Sweet Potato Chili

This weekend we are going camping with about 20 other families from my daughter’s school. One night we will be doing a potluck. I love potlucks. I love getting to try a bunch of different dishes and always tasting something new. With that said, while camping, people tend to take the easy route and buy pre packaged foods and convenience foods, not to mention all the meat and white bread. I want to make sure my family and I get a good amount of veggies in.

That’s why I am bringing one of my all-time-favorite-large-group-feeding-dishes: vegetarian chili. This chili is pretty easy to make and will save for several days in the fridge, and freezes great. This was one of the dishes I made a huge batch of when I was pregnant and was so happy to find in my freezer once my son was born. And because of the amount of veggies I use, this is packed with nutrition.

Ingredients:

• 2 TBS olive oil
• 1 medium red onion, chopped
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 large celery stalks
• 2 tsp sea salt
• 1 large sweet potato, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• zest and juice of 1 lime
• 2 cups tomato sauce, plus 2 chopped tomatoes, OR 1 can (28oz) diced tomatoes
• 4 cups of pre cooked black beans, OR 4 cans (15 oz each) of organic black beans, rinsed
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 jalapeño chile pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 TBS cumin
• 1 TBS chili powder
• 1 tsp cocoa powder
• 1 cup chopped cilantro leaves

Steps

• Warm up the oil in a large pot over medium heat and add the onion, belle pepper, garlic, celery and salt. Cook bout 4 minutes.
• Add the sweet potato and lime zest, cook 10 to 15 minutes while stirring occasionally.
• Add the rest of the ingredients, minus the cilantro, cover and cook about another 10 minutes.
• Serve as is, or over brown rice or your favorite grain. I love having mine with fresh cilantro, a good sharp cheddar and some fresh avocado.

I doubled this recipe for this weekend.

Do you have a chili recipe you love? Please share! I really love chili 🙂

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