There are few things that keep you feeling full and satisfied like a bean soup or stew. Here’s a selection of vegan bean soups and stews that will warm you up on a chilly day.
These delectable soups and stews use common varieties of beans, including black, red, pink, pinto, cannellini, and chickpeas.
Beans are powerhouse plant foods, rich in protein and fiber, and low in fat. They provide a slew of vitamins (B vitamins in particular) and essential minerals (notably iron). Find out lots more in this guide to common bean varieties.
Black bean soups & stews
Long-Simmering Vegan Black Bean Soup: Starting with dry black beans, this classic simmers for a long while, with little hands-on time. There’s nothing like a good vegan black bean soup recipe made from scratch. The slow simmering allows the beans to develop flavor and cook to a lovely tenderness.
Quick Black Bean & Sweet Potato Chili: With the addition of sweet potatoes, this easy chili is invigorating yet comforting. Black bean and sweet potato chili has become a classic combo, and this easy vegan recipe for it proves why it’s such a favorite.
Vegan Brazilian Black Bean Stew: A plant-based version of Brazil’s famous national dish, feijoada, vegan Brazilian black bean stew is abundant with nourishing ingredients. A beautiful bowl of black beans, sweet potatoes, and peppers served over rice, it’s a bean stew that will warm you up on a chilly night.
Almost-Instant Salsa Black Bean Soup hits the spot when you crave something filling and hearty on a chilly day. Make it any time you want to warm up in a hurry; it’s yours to enjoy in about 30 minutes.
Quick Vegan Black Bean Soup: Making a hearty, super-quick vegan black bean soup might seem like a dinner hour fantasy — but canned black beans are so flavorful that they do the job perfectly. I highly recommend using organic black beans, which are packed in a flavorful liquid that’s not overly salty.
Instant Pot Black Bean Stew: From Recipes from a Pantry, a stew that’s easy to make and full of great Mexican flavor! Make black beans from scratch in the Instant Pot in less than an hour, and with no soaking is required.
Pinto, red & pink bean soups & stews
Potato Soup with Red Beans, Green Beans & Herbs: The fresh flavors of dill and parsley makes this simple, hearty vegan potato soup a good choice for the transition from winter to spring. Embellished with red or pink beans and green beans, it’s perfect for those inevitable chilly, rainy spring evenings, though you can make it any time of year.
Vegan Taco Soup: The presentation of this easy, offbeat vegan taco soup is fun and dramatic. It’s basically a chili base made with quinoa or bulgur, which lend the dish a meaty texture. You can make this easy taco soup recipe with black beans, pinto beans, or red beans.
Classic Vegan Chili with Lots of Variations: Does the world really need another vegan chili recipe? That can be argued, but I want to share my version of a classic in the plant-based repertoire — easy, hearty, and inexpensive. This vegan chili makes a great anytime meal for the family, company, and game days.
White bean soups & stews
Italian Pasta and Bean Soup: pasta e fagioli, is a classic cousin to minestrone, and one that’s naturally plant-based. With a gently seasoned tomato base, this hearty main dish soup is a welcome warm-up on a chilly day.
Escarole Soup with White Beans & Potatoes: is a warming and comforting choice for a chilly winter day, served with crusty bread. Inspired by a traditional Italian recipe, this is a fantastic way to get to know an under-appreciated leafy green!
Vegan Mac and Cheese Soup (with a white bean base) is a soothing bowlful in a base of pureed white beans. It’s a favorite comfort food converted into a soup that’s mild and cheesy, yet completely dairy-free.
Greek-Inspired White Bean Stew: This naturally vegan Greek-inspired white bean stew showcases tomato-y and herbal flavors. It gets its character from gigante beans (AKA butter beans), though you can swap in the more common cannellini beans.
Vegan Hominy and White Bean Chili is a great way to use whole hominy. An offbeat, colorful chili featuring hominy, white beans, sweet potatoes, and bell pepper, it’s just as satisfying as more traditional chili recipes.
White Bean Stew with Sweet Potato & Squash: Here’s a vegan white bean stew that you could possibly call a white bean chili, though you need not call it anything but simple and tasty. It’s a warming cool-weather stew that comes together quickly without tons of simmering, thanks to a couple of shortcuts.
Slow Cooker Navy Bean Soup: From Living Lou, a hearty slow cooker soup made with dried navy beans, carrots, celery and fennel.
Chickpea soups & stews
Coconut Curry Carrot Chickpea Soup: This naturally vegan soup combines comfort and spice in one satisfying bowlful. Both carrots and chickpeas are compatible with coconut milk and curry spices — spices that you don’t have to mix and measure, thanks to amazing Indian simmer sauce.
Fast and Easy Vegan Laksa Soup: Vegan laksa soup is made super easy courtesy of Indian simmer sauce. It features rice noodles in a coconut-curry base with vegetables, chickpeas or tofu, and tasty toppings.
Moroccan Lentil and Chickpea Soup (Harira): This classic showcases a compatible duo of legumes. It can be served all year round, but is especially appealing as a transitional early fall soup, using fresh tomatoes.
Curried Spinach and Chickpea Soup with Ribbon Noodles: Made comforting with noodles, this soup a warming melange of flavor, texture, and color. The aroma that permeates your kitchen as this cooks is most enticing.
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