. Make sure you check the ingredients list if you opt for store bought (checking for oil or undesirable preservatives). Vegan sour cream: Make your own or purchased from store.
Nutrition Facts
Vegan Cowboy Beans
Amount per Serving
Calories
147
% Daily Value*
Fat
0
g
0
%
Saturated Fat
0
g
0
%
Trans Fat
0
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0
g
Monounsaturated Fat
0
g
Cholesterol
0
mg
0
%
Sodium
155
mg
7
%
Potassium
654
mg
19
%
Carbohydrates
28
g
9
%
Fiber
8
g
33
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
8
g
16
%
Vitamin A
8130
IU
163
%
Vitamin C
21.2
mg
26
%
Calcium
61
mg
6
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Tried this recipe? Customized it?Let us know how it was in the comments!
Garnishes
Vegan cowboy beans is a low fat, healthy meal made without oil. There are many different garnishes you can add to this dish for variety – dress it up a different way each time you have it! Here we have added sliced jalapenos (for a bit of heat), cilantro, and limes. You can also add a bit of vegan sour cream, for a touch of creaminess. I enjoyed a cauliflower based sour cream, pictured below, which I will be adding to the site soon.
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