Black Bean Chili | Vegetarian Black Bean Chili Recipe

Spicy Black Bean Chili

Try this unique take on a classic chili recipe. We used dried black beans for this dish as we've found working with dry beans to not only be tastier but also a bit cheaper (now you can not beat that combination). There isn't that much additional work involved just soak over night. Slow cooking these for 1-1/2 hours really fuses all the flavors together.

This was a weekend meal as it wasn't going to be one of our quick and easy meals but if you are in a hurry on a weekend you could easily use canned black beans. Just make sure they are low sodium so you don't add more salt to the recipe.

Chili is a delicious meal on a cold Winter day. And why is it that chili always seems to taste better as a leftover. We used the leftovers and topped our scrambled eggs with them. We also used these leftovers over cooked macaroni or some favorite pasta or cornbread. This is good stuff and will really warm you up!

Spicy Black Bean Chili

Ingredients:

2 cups dried black beans
8 cups water
2 cups tomato sauce
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
6 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons wine vinegar
1 cup chopped celery
1 whole jalapeno chili pepper, seeds removed and chopped
2 tablespoons Granulated Garlic
2 teaspoons Ground Cumin
2 teaspoons New Mexico Chili Powder
1 teaspoon Sea Salt
1/2 teaspoon Cracked Black Pepper
2 tablespoon chopped cilantro leaves
Low fat cheddar cheese (about 1 Tablespoon per serving)

Directions:

Wash beans and place in a large pot cover with water and soak overnight
Drain beans and place in a large Dutch oven
Add 8 cups water to beans and bring to a boil
Simmer for 1 1/2 hours
Add all remaining ingredients except cilantro
Cook for 30 minutes than add cilantro
Simmer for another 45 minutes until beans are soft
Serve with about 1 Tablespoon of the cheddar cheese for a garnish

Serves: 8

Nutritional Information: (per serving)

Calories 187
Protein 11g
Carbs 37g
Fat 3g
Sat Fat 1g
Trans Fat 0g
Fiber 8g
Sodium 384mg
Sugar 9g

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Granulated Garlic	Ground Cumin	New Mexico Chile Powder	Sea Salt
Cracked Black Pepper