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Black Bean Chili
Gluten Free Living – 2018
Black Bean Chili is so awesome. I mean it’s the perfect stick-to-the-ribs meal without being excessively high in calories. Besides all that, it’s vegan and gluten free. I always appreciate having healthier recipes on hand that I can enjoy especially in the winter months. Soups warm me up and fill me up for hours–especially one as hearty as this one.
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Last year I was visiting a friend in Plano. (She’s since moved to Frisco Lakes). We tried to meet together about once a month to catch up, pray together and share a meal. I brought a huge salad that day and she prepared a version of this recipe. I loved it. After giving me the recipe, I realized last month it was another one that got buried in my computer and hadn’t seen the light of day.
I started with her basic recipe, but added leeks, bell peppers, celery and carrots to provide a little more bulk and include more veggies. It had the same great flavor I remembered, but it was a little more inviting with all those extra veggies added in. I served it along with a Garden Vegetable Soup to our Friday night care group in January. I warmed up the leftovers for lunches for a couple of days and enjoyed every mouthful.
I served Black Bean Chili with salsa and without salsa. I added cheese and left off the cheese, sometimes I served it with green onions. Every which way I served it was heavenly. Plus, it’s terrific with homemade bread. This amazing Tex-Mex recipe was comfort food extraordinaire!
If you’re looking for a healthy, clean-eating Meatless Monday dish that’s vegan and gluten free, then you’ve got to give Black Bean Chili a try. Don’t be surprised if your family wants seconds or thirds. It’s that good.
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Black Bean Chili is awesome served with salsa and green onions.
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Serve Black Bean Chili with some delicious homemade bread and you have a complete meal!
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If you’re not vegan it’s also terrific served with a few sprinkles of cheese.
Here’s what I did.
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I used these ingredients. The black beans were soaked overnight in water.
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Place soaked black beans and cilantro into a large Dutch oven. Add vegetable stock.
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Add water. Cover with lid and cook for 2 hours over low to medium heat.
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Meanwhile, drizzle avocado oil into a large skillet over medium heat. Add cumin, oregano, paprika and cayenne pepper.
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Stir ingredients and cook a minute or two until spices are fragrant.
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Add a cup of water.
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Add celery, carrots, onions, leeks, garlic and yellow bell peppers.
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Stir to combine and saute about 10 minutes until veggies are mostly tender.
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Add veggie mixture along with fresh tomatoes into Dutch oven with black beans. Cover with lid and simmer an additional 30 minutes.
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Season with salt and garnish with fresh oregano or cilantro, if desired.
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Eating a bowl of this hearty chili will certainly fill you up quickly. I found it hard to eat more than about 1/2 to 2/3 cup at a time because it was so filling.
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Salsa, cheese and a little bread are the perfect accompaniments for this chili.
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This soup was so hearty and filling!
Here’s the recipe.
BLACK BEAN CHILI
(Recipe inspired from Gail Harlin, Frisco Lakes, TX; recipe source: inspired from Food For Life by Neal Barnard, M.D.)
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Black Bean Chili
Equipment
- 1 large Dutch oven with lid
- 1 wooden spoon
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
- 1 vegetable peeler
- 1 large skillet
- 1 spatula
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried black beans
- 32 oz. ctn. vegetable broth
- 3 cups water divided use
- 1 bunch cilantro chopped
- 1-2 tbsp. avocado oil
- 1 tbsp. cumin seed
- 1 tbsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 large bell pepper diced (any color)
- 2 cloves garlic mincecd
- 1 1/2 cups roma tomatoes chopped
- 1 cup carrots peeled and sliced
- 1 cup celery diced
- 1 leek green top removed, thoroughly washed and diced
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1/4 cup green onions chopped (for garnish)
- 1 cup salsa as desired
- 1 tbsp. fresh oregano or cilantro for garnish, as desired
Instructions
- Place beans in a large bowl with 4-6 cups water to soak overnight.
- Pour off water and discard.
- Place soaked beans in a large Dutch oven or large stock pot with vegetable broth, 2 cups water and cilantro.
- Bring beans to a simmer, and cook until tender—about 2 hours.
- Heat a skillet over low to medium heat.
- Add avocado oil and heat oil.
- Add cumin, oregano, paprika and cayenne pepper and cook a minute or two until spices are fragrant.
- To same skillet add remaining 1 cup water.
- Stir in the bell pepper, onion, garlic, carrots, leeks and celery and cook about 10 minutes until veggies are soft.
- Add veggie mixture to the bean pot.
- Stir in tomatoes.
- Simmer 30 minutes.
- Add salt to taste.
- Garnish with fresh oregano or cilantro.
- Serve with chopped green onions and salsa.
Notes
Recipe source: inspired from Food For Life by Neal Barnard, M.D.
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen
Nutrition
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Black Bean Chili is healthy, low calorie, gluten free and vegan.
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If you enjoy Tex-Mex inspired recipes, this one is amazing comfort food.
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Black Bean Chili will have you smacking your lips in no time.
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Black Bean Chili
Equipment
- 1 large Dutch oven with lid
- 1 wooden spoon
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
- 1 vegetable peeler
- 1 large skillet
- 1 spatula
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried black beans
- 32 oz. ctn. vegetable broth
- 3 cups water divided use
- 1 bunch cilantro chopped
- 1-2 tbsp. avocado oil
- 1 tbsp. cumin seed
- 1 tbsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 large bell pepper diced (any color)
- 2 cloves garlic mincecd
- 1 1/2 cups roma tomatoes chopped
- 1 cup carrots peeled and sliced
- 1 cup celery diced
- 1 leek green top removed, thoroughly washed and diced
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1/4 cup green onions chopped (for garnish)
- 1 cup salsa as desired
- 1 tbsp. fresh oregano or cilantro for garnish, as desired
Instructions
- Place beans in a large bowl with 4-6 cups water to soak overnight.
- Pour off water and discard.
- Place soaked beans in a large Dutch oven or large stock pot with vegetable broth, 2 cups water and cilantro.
- Bring beans to a simmer, and cook until tender—about 2 hours.
- Heat a skillet over low to medium heat.
- Add avocado oil and heat oil.
- Add cumin, oregano, paprika and cayenne pepper and cook a minute or two until spices are fragrant.
- To same skillet add remaining 1 cup water.
- Stir in the bell pepper, onion, garlic, carrots, leeks and celery and cook about 10 minutes until veggies are soft.
- Add veggie mixture to the bean pot.
- Stir in tomatoes.
- Simmer 30 minutes.
- Add salt to taste.
- Garnish with fresh oregano or cilantro.
- Serve with chopped green onions and salsa.