Vegetable Chili with Sweet Potatoes & Chipotle ♥


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What Is It About Chili, Anyway?
My recipe calendar reports that this kitchen has produced eight pots of chili since the weather turned cooler. We've made eggs and oatmeal and salad dressing more often but other than that, if it's a food race, chili wins, hands down.With a freezer full of meat and more on the way, no surprise, our chilis tend toward meaty affairs. But ever since tasting the Three-Bean Chipotle Chili from The Wolf, a fun little scratch-cooking spot not far from us here in St. Louis, my taste buds have longed for another all-vegetable chili, a small bowl for lunch, a spoonful or two on the side of a poached egg in the morning, a small measure spread on a Mexican Pizza (Oaxaca Tlayuda). I've toned the heat back, waaaaay back in fact, but this is a chili that's easy to dial up or down, aiming for that sweet spot – spicy spot?! – that suits your mood or your taste.
Chili with Mac 'n' Cheese? Yum!
Who else loves to pair spicy chili with something warm but definitely not spicy?- Chili with mashed potatoes? Years back, Iowa farm wives used this combination to extend chili fed to hungry farm workers for noon dinner.
- Chili with cubes of cornbread? My personal favorite! Until now!
- Chili with mac 'n' cheese? Back in November, we headed to Texas with my dad to visit my sister and her family, then drove down to the Hill Country to celebrate the Marine Corps Birthday in Kerrville where our friends Pat and Keri Wilt who own a wine bar and restaurant called Grape Juice. I was in total heaven with a big bowl of "crack"eroni 'n' cheese with cabrito chili. Since, I've served chili with mac 'n' cheese for family here and oh! it goes down easy!
COMPLIMENTS!
"Oh yeah, this is a winner for me ..." ~ Patricia
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VEGETABLE CHILI with SWEET POTATOES & CHIPOTLE
Hands-on time: 40 minutes over an hour total
Time to table: Best made a day ahead
Makes about 10 cups
Time to table: Best made a day ahead
Makes about 10 cups
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, trimmed and diced
2 large carrots, trimmed, peeled and diced
2 ribs celery, trimmed and diced
1 poblano chili, trimmed and diced
1 red bell pepper, trimmed and diced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced
1 cup (about 4 ounces/100g) frozen corn kernels
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
1 16-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 16-ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 16-ounce can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1 teaspoon mashed chipotles and adobo sauce (see TIPS)
3 cups water plus more as needed
In a large, heavy pot, heat olive oil on medium high until shimmery. Add the vegetables as they're prepped, stirring with each addition. Stir in the spices, then the tomatoes and beans. Stir together the mashed chipotles and adobo sauce with a tablespoon or two of water; stir this and the remaining water into the pot, there should be enough to not quite cover the vegetables. Bring the chili to a boil, then finish one of three ways:



TO FINISH After cooking, if the chili is a little bit water-y vs chili-y, remove the lid and let simmer on the stovetop until enough water evaporates. Let cool, cover and refrigerate for 24 hours before serving.
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I LOVE The Wolf's chili! Looking forward to trying your recipe.
ReplyDeleteI love sweet potatoes in chili! They combine so well with spicy stuff. I've serve chili over mashed potatoes before, but haven't tried it with mac 'n cheese. Gotta do that! Really nice recipe - thanks.
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ReplyDeleteOh yeah, this is a winner for me ...thanks...I dont know if I can submit it as my 2015 favorite ... but will start here...
Patricia ~ Nominations always welcome! So glad you liked it, me too!!
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