Veggie Chiptole Chili
Chipotle chili with sweet potatoes, butternut squash and black beans is perfect for a quick weeknight dinner and its vegetarian and gluten free! Its spicy delicious and filling.
Course: dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chili oil, chipotle chili
Author: Sweta Patel
- 4 tsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 small sweet potato cut into bit size pieces
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 small bell pepper chopped
- 1 cup black beans cooked
- 1 cup kidney beans cooked
- 1 cup butternut squash cut into bit size pieces
- ½ cup corn frozen corn
- ½ cup water or veggie broth
- 1 16z canned diced tomatoes
- 3 canned chipotle peppers
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Saute the sweet potato, butternut squash, onion, garlic cloves, and bell peppers in the olive oil until browned.
Next add the tomatoes, beans and corn. Chop up one chipotle pepper at a time and add it to the pot. Take your time adding them, tasting as you go, so it doesn't get too spicy for you.
Add all the seasoning, sugar, lime juice, and water or veggie broth and beans. Bring to a simmer and cook until bubbly and thickened and the sweet potatoes are soft.Adjust seasonings to taste. Serve with lime wedges, cilantro, cheddar cheese, sour cream, scallions and chips.
- You can always add some ground meat into this dish.
- I freeze half the batch and its good up till 4 months.
- I love extra heat so I topped it with some yellow bird sauce.