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Vegetarian chili is perfect for cool fall nights. Serve it by itself, create chili cheese fries or tater tots, or experiment with it over spaghetti noddles for some Cinncinati style chili. Regardless of how you serve it, this vegetarian chili is delicious!
Crock Pot Vegetarian Chili
For week night dinners, I’m always looking for quick and easy meals or those that can be cooked in the slow cooker. This crock pot vegetarian chili is great in a slow cooker. All the flavors meld together for a great bowl of delicious!
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How do you make Chili in a Crock Pot
To make chili in a crock pot, you throw in all of the ingredients and set the slow cooker to low for at least 6 hours. When you are busy, you set it in the morning and when you get home, this vegetarian chili is ready to serve.
Vegetarian Chili
Sweet potatoes add a rich, earthy flavor to this vegetarian chili that compliments the tomatoes and the smokiness of the cumin. There is a pinch of cayenne and cinnamon in this too, but you don’t get any heat from it. So, it’s perfect for those that like a mild flavor. If you want heat, add more cayenne or add a few hotter peppers like jalapenos, habaneroes, or chipoltes.
My kids don’t miss the meat protein in chili with this vegetarian chili. The black beans and sweet potatoes come to give it a great texture and flavor. Your family won’t miss it either!
I hope you enjoy this vegetarian chili. It’s sure to be on my meal plans this fall and winter. Try it out and tell me what you think.
Vegetarian Chili
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili
Ingredients
- 2 medium sized sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 large bell pepper, deseeded and chopped
- 4 cups cooked black beans, drained
- 2 cups chopped tomatoes
- 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- Pinch of ground cayenne pepper
- Pinch of cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1/4 cup cup dried cilantro
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1/2 cup sour cream (optional)
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours or in a Dutch Oven on medium heat for 4 hours.
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream (optional).
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1227Total Fat: 30gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 4616mgCarbohydrates: 177gSugar: 6gProtein: 63g
Like all chili recipes, this Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili is so much better the next day. You can store in the refrigerator for a few days or place it in the freezer in small portions. I like to eat my chili with fresh cornbread or a cheese quesadilla.
How do you like to eat your chili?
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Sounds yummy!
Love chili in the fall! Always full of beans and veggies…it’s perfection!
Love this! Sounds delicious!
This chili recipe sounds delicious Nicky! My daughter and I are obsessed with black beans right now so this gives us another reason to eat them.
If she’s still wanting to go vegetarian, this is perfect for her. The other members of the family won’t miss the meat either.
This sounds delicious! I’ve been really into chili the past couple weeks. Pinned for later! Thanks!
This sounds so delicious! What a perfect meal for this cold fall day. Thank you for the recipe!
I just WISH it would get cool enough in Los Angeles for CHILI!!!!!
This looks fantastic! I love the idea of black beans & sweet potatoes!
This sounds delicious! I love sweet potato and black beans but have never tried them together.
You have a great recipe here for a chili. I love the colors and I never thought of adding Sweet potatoes.
I love sweet potatoes. This sounds like such a healthy delicious recipe. thanks so much for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Will pin & twitt.
Vegetarian Chili is one of my favorite comfort foods so I am delighted to see you healthy and delicious recipe. I just hopped by from #Souper Bowl2015! Pinning and sharing this!
Thanks so much Deborah. This is true comfort food made easy!