One-Pot Vegan Cauliflower & Bean Soup
with Cilantro & Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
This hearty, flavorful vegan soup is ready in under 30 minutes and cooks in one pot, making cleanup a breeze! Cauliflower and beans are simmered in a richly-spiced broth—veggie stock, onion, green pepper, tomatoes, and Southwest seasonings—until tender. Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve crunchy blue corn tortilla chips alongside for a SOUP-er supper.
Ingredients
1 unit
Yellow Onion
1 unit
Long Green Pepper
1 unit
Tomato
10 ounce
Cauliflower Florets
1 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
1.5 ounce
Tomato Paste
1 unit
Black Beans
1 unit
Tex-Mex Paste
1 unit
Veggie Stock Concentrate
¼ ounce
Cilantro
1.5 ounce
Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and dice onion. Core, deseed, and finely dice green pepper. Dice tomato into ½-inch pieces. Cut cauliflower into bite-size pieces.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot (large pot for 4 servings) over medium-high heat. Add onion and green pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and softened, 5-7 minutes. • Add another drizzle of oil. Stir in Southwest Spice Blend, tomato, and tomato paste; cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Stir beans and their liquid, cauliflower, Tex-Mex paste, stock concentrate, and 1½ cups water (2½ cups for 4 servings) into pot with veggies. • Bring to a simmer, then cover and reduce heat to medium low. Cook until cauliflower is tender and soup has thickened slightly, 7-10 minutes. TIP: If soup isn’t thick enough, cook until it reaches desired consistency. If soup seems too thick, add a splash more water. • Taste and season with salt (we used 1½ tsp; 2½ tsp for 4 servings) and pepper.
• Pick cilantro leaves from stems. • Divide soup between bowls and sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with tortilla chips on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many loved the rich, spicy taste; some found it a bit bland and added extra seasoning or hot sauce for more kick 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Customers appreciated the quick, one-pot cooking method, making it perfect for busy weeknights.
- Suggestions: Consider adding cheese, sour cream, or extra veggies like corn for more depth and texture.
- Portions: Some found it filling, while others wanted more; try serving with rice or extra beans to bulk it up.
- Cauliflower: Mixed opinions; some loved the texture, others suggested cooking it longer or adding it earlier for more tenderness.
- Chips: Many wished for more tortilla chips; consider serving extra or with cornbread on the side.
Reviews from our home cooks
I loved the cauliflower in this! This was a great filling, warming dish for a cold snowy night. I enjoyed dipping the tortilla chips in the soup. Flavorful spice profile.
This was a great way to get my husband to eat cauliflower. It was very tasty, easy and colorful. Served it with mac & cheese.
So easy and hearty. Love the addition to the standard Mexicali soup with cauliflower
This was very good WITH the tortilla chips, on it's own like most vegetable soups it lacks depth but for whatever reason the chips really bring it all home. IMHO, each serving should come with a bag of chips; we ran out fairly early on.
This stew is delicious. I prepared with no meat. I will order it again if it is available. I simmered it longer because I had time. Spices settled in. Even better the next day. I ran out of the blue chips, which were absolutely delicious. I was going to get more from the store but we have a blizzard.
Most of my HelloFresh meals for two are easily generous enough for three meals, but this soup only made enough for one dinner. I loved the flavors, but several ingredients were too skimpy - not nearly enough cilantro, a very chintzy amount of blue corn chips, and about half the amount of beans you would need to make this soup properly.
I knew I was going to add chicken to this when I ordered it. That being said, I kept the cauliflower pretty small, and kicked up the spice a bit, and actually got my kids to declare that cauliflower wasn't horrible. They ate it all.
This is so delicious! Half my ingredients were rotten so I was bitter but I replaced them and made it anyway and I'm so glad I did. So yummy & hearty & comforting.
Definitely a do over! The flavor profile was on point and it was quite filling. We aren't vegetarian or vegan but we didn't miss the meat at all. It was a veggie chili delight
Tasted so good and loved having chips on the side. I did use some of my cheese to put on top, so would recommend that for others. I don't usually go for soups, but this hit the spot and I'm always looking for ways to eat more vegetables
