Happy Friday!
It's lunch time...and the perfect time for some (leftover) black bean & butternut squash chili!
We made it earlier this week and it was a hit. We kept going back to the stove to spoon "just a little more" into our bowls. It's addicting. The squash makes this chili different and also a little sweet, yum! We'll definitely be making it again. Just don't wait till the last minute to put it together because it needs to simmer for several hours.
I found the recipe on my friend Kim's blog, check it out here!
Black Bean Chili with Butternut Squash
- 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 onions, chopped
- 8 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 1/2 chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- 2 14.5-ounce cans fire-roasted tomatoes
- 1 pound dried black beans, rinsed
- 2 chipotle chiles from canned chipotle chiles in adobo, minced*
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano (preferably Mexican)
- Coarse kosher salt
- 1 2 1/4-pound butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 3 cups)
- 1/2 cup quick-cooking bulgur**
- Sour cream
- Coarsely grated hot pepper
- Monterey jack cheese
- Diced red onion chopped
- Fresh cilantro
- Pickled jalapeño rings
**Or any grain...baby barley cereal works great! :)
Don't forget Mom's cornbread to serve with it!
And...just a word to the wise...be careful chopping the squash, especially if your knives are as dull as ours. I won't post the photo of my poor sliced little thumb on this food blog post (yes I did take a photo). Just take my word for it, it wasn't pretty!
I'm going to try this, like tomorrow. There is not the same appreciation for black beans up here... I miss that. PS your pics are great!
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