Black bean and lentil chilli

Kate Carless
Kate Carless @KateCarless
Bath, UK

I make veggie chilli quite often but somehow this one is better than my other attempts thanks to the pulse combination. I used Black beans and green lentils which cook down to give a really meaty texture that’s delicious. Im not veggie, I just love vegetarian food - I hope you love it too.

Black bean and lentil chilli

I make veggie chilli quite often but somehow this one is better than my other attempts thanks to the pulse combination. I used Black beans and green lentils which cook down to give a really meaty texture that’s delicious. Im not veggie, I just love vegetarian food - I hope you love it too.

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Ingredients

50 mins
4 people
  1. 400 gbutternut squash chopped into small cubes
  2. 1red pepper chopped
  3. 1white onion finely chopped
  4. 2fat cloves garlic (or 4 smaller ones) crushed
  5. 1fresh chilli finely chopped
  6. 1 tspcinnamon
  7. 1 tspground coriander
  8. 1 tspchipotle chilli flakes
  9. 2 tspground cumin
  10. 400 ggreen lentils
  11. 400 gblack beans
  12. 400 ghigh quality chopped tomatoes
  13. 1 tbsptomato purée
  14. 250 mlstock (I used beef but any veggie / vegan alternative would work)
  15. Fresh coriander to serve

Cooking Instructions

50 mins
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Place the chopped squash and red pepper on a baking sheet. Coat in oil and season with salt and pepper. Then roast in the oven until soft (20ish mins).

  2. 2

    Meanwhile heat 1 tbsp oil in a heavy based pot. Fry the onions over a medium heat until soft - don’t burn them. Then add the garlic and chilli and fry for 2 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add all of the spices to the onion mix to coat everything and season with Salt and pepper and fry for 2 mins. The the tomato purée, the black beans, lentils, tinned tomatoes and roasted vegetables. Finally add the stock and simmer for 20 minutes.

  4. 4

    Season to taste, sprinkle with chopped coriander and serve with rice.

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Love cooking food that I can share with friends. Never happier than when I’ve got people over for dinner enjoying great food (and great wine of course). I’m a big fan of seasonal ingredients and coming up with quick and fresh ideas for during the busy working week.
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