Vegan Chili Mac

Step 1

Set your Instant Pot to sauté and add oil. Once heated, add the onions and sauté until softened, about 3 minutes.

Step 2

Add the diced red pepper and sauté for another 2 minutes.

Step 3

Add the minced garlic and sauté for another 1 minute.

Step 4

Add chili powder, cumin, and salt, stir to coat the onions, red pepper and garlic.

Step 5

Add diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, black beans, kidney beans and stir again. Add macaroni, and vegetable broth, stir to combine everything, be sure scrape up any bits that have stuck to the bottom of the pot.

Step 6

Place and lock lid onto the pot and close the pressure release valve. Set to pressure cook for 2 minutes (timing will vary based on type of noodles you're using, see info above). Pot will take roughly 10 minutes to come to pressure.

Step 7

When the pressure cooking time has ended, press cancel and carefully open the pressure release valve to manually release the pressure.

Step 8

Once pressure has been released and the float valve pin has dropped, slowly unlock and remove the lid.

Step 9

Add vegan cheese shreds and chopped cilantro (or parsley) and stir to combine. Serve immediately.

Step 10

Over medium high heat and add oil to a large pot. Once heated, add the onions and sauté until softened, about 3 minutes.

Step 11

Add the diced red pepper and sauté for another 2 minutes.

Step 12

Add the minced garlic and sauté for another 1 minute.

Step 13

Add chili powder, cumin, and salt, stir to coat the onions, red pepper and garlic.

Step 14

Add diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, black beans and kidney beans and stir again. Add macaroni, and vegetable broth, stir to combine everything.

Step 15

Bring mixture to a boil, stir, lower temperature, cover, and simmer. Keep an eye on it, if the liquid is drying up and the pasta is not fully cooked, add a little more broth.

Step 16

When pasta has absorbed the liquid and is cooked through (roughly 7-10 minutes), remove the pot from the heat.

Step 17

Add vegan cheese shreds and stir to combine. Add chopped cilantro (or parsley) and stir again. Serve immediately.