Description
Hearty sweet potato black bean chili combines robust Mexican-inspired flavors with comforting slow-cooker convenience. Warm spices and creamy beans blend perfectly, offering rich nutritional depth that satisfies hungry diners with minimal preparation effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 sweet potatoes (medium, peeled and diced)
- 2 cans black beans (15 oz / 425 g each, drained and rinsed)
- 1 can diced tomatoes (15 oz / 425 g)
- 3 cups (710 ml) chicken broth (or vegetable broth for vegetarian option)
- ½ onion (diced)
- 1 green bell pepper (diced)
- 2 tsps minced garlic
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper (optional, for heat)
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preparation: Combine onions, bell peppers, garlic, black beans, and diced tomatoes in the crock pot, creating a vibrant flavor foundation.
- Seasoning Blend: Integrate chili powder, cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, oregano, and salt, ensuring an even distribution of spices throughout the mixture.
- Liquid Integration: Pour chicken broth over the ingredients and gently incorporate cubed sweet potatoes, mixing thoroughly to guarantee uniform flavor development.
- Slow Cooking: Cover and set the crock pot to low temperature, allowing the chili to simmer and develop rich, complex flavors for 4-5 hours until sweet potatoes become fork-tender.
- Serving Presentation: Transfer the chili to serving bowls and enhance with a graceful garnish of sour cream, sliced avocado, and fresh cilantro, adding layers of texture and visual appeal to the final dish.
Notes
- Potato Prep Tip: Cube sweet potatoes into uniform 1-inch pieces to ensure even cooking and consistent texture throughout the chili.
- Spice Balance Alert: Adjust cayenne pepper quantity based on personal heat tolerance; start with less and add incrementally for controlled spiciness.
- Liquid Management: Check chili’s moisture midway through cooking; add extra chicken broth if mixture appears too dry to prevent sticking and maintain desired consistency.
- Flavor Enhancement Hack: Consider toasting spices briefly in a dry skillet before adding to slow cooker to amplify their depth and aromatic qualities.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 10 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg