Daniel Fast: Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili

Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili

I scoured Pinterest for my Daniel Fast recipes. I searched vegetarian and vegan as well as sugar-free recipes. I love chili so this one was a no brainer. Plus I happened to have all the ingredients already on the house. For this recipe just make sure your canned tomatoes do not have added sugar.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 small red bell pepper, diced

1 small green bell pepper, diced

1 medium yellow onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1½ teaspoons Mexican chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

½ teaspoon dried oregano

½ teaspoon smoked paprika

1 jalapeno pepper, sliced

2 medium sweet potato, diced

2 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed

1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes 

1 quart vegetable stock

Salt

Directions:

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a dutch oven or large pot. Add the diced bell peppers and onions. Sauté for about 5 minutes until the peppers soften and the onions become translucent. Add garlic and saute another minute.

Stir in the chili powder, cumin, oregano, paprika, garlic and onion powder and cook for about 2 minutes until fragrant.

Add the diced tomatoes and vegetable stock and bring your chili to a boil over medium-high heat. Add sweet potatoes, black beans, and jalapeno. Add salt to taste (I didn't need to add salt because the broth I used was not low sodium and was supper flavorful, from Trader Joe's) and return chili to a boil.

Lower to a simmer and cook, covered, for about 30 minutes until the sweet potatoes are tender. 

Remove the lid and simmer for 10 more minutes or until the chili has thickened slightly.

Ladle chili into bowls and serve with toppings of your choice.

Suggested toppings:

Scallions or green onions

Avocado

Radishes

Cilantro

This chili came out absolutely delicious. All the flavors worked so well together. I love beans so next time I'll probably add another can and some cilantro. Feel free to jazz it up anyway you like. Add some cocoa powder, substitute poblano peppers for green bell pepper, or different beans perhaps? That's the great thing about chili, the possibilities are endless; it doesn't really matter what you add, it will still taste good. Enjoy!