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Easy Vegetarian Chili Recipe with Sweet Potatoes & Beans

Warm up with this Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili. It‚‘s the ultimate cozy comfort food for fall or winter! Packed with plant-based goodness, this chili features hearty sweet potatoes, black beans, kidney beans, and warm spices like cumin and chipotle. It‚‘s a healthy, protein and fiber rich one-p

Serves 6 Prep 10 min Total 40 min
Easy Vegetarian Chili Recipe with Sweet Potatoes & Beans

Ingredients

Scale:
  • 1 tbls plus
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 medium-large sweet potato, peeled and diced
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 tbls chili powder
  • 4 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp ground chipotle chile
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 ½ cups water
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed
  • 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed
  • 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  • 4 tsp lime juice
  • 1/2 cup cilantro

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

  2. 2

    Add sweet potato and onion and cook, stirring often, until the onion starts to soften, about 4 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add garlic, chili powder, cumin, chipotle and salt. Cook, stirring constantly, for 30 seconds. Add water and bring to a simmer.

  4. 4

    Cover, reduce heat to a gentle simmer and cook until the sweet potato is tender, 10 to 12 minutes.

  5. 5

    Add beans, tomatoes and lime juice; increase heat to high and stirring often.

  6. 6

    Reduce heat and simmer until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. R

  7. 7

    emove from heat and stir in cilantro.

Nutrition

Per 1 serving

Protein10.2 g
Fiber11.3 g
Calories198
Carbohydrates34.5 g
Fat3 g
Saturated fat0.5 g
Sugar4.7 g
Sodium537.7 mg

Estimated per serving. Actual values vary with brands, substitutions, and portion size. This is general information, not medical or nutrition advice.

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